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Letter: Our enemies are laughing at us

(Alexander Zemlianichenko | The Associated Press) Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war, saying "it could lead to the destruction of civilization as a whole and maybe even our planet" — and putting the blame squarely on the U.S.

(Alexander Zemlianichenko | The Associated Press) Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war, saying "it could lead to the destruction of civilization as a whole and maybe even our planet" — and putting the blame squarely on the U.S.

Vladimir Putin has played the United States like a violin. Wearing a suit of cheap American flags made in China, he plucked the strings of hero worship, pride and tribalism to Make Russia Great Again. Our enemies are laughing at us. Our allies are crying.

Lee Taylor, Salt Lake City

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