The Russian Stooge does have a minor point.

If Vladimir Putin ever hopes to achieve his goal of restoring the U.S.S.R. to its former power and glory, thus making himself (and his legacy) the greatest leader Russia has ever known, he [Putin] certainly can't afford have a U.S. NATO ally blocking the road to his success.

But first things first. Solving the conundrum means Mr. Putin needed a man in the Oval Office, a weaselly despotic sociopath really, who was prone to visions of his own unlimited power to force his subjects to bow and scrape before him. And a kingly "Off with their heads" if they refuse.

Well, we all know how that worked out.

Now it's time for Mr. Weaselly D. Sociopath to give it another try. However, the political geography on Europe's eastern border has changed somewhat with the onset of even more NATO allies, backed militarily by the United States.

So, part #2 of conundrum #1 is for Mr. Weaselly D. Sociopath to weaken NATO enough for Russia to militarily part the waters and restore the old U.S.S.R.

Simple, right?

Which puts us at this point in time. Just a few months away from becoming a "subject" in a dictatorship with no rights other than those granted on the whims of Mr. Weaselly D. Sociopath ~~ or living in a free country under the protective wing of Democracy where personal choices are plentiful.

"Trump blames NATO.

Of course he does. It follows in line with Trump's other plan to refuse U.S. military support to NATO allies because they don't pay their fair share.

And the other plan to demand payment for keeping U.S. military bases in a NATO allied country.

So, blaming NATO for Russia's attack on Ukraine isn't anything new.

It's all part and parcel of a bigger plan to incrementally stagecraft the excuses in advance for when Trump (if elected) demands Congress cancel the U.S. membership in NATO.

Of course, the real reason is to help Russia's plans to expand their territory into Eastern Europe.

Trump is a traitor (small t) to the United States.

LAMP

We're fortunate that the United States dodged that bullet 4 years ago. And unfortunate if we don't keep on doing it. And it isn't all just about Donald Trump. He's just the figurehead of the GOP at the moment. It's worrisome how many other wannabe traitors are lurking in the wings to fill Trump's shoes in the future.

LAMP

"Why has the GOP turned against the United States?"

One party rule forever?
Elections every 4 years is filled with angst and uncertainty?
Unlimited Power without guardrails?
A two class system?
Cronyism?
Oligarchy?
Nationalization of oil companies?
Control of States' rights?
Taxation take from the poor, give to the rich?
No system of checks and balances?
Control of the judicial system?

I'll just shorten this list and say, Russia 2.0 on steroids