Nope. Just the facts.
>This is the argument George W. Bush made about Iraq
"Because, Iraq" is not a magical dismissal for everything the U.S. does forevermore. It's possible (and sensible) to disagree with the Iraq War and Russian attacks on our democracy. In fact, that's where most Americans stand.
>If you can't imagine renting a VPS in Ukraine and running some scripts
Yeah, that or the 400lb guy in his basement makes more sense than what the U.S. intelligence agencies concluded.
But, AGAIN, ignore the agencies and just look at Trump's counterintuitive, but consistent behavior.
What behavior? I read a few more articles on this and unless Trump is very stupid this is NOT the way he'd strengthen Russia at the expense of the US.
If he wanted to do that he'd likely just do it behind the scenes, not appoint a cabinet full of people on the payroll of Russia :)
> And, where else do we advocate responding to direct attacks with kindness? Where else do we advocate not holding aggressors responsible and instead to appease or "de-escalate", as you put it? Indeed the normally bellicose Trump himself has inexplicably treated our allies far less favorably than a foreign aggressor. Now, why is that?
This is the argument George W. Bush made about Iraq and why it was necessary to overthrow Saddam.
> Odd that you suggest we ignore it all. > Ah, yes, the ol' "who ya' gonna trust, me or your lyin' eyes?" defense
I think it depends on what you consider evidence. If you can't imagine renting a VPS in Ukraine and running some scripts on it, I suppose the evidence is convincing.