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The War Is Terrible. Business Is Excellent.
There is a great mystery haunting Western civilization. It has perplexed journalists, troubled intelligence analysts, and kept respectable people awake at night: Why does Donald Trump seem so fond of Vladimir Putin?
Some suspect blackmail. Others suggest ideological affinity. Entire libraries have been written about authoritarian psychology, masculine insecurity, and the mysterious chemistry between men who consider themselves indispensable to human history.
But perhaps we have overlooked the most obvious explanation.
Business.
After all, America and Russia may disagree about democracy…
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