Quote (fender @ Feb 1 2020 09:15am)
then please explain to the 'toddler' how telling the russian president that he will have political flexibility to talk about contested missile defense issues AFTER his 2012 election (for his second and last term!), is him abusing presidential power in order to cheat with those elections?! what did he withhold / threaten / implement in order to gain which favour / money / support? are you even trying to make a point, or are you just brainlessly regurgitating fox news propaganda, trying to distract from trump's corrupt and unconstitutional behaviour?
With anyone else I'd say I'd explain it in case you really are ignorant of the facts, but with you we all know.
Obama was jeopardizing national security and the security of our allies to increase his election chances. He intentionally subverted US foreign policy in a way that left countries like Ukraine vulnerable to Russian retaliation, simply for his own political fortune. Its a clear example of an action with a corrupt dual motive, because we have Obama on tape admitting it. And the scandal that ensued when he got exposed furthered cemented him into that dangerous policy and "inflexibility", for fear of being called out when he backs down after the election. He kept developing that missile defense shield and threatening Russia, and when it came to a head in Ukraine with Euromaidan, Russia invaded and annexed Crimea.
When Obama corrupted US foreign policy to boost his own political cause, it had actual ramifications. People died because of it.
But it was hardly the worst or most notable of Obama's geopolitical fuckups, when he had Ukraine, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, the DPRK, the Arab Spring, ceding Africa to China, etc etc all under his belt in 8 years.