They did, they also issued sanctions that crippled the Russian economy. Sanctions Trump has been easing
That's why it was called the Cold War... it never was an actual war... but mainly weapons build up... it didn't have anything to do with temperatures...
Gee, I thought last year they signed into law the Russian Sanctions, and the inability of the the White House to act without Congress approval. How's he doing it?
US Sells 210 Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles And Launchers To Ukraine https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero)
China Prepares For New Cold War With Massive Military Buildup https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero)
Ike's Warning Of Military Expansion, 50 Years Later On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave the nation a dire warning about what he described as a threat to democratic government. He called it the military-industrial complex, a formidable union of defense contractors and the armed forces. The Pentagon Budget as Corporate Welfare for Weapons Makers https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...9c9830535e5_story.html?utm_term=.500f0b2849f3 The Deep State is in full bloom.
From your article But the GOP author of the legislation didn't seem nearly as offended by all this. βIt is clear the administration is working in good faith,β Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said in a statement, adding, βI am committed to applying pressure, as needed, to ensure further implementation.β Legal experts say there are legitimate reasons an administration might need to withhold sanctions that it's required by law to implement. It might know something Congress doesn't about how putting these in place could harm national security. And some key Republicans seem to be giving the administration the benefit of the doubt that that's exactly what's going on.
Trump is quick to respond to any bravado statements from Rocketman, but he's silent when it comes to Putin boasting about Russia's new weapons
yep... I called it... http://www.news.com.au/world/europe...y/news-story/7aff9b739343d2a0f009996ad6678636