Trump, Putin Puppet or Pest?

Trump, Putin Puppet or Pest?
The View from the Middle

President Trump either didn’t get the memo from Putin or forgot to look up the definition of lap dog. Someone from the NY Times needs to tell him that putting 59 tomahawk missiles into Syria, almost literally in Putin’s ear, does not follow the narrative that the media has been painting of the Trump / Putin relationship. This is hardly the action that a man would take if he were “colluding” with Russia. Do you think it’s time for the wacko media conspiracy theorists to give up on their manufactured story and start concentrating on Susan Rice, the great unmasker and serial liar?
The lame stream media may even have to compare Trump to Ronald Reagan! I know that would really drive them crazy, but doesn’t this remind you of when Reagan put a missile in Gaddafi’s ear after the Berlin Disco bombing? It was a quick response. It was measured, proportionate and the end results were excellent. Gaddafi put his tail between his legs and laid low until Reagan died. I think he was terrified of him well after his Presidency.
We don’t know the long-term ramifications of this action, but in the short term, the results look good. First, remember that China’s President Jinping was meeting with Trump in Florida when the missiles were launched. He could have canceled all his meetings with Trump and left the next morning, but he didn’t. They met the very next day without incident. That’s a good sign, and this week Rex Tillerson is meeting with Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s top diplomat, in Russian to discuss a range of issue. They could have easily canceled those meetings, but they didn’t.
We’ve also had resounding support from our allies around the world and, considering Trump’s popularity at home, excellent support from the American people (57% support while only 36% don’t). For those of you who don’t support Trump’s actions in Syria, I would love to hear your alternatives. Would you send another nasty letter to Assad? Would you say “pretty please” to Vladimir Putin as you asked him to bring Assad under control? That’s hasn’t worked very well for the last six years and has ended with the loss of almost a half million lives.
Personally, I support the President’s actions and I pray for his judgment and for the future of our country. I pray that he can continue to deliver on his promises of economic and job growth while also securing our border and keeping America safe. For anyone, including the lame stream media, who is praying for this President to fail, I would suggest that those prayers are misplaced. While I disagreed with President Obama on almost every issue, I never hoped that he, and the United States with him, would fail.
A united and prayerful America is our best hope for a peaceful and prosperous future. Please join me in that effort.