Sen. Cory Gardner made a bizarre proposal last week:
The State Department should consider adding the country to its list of state sponsors of terrorism, alongside its close allies Iran and Syria.
The moral case for such a designation is sound. Russia has invaded its neighbors Georgia and Ukraine, it supports the murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad and our enemies in Afghanistan, and it is engaged in active information warfare against Western democracies, including meddling in the 2016 United States elections.
While applying this label to Russia might make some hawks feel better, it is just as erroneous as Trump’s decision to relabel …read more
Source: The American Conservative