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The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
Senators on Wednesday passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, underscoring broad support among Republicans and Democrats for rebuking Russia after U.S. intelligence agencies determined Moscow had deliberately interfered in the presidential campaign. Lawmakers who backed the measure also cited Russia's aggression in Syria and Ukraine.
Source: USNews.com
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Could I have a drug overdose?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:03AM (6 children)
Do as I say, not as I do.
It would be interesting to learn how many elections around the world the US has NOT meddled in.
Bipartisan support, eh? That is also interesting. I thought the R's were denying everything. So, now everyone admits that Russia was involved in our elections, except for the Trump administration. Next questions are, just how far did their meddling go, and, how much did it influence the election?
IMO, the Russians probably influenced the elections less than James Comey did.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:14AM (4 children)
It all feels like one big setup. The executive branch has consolidated more and more power, will Trump be the Duterte and Erdogan of the US? Will the citizens let them get away with it? Or is it all really just a big giant shit show? Rhetorical questions, but feel free to discuss.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:20AM (2 children)
My opinion? Trump doesn't have the support to become dangerous. Nor does he have the smarts to be dangerous. At worst, he can muck up the machinery some, but he can't really damage it. I think Richard Nixon was a lot brighter than Trump, and he most definitely had more support than Trump. But, Tricky Dick couldn't get away with screwing up the machinery. Trump won't either.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Whoever on Thursday June 15 2017, @05:06AM
He doesn't have to be smart to be dangerous. Evidence: Quatar.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @10:31AM
"But, Tricky Dick couldn't get away with screwing up the machinery. Trump won't either."
Unfortunately there's been MANY decades between the two consisting of people throwing small wrenches into that machinery, causing a slow but clear degradation in it's performance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @03:45AM
This is the only one I'm confident about. The answer is "yes."
(Score: 2) by http on Thursday June 15 2017, @01:55AM
The State Department's preferred term is "political renovation".
I browse at -1 when I have mod points. It's unsettling.