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Ocelot II

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1. Nah. They know they can manipulate him with flattery.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:08 PM

Jun 25

It's realpolitik. They let him think they admire him and they can keep him from having a tantrum - it's like giving an ice cream cone to a bratty three-year-old to make him stop screaming and breaking his toys.

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NATO re KRASNOV - asskissing, schmoozing - APPEASEMENT?! [View all] UTUSN Jun 25 OP

Nah. They know they can manipulate him with flattery. Ocelot II Jun 25 #1

Well, they *are* dependent on the U.S., & know "leaders" come/go and have to weasel UTUSN Jun 25 #3

I just breezed through in increments. sheshe2 Jun 25 #2

Well, O.K., I don't know who the source "as" is but news clips show everybody being UTUSN Jun 25 #4

UTube blurb: sheshe2 Jun 25 #5

I'm a sucker for click bait!!!!!!!1 - yet the overall message is with the blurb, no? UTUSN Jun 25 #6

Lol. sheshe2 Jun 25 #7