I would love to know how you reach the conclusions you are posting here. What kind of information are you actually getting that leads you this way?
In Ukraine, we COULDN’T put boots on the ground because Ukraine is not in NATO and we would have instantly escalated the whole region. That exposes nukes to the situation. Way too many nuances there, deploying money and some weapons is what we could do most safely.
As for this being the future strategy…why the HECK is Trump trying to hand Ukraine over to Russia? They minerals alone would be in our best interest, but he is walking away from those and actively encouraging Russia. That is NOT in our best interest at all.
Then you say we are going to repeat this by paying for fighters…why and how? I thought we were here to save money and cut budgets. Where to you expect the extra money to come from, or are you insinuating that we would just move the money from our current army to cash to pay others??
Russia is now weak and not a power?!?! Who do you work for? The thrashing throws of a failing Russia was many years back. Putin has come back and further solidified his power over everything. They have money and a lot of it, they are making money on their oil still, and they have all the nukes still. I would say they are still more powerful than current EU combined. (Now, the EU just woke up and started to plan the expansion of their military systems, but that some time in future if they do not go bankrupt trying.)
Please back this up with some reference material! Trump has stated a number of times that thinks EU is weak. He straight up wants to leave them to the wolves. Name ONE time that Trump has stated that Europe was fine and strong enough on their own.
Who is this US you say doesn’t care anymore? I care and looking at the outpouring of Ukrainian support after Trump’s fiasco in the oval office, it seems that MANY MANY Americans do care. Where do you see evidence that we don’t care?
Please show us the evidence that Russia is weak. I would love to know how a ‘weak’ country is holding off ALL of Europe and even convincing NK to join in their war. Also, it is NOT a waste of money to prevent Putin from looking our way. It is always in our interest to fight ‘over there’ instead of on our own homeland.
That is exactly what Putin has been saying. Exactly. So why would you have the same talking points as Putin? Do you think the United States should form an alliance with Russia?
I love this. Because it is the same excuse. So know your argument is that since we broke other treaties we should never have to honor any of them? Why would anyone make a treaty with you? With you view point there really shouldn’t be any treaties at all. That is a really messed up view points because now anyone who has taken your word for anything, anything at all, can’t believe it.
I reject your premise. You think our goals have changed but I do not and neither do most Americans. Most Americans do not want to align with Russia, most Americans do not want to align with Saudi Arabia. Even back before World War 2 we had people wanting us to align with the Naziis, I see what is happening now as more of the same. The people who wanted to align with the Naziis didn’t win back then either. Now it’s people trying to align themselves with Fascists.
In the last couple of weeks I have been told by Republicans that laws do not matter and that treaties do not matter. Is the Republican party having a moral breakdown? Is that why nothing matters but the outcome? I am starting to realize why we can’t come to a consensus and Zelensky is asking for security guarantees but I am afraid he doesn’t realize, even if he gets them they are meaningless.
What has Putin said? Whatever he says can’t be repeated? Even if it is true? For one who has not had the fact straight I find this to be a bizarre statement.
There is an opportunity for the US to break the so-called axis of ‘ill-will’, and use Russia to counter balance China. That is of course an objective which success is still to be seen. But an alliance with Russia will serve American interests very well.
You want to be the righteous one. Yes, breaking treaties are not the best thing to do but they will be broken when they are no longer relevant. The US can still be trustworthy, and if it is perceived not to be, it can afford that when it ‘has all the cards’.
You have to have the cards. If you don’t, you would have to play it differently.
We are speaking about geopolitics here. There is no higher good or higher evil. That is all rhetorical.
Your mistake when speaking about geopolitics is to think that preferences and wants can be expressed so simply. We want this. We want that. We don’t want this. We don’t want that. That is not how it works.
The US has had more leeway because it was much more powerful than any other state. So it had a lot of room for mistakes. But at one point, it has to do what it must do and not what it wants to do. This is not about one president. It is about what the US is and what it will do to preserve its position in the world and to continue to thrive.
Isn’t it clear that Zelensky will NOT have any security guarantee from the US?
Hasn’t Trump shown the world on TV what he means? and you still can’t believe what he said? yes who can believe what is on TV these days.
Do you understand what we are talking about? Russia insists on Ukraine’s neutrality. Ukraine NATO membership is a redline that Russia cannot allow.
why would Russia want to invade Finland? Things don’t happen just because some fantasied about it. There is no motive for Russia to do so.
If you want to ask why would Russia invade Lituania then that would be a more intelligent question. There are less Russians in Lituania than any other Baltic states, and it is in the way to Kaliningrad from Belarus. There would be more reasons why Russia would take actions if provoked. Eventhough I think this would be very unlikely since the Baltic states are small and do not pose any natural threat to Russia itself. It would serve no interest to instigate anything there against Russia.
Not to say that all the Baltic states are not worried. But if unprovoked, there are no reason for adverse actions from Russia. Of course that do not reassure them. However I am sure that they know how to deal with Russia as they have had throughout their histories.
Same as the motive for invading Ukraine. Finland was once part of Russia. Now it’s an independent state. Ukraine was once part of Russia. Now it’s an independent state. At least for a few more fleeting moments, until the Traitor in Chief gets his way and gives it away.
The Baltic States used to be part of Russia. Now they are independent states. Putin has voiced his desire to reconstitute the Greater Russia (“Make Russia Great Again” kind of thing).
However I am sure that they know how to deal with Russia as they have had throughout their histories.
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Sure, by rolling over and giving up. Great plan you have there.
We now have ample evidence that, in the eyes of the right, “peace” means if someone invades your country you simply roll over and let them take your territory because the alternative is “war”. Got it.
I think that if Putin gains a more Ukrainian land, he won’t stop until he has it all. Which will mean that NATO members Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania will have a border with Putin’s Russia.
It shows you are in an echo chamber of Putin’s making and no, it’s not true. You lost me when you said treaties didn’t need to be honored. Now, it doesn’t matter what you say because I will always be wondering if you believe in anything you are saying. It’s good to be flexible when thinking of ways to solve problems but when you sit down with someone, hammer out an agreement, and then sign it. It is expected to be honored.
Yes we invaded Iraq, Afghanistan, and Panama, none of those times with the intent of making them a vassal state.
Russia took Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, threw out their governments, took over their territory, and kept them under their thumb for half a century, often longer.
