Max Boot: Attacking Allies and Being Silent on Russia ‘Really Comes Down to Trump’s Bizarre Affection for Putin’

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BOOT: “Yeah. No, it’s baffling. And it’s not just the fact that he’s not calling on the Gulf allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He’s not — he’s also not calling on our Asian allies, Japan and South Korea and others, which also rely on Persian Gulf oil. And at the same time, he is giving Vladimir Putin a complete pass on the fact that Russia is reportedly providing drones and intelligence to Iran to help kill Americans. Trump has not had one word to say about what Putin is doing, at the same time that he’s excoriating our allies for not being helpful enough. Putin is going beyond being unhelpful. He’s actively helping the other side, and Trump will not call him out. So it’s all baffling. And it really comes down to, you know, Trump’s bizarre affection for Putin, which is one of the — long-standing.”