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To: LindyBill who wrote (618421)	12/12/2016 1:40:31 PM
From: skinowski	4 Recommendations Recommended By Alan Smithee dave rose J.B.C. Thehammer Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793919

Re Sec of State.... You could throw a dart at the phone book - and get an improvement over John Kerry.

To: LindyBill who wrote (618421)	12/12/2016 3:34:27 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793919

Bill, so far what I'm learning about Tillerson inclines me to approve him as SoS. Also John Bolton as under secretary. We all talked a little once about the state of modern Russia, if you recall, and I expressed a certain sympathy for the demographic and economic weaknesses of this massive country. So for me, I see Tillerson's relationship with Putin as having potential benefits for both countries. You, otoh, seem to be to be more knowledgeable of recent Russian history and more hawkish. So I'd love to know what you think?

To: LindyBill who wrote (618421)	12/12/2016 3:54:12 PM
From: bruwin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793919

Well, there may be several scenarios that could result from the Trump team members who are more inclined to better relations with Russia. This decades long feud between the West and Russia hasn't done the Russians much good. She may be a Nuclear power but her infrastructure and living conditions and GDP for its population could be a lot better. And sanctions certainly haven't helped matters either ... So, ... if there could be a much more improved and pragmatic relationship built up between the USA and Russia, then maybe that Russian aggression and mistrust of all things "West" will slowly disappear. And maybe there will be a greater coming together of Eastern and Western Europe. And maybe that NATO organization won't be as necessary as it is perceived to be today. Maybe a new Treaty of sorts can be signed up between the USA, Western Europe and Eastern Europe resulting in a far greater and more economically powerful and relevant group of nations, resulting in an improved possibility of peace and prosperity. And let's also not forget that the Russians and the Chinese have long glared at each other across their common border. Now if Russia is part of the above West/East alliance of nations, then that rather isolates the Chinese in terms of any of dominance in any part of the world, most particularly in its endeavours to create artificial islands and the like in foreign waters, and to continue to give tacit support to that unstable North Korean megalomaniac, etc, etc ...