WASHINGTON – Earlier this year Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified before the Senate that Moscow is the “principal threat”to the United States, which should be “ready to confront Russia.”Yet the endless fear-mongering is nonsense.
Russia’s presumed attempt to influence America’s election was pretty mild, especially compared to Washington’s routine interference in other nations’ political affairs, including their elections. More serious are claims that Moscow poses a security threat.
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