who is standing with who is the question pcr is asking here along with a war prediction; 

 

My Prediction For the War with Iran

Paul Craig Roberts

President Trump, in an effort to rescue himself from a war that he began without adequate preparation, as he was warned to no avail by his hand-picked Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has propositioned Russian President Putin.  

The deal Trump has offered is to free Russian oil from sanctions on the condition that Putin direct the released oil flows to Europe away from Asia. This achieves two goals for Trump.  It lessens or removes the pressure on oil price and inflation from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, thus negating an Iranian advantage in the conflict, and it prevents China from replacing Iranian oil lost to blockage of the Strait and curtailment of shipping insurance. Little doubt that Russia’s incompetent central bank director is telling Putin to take the deal on the grounds that Russia needs the oil revenues to develop its economy.

In other words, if Putin will betray Russia’s Iranian and Chinese allies, Trump will remove sanctions on Russian oil.

Think about Trump’s proposal for a minute.  What does it tell us about Trump’s opinion of Putin?  It tells us that Trump thinks of Putin as a man devoid of integrity and strategic vision who would sell out his allies and his country itself.

I agree with Gilbert Doctorow that by accepting Trump’s call Putin revealed himself as a person of questionable character.  Trump had a few days prior conducted a dishonorable sneak military attack on Iran.  Putin should have refused the call..........more........