Trump Silent As Russia Pays Afghans To Kill Our Troops

The story that broke last night in the New York Times that Russian military intelligence have been paying Afghan militants bounties to kill American soldiers, and that the Kremlin's asset in the Oval Office hasn't done anything about it, is yet another example of Donald "Tovarich" Trump's compromised position with the Russians. The failure to protect U.S. service personnel in a war zone easily falls under the category of treason, as defined by the Constitution"s "aid and comfort" to an enemy phrase. From the report:

"The United States concluded months ago that the Russian unit, which has been linked to assassination attempts and other covert operations in Europe intended to destabilize the West or take revenge on turncoats, had covertly offered rewards for successful attacks last year.

Islamist militants, or armed criminal elements closely associated with them, are believed to have collected some bounty money, the officials said. Twenty Americans were killed in combat in Afghanistan in 2019, but it was not clear which killings were under suspicion.

The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump, and the White House’s National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March, the officials said. Officials developed a menu of potential options — starting with making a diplomatic complaint to Moscow and a demand that it stop, along with an escalating series of sanctions and other possible responses, but the White House has yet to authorize any step, the officials said." (our emphasis)

This particular unit of Russian military intelligence is thought to be responsible for the attempted poisoning of Russian dissident Sergei Skripal in England in 2018, and other acts of international terrorism.

"Any involvement with the Taliban that resulted in the deaths of American troops would also be a huge escalation of Russia’s so-called hybrid war against the United States, a strategy of destabilizing adversaries through a combination of such tactics as cyberattacks, the spread of fake news and covert and deniable military operations." (our emphasis)

Trump's been sitting on this intelligence since March, doing nothing. It's clear that he doesn't want to confront his Russian benefactors, even if it involves betraying our forces in Afghanistan.  It took this report to again show the extent of his treasonous behavior and where his loyalties lie.