Recall that Trump literally came to power sucking up to Russia and that included removing sanction and having private love fests with Putin AND significantly trying to reverse US Policy on Ukraine, the EUROPEAN counter balance to Russia. Hes even suggested Russia be allowed to join NATO, that there should be a NATO (the military counterbalance to Russia) and of course he unilaterally pulled us out of the INF Treaty.
Well, again, there are VERY REAL consequences to having a moron on the White House:
"The Trump administration is planning to withdraw from the Open Skies arms control treaty, which allows more than 30 nations to conduct unarmed, short-notice flights over one another's territories, a senior administration official confirmed to NBC News."
AND AS USUAL ITS TRUMP 'HARDBALL,HARDBALL . . . FOLD' APPROACH:
"The administration says it wants out of the treaty because Russia is violating the pact, and imagery collected during the flights can be obtained quickly at less cost from U.S. or commercial satellites.
The goal of the treaty, which entered into force in 2002, is to avoid conflict and encourage trust between participating nations. More than 1,500 flights have been conducted under the treaty, but Russia has restricted flights over certain areas. "
IN OTHER WORDS, RUSSIA WILL NOT ADHERE TO THE TREATY . . SO WE WILL JUST PULL OUT (PSST . . . RUSSISA RESPONDED TO SANCTIONS BEFORE YOU PULLED THEM)
