More from the OpEd...

... According to Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar, who had a guest op-ed published about it in The New York Times on Tuesday, "... it's not because Donald Trump is seen as a pro-Russian politician or even one of their own -- those illusions faded long ago," he says. "Nor is it the prospect of an advantageous peace deal in Ukraine, ruthlessly brokered by Mr. Trump ... the excitement comes from something else.

It's that to many in the Kremlin, a Trump presidency might bring about the collapse of the American state."

The idea that the United States is entering the final stage of its history has been kicking around Russia for some time, Zygar says.

"For years, it was confined to fringe voices. But since around 2020, figures from the Kremlin have been making the argument, too. Leading the charge was Nikolai Patrushev, a former director of the Federal Security Service and one of Mr. Putin's key advisers. Widely regarded as Russia's leading hard-liner, he was among the first to claim that America was on an inexorable path to implosion." ...

@#6 ... when does the ventriloquist followed by the dancing elephant in a little skirt act come on ? ...

So, as seems to be the usual, your alias has nothing to contribute.

Thanks for that confirmation.

@#4 ... Yeah, werks great! Vlad even saves on using nukes. He has plenty for the rest of the world. ...

My view at this point is that Pres Putin is looking to Pres-elect Trump to take a wrecking ball to the US Federal government.

Pres-elect Trump's aim seems to be to cripple the US Government, replace hard-working people with his unqualified adulators.

To the point that Pres Putin can do more of what he wants to do, and the US will be too involved with internal Federal government problems to have any say in Pres Putin's aspirations.

@#11 ... taking any of you seriously is the last thing I"ll concern myself with. ...

Yet your alias still seems to show up here on this most august site and comment. ...

                              ;)

@#14 ... well here's a first. New American journal is not included in "media bias / fact check"..... ...

I cited the OpEd, and described it as an OpEd (the first four letters of the summary at the top of this thread).

...OpEd: It should come as no surprise

And, if you read the New America Journal OpEd, you will see that it refers extensively to an OpEd in the NYTimes.

So, maybe the issue your alias has is that it seems to be unable to distinguish the difference between an openly stated OpEd and what you try to seek in a news article.

Or maybe there is a reading comprehension issue?

I dunno ....

@#10 ... The only people who can't see it are blinded by their hate for liberals and progressives. ...

That aside.

One thing I wonder about this thread is why the shrimptacodan alias seems to be so intent upon deflecting it off-topic.