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Dulfite on 19 May 2017
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Machiavellian said:
Dulfite said:
I'm conflicted on this. He shared information with the Russians about something to do with ISIS right? ISIS is a common enemy, so that seems logical, doesn't it? The only weird part is that we didn't share it with our allies first.

But one of the reasons Trump was elected was so we could have a less hostile relationship with the Russians, as no one in America (and I'm sure Russia), and certainly not the rest of the world wants the two of us to go at it again, and despite his crazy actions, Trump seems to be the best bet at getting along with the Russians more.

The president does has the right to share any and all information he is privy to because of his position.  The question is that the people who gave the US the intel would like to know who that intel is shared with in case it becomes a conflict of interest.  The fact that certain intel could put agents at risk or certain surveillance is the key issue.  Basically it comes down to ignorance.  The current administration never seek understanding before it does anything and we have seen that Trump is the king when it comes to just doing without thought or understanding.

On your second paragraph, where the heck did you get that opinion.  I do not remember any conservative American choosing Trump so that the US can have a less hostile relationship with Russia.

I'm aware of the first point.

As to the 2nd, I knew a number of people that are conservaties that are sick of bad relations with the Russians, and I've seen a lot in the news/social media. I don't think it is the majority, necessarily, but there are quite a few that want things to calm down with Russia. Obama and Bush didn't get along with Putin at all, and Obama handled him so poorly that Putin ended up stealing some territory away from a NATO ally.