Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Trump Takes a Lesson from Putin in Putting Cockamamie Spin on Afghan History 231 January 7, 2019 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Toronto Star (Canada) on 6 January 2019 by Rosie DiManno (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:CanadaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. 0 Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 Austria: Trump Can’t Destroy NATO May 8, 2026. Published in Der StandardWithout the U.S., the alpha dog that pulls everyone together in a crisis would not exist. 0 South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. 0 South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. 0 Topics Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. 0 India: When Bourbon Barrels Saved Scotch Whisky: The Trade Twist that Tamed Trump May 10, 2026. Published in Firstpost 0 Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. 0 South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. 0 Austria: Trump Punishes Merz but Also Weakens His Own Country May 8, 2026. Published in Der Standard[I]ncreasingly, Europe is now calling out the impulsiveness of the man in the White House. 0 Austria: Trump Can’t Destroy NATO May 8, 2026. Published in Der StandardWithout the U.S., the alpha dog that pulls everyone together in a crisis would not exist. 0 South Korea: Trump’s Move To Cut Troops in Germany Must Not Affect Korean Peninsula May 7, 2026. Published in HankookilboDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly praised South Korea ... [I]t is unclear how long this praise will last. 0 Germany: Europe Last May 7, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung'Prematurely reducing America’s forward presence in Europe ... risks undermining deterrence and sending the wrong signal to Vladimir Putin.' 0 Related Articles Austria: Putin’s Phony Parade Passes without Incident Thanks to Trump May 11, 2026. Published in Der StandardOnce again, it was Donald Trump who came to Vladimir Putin's aid in his hour of need. India: When Bourbon Barrels Saved Scotch Whisky: The Trade Twist that Tamed Trump May 10, 2026. Published in Firstpost Saudi Arabia: Iran War: Cup Moving Toward the Lip? May 10, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatAs always between the cup and the lip there is many a slip. South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. Tunisia: A Ship Adrift May 9, 2026. Published in Le QuotidienWhen America gets drunk from waging endless wars, paradoxically the whole planet wakes up with a terrible hangover. Previous articleUS Divided on How To Respond to the Rise of ChinaNext articleRepublican Plotters and Opportunists Lurking If Trump Falters LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment