I posted this comment this morning at Exposing the Darkness Substack:
Wow! I never thought I’d be on the side of 30 radical Democrats. Ukraine is a cesspool of corruption. Too many of our country’s “leaders” or very close relatives have been swimming in it. I wonder if all the $$$ and military equipment we’ve sent there is hush money so …
I posted this comment this morning at Exposing the Darkness Substack:
Wow! I never thought I’d be on the side of 30 radical Democrats. Ukraine is a cesspool of corruption. Too many of our country’s “leaders” or very close relatives have been swimming in it. I wonder if all the $$$ and military equipment we’ve sent there is hush money so the truth stays buried. We need to heed the advice of our first President George Washington. He warned against foreign entanglements suggesting further we treat all foreign nations with benevolence. It’s way past time we ended our involvement with NATO, the UN and brought all our troops and military equipment home. We desperately need to secure our own borders, track foreign nationals here, and deport those who overstay their visas. We should not trade with other countries until they adopt and enforce our clean air, clean water and labor standards. We have all the resources we need here. And most important, we need to eliminate all unconstitutional federal alphabet agencies, vote on paper ballots in person (with the rare exception of absentee ballots for the bed-ridden) with a designated national holiday for federal elections.
They are only doing it because some of their base had a small moment of clarity and realized any type of nuclear weapons or war is not a good thing. And this group is vocal and in their faces like aoc found out. Can't have the base infecting the others. But those politicians do not care about you, me, their base, Ukrainians, or anybody but themselves. That entire group is a picture of what's seriously wrong with our society today.
Well cmon man that’s why it was so gd funny. The commies are pissed at their fellow commie for ... being a typical war mongering commie. Priceless. 🍿🍿🍿
And Washington wasn't the only FF that warned us of this. You're exactly right. I would add term limits for all offices elected or appointed, 100% financial transparency to the American people to hold office and all corrupted representatives go to prison. As part of eliminating unconstitutional alphabet agencies, eliminate the FBI, the CIA and close all foreign embassies (which are nothing more than espionage activities). They are not needed with today's modern communications and travel. And right at the top, get rid of the Federal Reserve and put the $ on the gold standard.
Only to the extent these 30 radicals are questioning our involvement in Ukraine and why nobody in the Biden administration is seeking a diplomatic solution.
There's conversations going on all the time. The new Putin thug military guy, who replaced the previous losers and is known for his brutality in Syria was talking to the US just the other day.
Russia is trying to convince the West that things can get more ugly with this trope about Ukraine using a dirty bomb. It's a little dig to say, "You know we can do this." So far, no takers.
The letter calls for negotiating with Putin which is what he wants now since Russia is losing.
Putin needs a ceasefire so he can try to rebuild and resupply his flagging forces.
He's been asking for weeks now. The letter from the pure communist wing of the Dems is asking for negotiations. It's not any objection to "war escalation" narratives aiding and abetting Putin.
From their letter stating "a responsibility for the United States to seriously explore all possible avenues, including direct engagement with Russia..."
That's the article further adding from the letter: they appreciated Biden's commitment "to Ukraine's legitimate struggle against Russia's war of aggression" and acknowledged U.S. economic, military and humanitarian aid has been critical to Ukraine's success in fighting off Russia.
The "objecting to the war escalation" is a canard and Putin propaganda being pushed by others.
After all, the West sending military aid to Ukraine is a provocation but Russia buying drones from Christian and pro-freedom Iran and North Korea is a manner of business.
Horsey: I couldn't say it better myself. The people agreeing with 30 radical progressives are not looking deep enough into the reasons they are appeasing. The progressives are the enemies of America. Appeasement foreshadowed the start of WWII.
Yes, many joined up with the commies in 1939 and many demand appeasement and worse today. All those people today who said they would stand up to Hitler?
They lied.
Now we see it in the present. The ChiCom-Russia Alliance is in full swing. Just learn how to properly bow to the Mullahs. 🐸😱🫠
Great points all around here. Explain it to me like I am nine years old. What's the best way out for U.S, out of this mess, and why? Appease, diplomacy, escalate, something else? As if the conflicts between sandboxes on the global playground is escalating into weapons of mass destruction. Would love to hear a variety of opinions.
For starters quit sending money and arms. Secondly, we should mind our own business and clean up the mess in our own country. We have no moral authority to tell others what to do. Instead we can be an example of how to live right with ourselves, neighbors and the world.
Stop the proxy war with Putin. Get out of the region, don't send more weapons and recognize Crimea as a part of Russia, it's not coming back. Declare neutrality. Putin is an authoritarian dictator but foreign meddling and divisive politics in the region made it much worse for everybody.
Imaginary people in your head? Crimea wanted back to Russia already in 1990s, nothing to do with Putin . Go back to Ukraine, stupid peasants, imperialist Benjaminn knows better what's best for you and future peace.
"Independence from Russia" in 1991 sounds awesome! Crimea was a part of Ukraine since 1954 (before it was a part of Russia but a Soviet leader added it to Ukraine by fiat).
But you're a real hero fighting Putin on the internet! Ready to free 123 million Ukrainian provinces! Who deported 50 trillion Lithuanians from the Moon? Ask yourself how many Kazakhs and Siberian huskies voted to be independent from Sri Lanka?
Except it wasn’t Russia, it was the Soviet Union. A communist state. And it sucked.
It was Moscow who deported the Crimean tartars, not anyone else.
You could say the same about you voicing your anger and ire at mandates, right?
When the Russian revolution happened the Ukrianain republic broke free from Russia and the Soviet Union until they invaded and annexed it. It stayed apart of it, by force as a communist puppet state, until 1991.
So, my relatives and friends in Crimea must shut up and accept your decision what government and identities to have. And aunt in Donetsk must accept more bombs because of what? Just adorable. Explains this crisis well. What a racist asshole. Putin has to stand a trial for his numerous crimes. But why would more civilians need to die in an endless war for your sense of superiority "fighting Putin"? In every war there are 2 sides, here it's Russia and NATO, Ukraine is a collateral damage. Who's "we"? Me-me-me-me? You have no position to speak for anyone who didn't authorize you to speak for them (and you can shove your unwanted and unwelcome rape training up your ass, just saying).
But sure, your proclamations and button clicking help Ukrainian people a lot. Too pussy to go and fight this war yourself, I guess? Hating Putin is so thrilling when somebody else has to die.
Fun fact: Putin started this war. Nobody should accept bombs for anything.
Also a fun fact: Your relatives in Crimea are Ukrainain, not Russian. They're living on stolen land.
In 1991 54% of Crimea voted to split with Russia and form their own country, Ukraine.
Your aunt is being bombed in Donetsk because of Russia who started this war. Ask Putin why his ego is so important that he has to be a Tsar and tens of thousands (It will be 100k by february) of young Russian men have to die.
Ask her if the torture chambers in Izium, Kharkuv, Kupyansk, and Balakliya were fine and dandy. Or the holodmor in which 7 million Ukrainians were murdered by Moscow through forced hunger.
No war started until Russia made the decision to invade in 2014. It's just like post revolution Russia. As they say, Russia without Ukraine is a country. Russia with Ukraine is an empire.
I would highly suggest if she wants to remain Russian then she evacuate to Russia. And while she's there give the Ukrainian citizens forced to "evacuate" from their own land the right to return.
The Ukrainians are out for payback after being invaded and the rape, murder, genocide, and war crimes against their nation over the last 100 years by Moscow. Kharkiv was the largest defeat for a Russian army since WW2, surpassing even the Chechen wars and the destruction of entire regiments and brigades.
Kherson is about to fall.
Russia can't even do a proper invasion right. They even had the audacity to declare victory on day 2...look how that turned out.
Giving in to a tyrant never works out well. Look at 1938 and what happened later.
As current US military I am absolutely in favor of direct action to end this.
When someone flouts international law and the sovereignty of nations, the best way forward is to sanction and support the invaded nation who is standing up to fight them back.
It's called the Reagan Doctrine. Some may remember a US President who stood down global totalitarian communism, his name is Ronald Reagan!
In this case, Ukraine is beating back Putin's invasion, right now. They are beating them back on multiple fronts and Russia is making threats trying to project the use of a dirty bomb after they've been saber rattling with nukes against nations for months.
Putin's progpaganda is desperately seeking a way to undo the global support for Ukraine standing up to his invasion. Ukraine gave up nukes years ago as part of a treaty with the UK, the US and wait for it .... Russia. The agreement was to respect Ukraine's nationhood. Of course, Putin doesn't respect any agreement.
Putin only respects force. He's a KGB thug and he's not changing. You have to stop him and then Russia will deal with his foolhardy invasion. Russia is floundering and isolated.
Thanks for laying that out, Horsey. On your last paragraph, isn't it also true that the same things could be said of the United States? One might say: the US only respects overt force, (plus covert force), is a CIA thug worldwide, and not changing. You have to stop the U.S. and democratic warmongers, (needing war to prop up a flailing economy) and then deal with the foolhardy U.S. meddling globally in places like Vietnam , the Middle East, and Afghanistan. The US is floundering and alienating its power-player friends on the global stage." I'm not saying this is true. I'm not a fan of any of the players, or the game. I am just looking at the situation from a different perspective, wondering if it's two wings of the same bird.
Hi again, no I'm not one to subscribe to this rationalization of moral equivalence. There's certainly much one can take issue with in the foreign policy of the United States but that's true of most nations.
NATO is a defensive alliance so using that as one example; it's been one of the most influential and effective alliances in recent history. Despite the international efforts of communism, NATO held the line in Europe for decades. The Soviet Union imploded against all threats nuclear and otherwise. It's successor led by a KGB thug in Europe and the ChiComs in Asia are not going to stand down. They must be kept in check as President Trump said, "Peace through strength."
The US failure in Vietnam should have been a warning as there was inadequate support against communist-backed North Vietnam. The outcome was horrific for the region and the world. South Korea is however on the "win" list not falling.
President Trump had a major success with the Abraham Accords which bore new fruit in the Middle East. It like other good outcomes has been squandered. (See Saudi Arabia.)
Afghanistan is another failure of will. The US should have kept support and let the Afghans support their freedom if they so desired. In Ukraine, it's their own people demonstrating success and proving the Reagan Doctrine is valid. It's valid for those who are willing to fight for freedom against totalitarians and dictators.
Holding any moral equivalence with the US to the ChiCom-Russia Alliance doesn't hold water. The US nor NATO has not subjugated and taken over nations. It's made errors in how to maintain a balance against extremist elements we now see making a global wave. Of note, those forces aligned with the Mullahs of Iran.
There is no way to wish away these forces with appeasement. Taiwan is in the cross hairs now too.
I posted this comment this morning at Exposing the Darkness Substack:
Wow! I never thought I’d be on the side of 30 radical Democrats. Ukraine is a cesspool of corruption. Too many of our country’s “leaders” or very close relatives have been swimming in it. I wonder if all the $$$ and military equipment we’ve sent there is hush money so the truth stays buried. We need to heed the advice of our first President George Washington. He warned against foreign entanglements suggesting further we treat all foreign nations with benevolence. It’s way past time we ended our involvement with NATO, the UN and brought all our troops and military equipment home. We desperately need to secure our own borders, track foreign nationals here, and deport those who overstay their visas. We should not trade with other countries until they adopt and enforce our clean air, clean water and labor standards. We have all the resources we need here. And most important, we need to eliminate all unconstitutional federal alphabet agencies, vote on paper ballots in person (with the rare exception of absentee ballots for the bed-ridden) with a designated national holiday for federal elections.
They are only doing it because some of their base had a small moment of clarity and realized any type of nuclear weapons or war is not a good thing. And this group is vocal and in their faces like aoc found out. Can't have the base infecting the others. But those politicians do not care about you, me, their base, Ukrainians, or anybody but themselves. That entire group is a picture of what's seriously wrong with our society today.
THANK YOU. This is their response to AOC getting her ass handed to her by her own voters not to mention Tulsi’s defection from “the party”.
Yeah. One of my fav videos this year! She was floored. Not used to having her karma flung back at her. Lol🤣
Yes. And proud of herself for dancing to the music of shouting
It was two commies in an empty auditorium. 😂
Three. You forgot AOC.
You got me there. So, it was a intra-communist disagreement. You are correct!
Well cmon man that’s why it was so gd funny. The commies are pissed at their fellow commie for ... being a typical war mongering commie. Priceless. 🍿🍿🍿
It was funny. The big black dude looked like he needed to go to the lady's room for a tissue. He was whining like a little girl.
I remember when we fought communists, not elected them.
Yes, appease a KGB thug who saber rattles. Appeasement always works.
Mr. Kim, we have the US on the ☎️ and our nuke is warming up now outside Tehran. The Mullahs say it’s ready to launch.
It’s not 1939 redux, it’s just really a repeat. 🥶🤮🫣
Maybe they could have their fraternal socialist friends withdraw from ukraine and stop genociding people they don't like.
Wow! I never thought I’d be on the side of 30 radical Democrats.
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Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
And Washington wasn't the only FF that warned us of this. You're exactly right. I would add term limits for all offices elected or appointed, 100% financial transparency to the American people to hold office and all corrupted representatives go to prison. As part of eliminating unconstitutional alphabet agencies, eliminate the FBI, the CIA and close all foreign embassies (which are nothing more than espionage activities). They are not needed with today's modern communications and travel. And right at the top, get rid of the Federal Reserve and put the $ on the gold standard.
The founding fathers sent tribute to the Barbary pirates before they grew tired of that.
Your idea is absolute lunacy and would lead to another world war.
Lunacy to an Orwellian.
Hear hear!! Or is it here here? Whichever works! Excellent letter, I wholeheartedly agree.
Agree with every single word. You read my mail 🤣
I like your post but why do you say you agree with 30 radicals? Maybe I was too sleepy when I read c&c :)
Only to the extent these 30 radicals are questioning our involvement in Ukraine and why nobody in the Biden administration is seeking a diplomatic solution.
There's conversations going on all the time. The new Putin thug military guy, who replaced the previous losers and is known for his brutality in Syria was talking to the US just the other day.
Russia is trying to convince the West that things can get more ugly with this trope about Ukraine using a dirty bomb. It's a little dig to say, "You know we can do this." So far, no takers.
I think because the letter objecting to the war escalation by the administration was from 30 Ds.
The letter calls for negotiating with Putin which is what he wants now since Russia is losing.
Putin needs a ceasefire so he can try to rebuild and resupply his flagging forces.
He's been asking for weeks now. The letter from the pure communist wing of the Dems is asking for negotiations. It's not any objection to "war escalation" narratives aiding and abetting Putin.
From their letter stating "a responsibility for the United States to seriously explore all possible avenues, including direct engagement with Russia..."
That's the article further adding from the letter: they appreciated Biden's commitment "to Ukraine's legitimate struggle against Russia's war of aggression" and acknowledged U.S. economic, military and humanitarian aid has been critical to Ukraine's success in fighting off Russia.
The "objecting to the war escalation" is a canard and Putin propaganda being pushed by others.
https://www.voanews.com/a/progressive-democrats-urge-biden-to-negotiate-with-russia-/6803503.html
What was is being escalated?
It's not a war, it's a special military operation.
We aren't sending military aid to ukraine, we are sending humanitarian aid.
By Orwellian definition.
Awww. C’mon. Those are humanitarian weapons.
And remember when Biduhn said that we wouldn’t do anything if Putin invaded just a little bit, as long as he didn’t do too much, it was fine with us.
Good times. Good times. It’s so good to know we are governed by Top. Men.
Russia's weapons from Iran and north korea= good and holy
Western weapons to Ukraine=ineffective and not capable but must be stopped and total war and provocations
Schroedinger's weapons
By Russia's definition.
After all, the West sending military aid to Ukraine is a provocation but Russia buying drones from Christian and pro-freedom Iran and North Korea is a manner of business.
Good morning. We're all trying to grab a cup of coffee or tea to clear the air. No, I'm not the one who agrees with the 30 radicals.
I'm the one pointing out 1939 is here for some and they are waving the appeasement rally signs.
Not counting myself among them and never will. I will never bow to dictators who want to put out our lights permanently.
So no bowing to the ChiCom-Russia Alliance and their Mullah friends here.
Horsey: I couldn't say it better myself. The people agreeing with 30 radical progressives are not looking deep enough into the reasons they are appeasing. The progressives are the enemies of America. Appeasement foreshadowed the start of WWII.
Thanks. When you find yourself to the left of commies and supporting their old pals, you're not America First but Appeaser First.
Those progs aren't progressive; they are communists.
Yes, appeasement failed to forestall WWII. It's not going to help here either.
Hey Horsesass - don't you have some elderly grandmas in solitary you could be beating or something?
Hi Fred; go beat off yourself or your own. Beat away.
That's his jam.
Weird fetish, but okay.
Yes, many joined up with the commies in 1939 and many demand appeasement and worse today. All those people today who said they would stand up to Hitler?
They lied.
Now we see it in the present. The ChiCom-Russia Alliance is in full swing. Just learn how to properly bow to the Mullahs. 🐸😱🫠
Sounds like a horrible idea that only Biden would come up with.
Nato is a defensive organization. It's defended the USA a lot. Remember Afghanistan?
We have a vested interest in Ukraine remaining free.
Vested interest? If by we you mean the money launderers, they most certainly do.
How do we launder Hawk missile launchers? Himars? 155mm guns? FH70/M777? Javelins?
No matter how hard I try I can't shove the CLU into the washer here and get money out of it. I did get yelled at for cleaning it improperly, however.
Maybe Russia could, IDK, bugger off from Ukraine and go back to Russia. Hard concept for a WEF backed mass covid shot vaccinator named vlad :)
Oh yeah, the Forever War. I remember that. Until covid the biggest larceny operation to drain the wealth of the American people ever.
When did this conflict start?
How soon can it end? Tomorrow, if Putin withdrew his genocidal armies.
I couldn’t agree more with everything you said! Bravo!
Great points all around here. Explain it to me like I am nine years old. What's the best way out for U.S, out of this mess, and why? Appease, diplomacy, escalate, something else? As if the conflicts between sandboxes on the global playground is escalating into weapons of mass destruction. Would love to hear a variety of opinions.
For starters quit sending money and arms. Secondly, we should mind our own business and clean up the mess in our own country. We have no moral authority to tell others what to do. Instead we can be an example of how to live right with ourselves, neighbors and the world.
Stop the proxy war with Putin. Get out of the region, don't send more weapons and recognize Crimea as a part of Russia, it's not coming back. Declare neutrality. Putin is an authoritarian dictator but foreign meddling and divisive politics in the region made it much worse for everybody.
What happens when Mexico claims Texas and California?
Russia wants Alaska back?
Canada wants the North?
Crimea is Ukrainian.
"I have gone to Munich and achieved peace for our time!"
-Julia, 1938
Narrators note: Julia did not get peace for her time.
Twitter explosion with fantasies?
How about a solution for Benjamin personally, "just fk off from Ukraine"?
Maybe Russia could, IDK, stop trying to conquer and annex territory with people who don't want to be apart of it?
Allowing a violent, genocidal dictator to seize land unchecked bodes poorly for future peace.
Imaginary people in your head? Crimea wanted back to Russia already in 1990s, nothing to do with Putin . Go back to Ukraine, stupid peasants, imperialist Benjaminn knows better what's best for you and future peace.
Are you saying people in Kyiv wanted to be Russian? People in Donetsk?
People in Kharkiv?
Kremenchuk?
Russia had made all of them further anti Russian by their own actions, not tbe west
Except they didn’t.
The majority of people in Crimea, one of the least Ukrianain territories, was 54% in favor of independence from Russia in 1991.
That’s backed up by facts and numbers at the time, not your historical
Revisionism.
Putin is the one who instigated the Ukrainian war in 2014, nobody else.
Putin is following a long line of Russian dictators who practice genocide and cultural destruction.
Ask yourself who deported 130k Lithuanians from the Baltics?
Who deported the Crimean tartars?
It’s a facet of Russian leadership pro putinists don’t want to acknowledge.
"Independence from Russia" in 1991 sounds awesome! Crimea was a part of Ukraine since 1954 (before it was a part of Russia but a Soviet leader added it to Ukraine by fiat).
But you're a real hero fighting Putin on the internet! Ready to free 123 million Ukrainian provinces! Who deported 50 trillion Lithuanians from the Moon? Ask yourself how many Kazakhs and Siberian huskies voted to be independent from Sri Lanka?
Trump would have let us off the leash already to push the communists back.
Except it wasn’t Russia, it was the Soviet Union. A communist state. And it sucked.
It was Moscow who deported the Crimean tartars, not anyone else.
You could say the same about you voicing your anger and ire at mandates, right?
When the Russian revolution happened the Ukrianain republic broke free from Russia and the Soviet Union until they invaded and annexed it. It stayed apart of it, by force as a communist puppet state, until 1991.
Russia has a habit of invading Ukraine.
It’s time to break that habit.
Still talking to voices in your head? I was, actually, born there. Your knowledge of history and geography sucks.
Meddling is not making it worse.
That's like saying hey, rape is bad, but us training you and giving you a gun to stop it is simply making it worse.
Russia is the aggressor here. We shouldn't reward bullies.
Russia is the one who started the proxy war by invading and annexing other nations in his conquest to rebuild the soviet empire.
Maybe you could tell your relatives to knock it off.
Crimea is Ukraine.
Donetsk is Ukraine
Luhansk is Ukraine.
Kherson is Ukraine.
Zaporzhyzia is Ukraine.
Russia is a terrorist state.
So, my relatives and friends in Crimea must shut up and accept your decision what government and identities to have. And aunt in Donetsk must accept more bombs because of what? Just adorable. Explains this crisis well. What a racist asshole. Putin has to stand a trial for his numerous crimes. But why would more civilians need to die in an endless war for your sense of superiority "fighting Putin"? In every war there are 2 sides, here it's Russia and NATO, Ukraine is a collateral damage. Who's "we"? Me-me-me-me? You have no position to speak for anyone who didn't authorize you to speak for them (and you can shove your unwanted and unwelcome rape training up your ass, just saying).
But sure, your proclamations and button clicking help Ukrainian people a lot. Too pussy to go and fight this war yourself, I guess? Hating Putin is so thrilling when somebody else has to die.
Fun fact: Putin started this war. Nobody should accept bombs for anything.
Also a fun fact: Your relatives in Crimea are Ukrainain, not Russian. They're living on stolen land.
In 1991 54% of Crimea voted to split with Russia and form their own country, Ukraine.
Your aunt is being bombed in Donetsk because of Russia who started this war. Ask Putin why his ego is so important that he has to be a Tsar and tens of thousands (It will be 100k by february) of young Russian men have to die.
Ask her if the torture chambers in Izium, Kharkuv, Kupyansk, and Balakliya were fine and dandy. Or the holodmor in which 7 million Ukrainians were murdered by Moscow through forced hunger.
No war started until Russia made the decision to invade in 2014. It's just like post revolution Russia. As they say, Russia without Ukraine is a country. Russia with Ukraine is an empire.
I would highly suggest if she wants to remain Russian then she evacuate to Russia. And while she's there give the Ukrainian citizens forced to "evacuate" from their own land the right to return.
The Ukrainians are out for payback after being invaded and the rape, murder, genocide, and war crimes against their nation over the last 100 years by Moscow. Kharkiv was the largest defeat for a Russian army since WW2, surpassing even the Chechen wars and the destruction of entire regiments and brigades.
Kherson is about to fall.
Russia can't even do a proper invasion right. They even had the audacity to declare victory on day 2...look how that turned out.
Giving in to a tyrant never works out well. Look at 1938 and what happened later.
As current US military I am absolutely in favor of direct action to end this.
Yada-yada-yada, talking to voices in your head. I don't read you, nobody does.
Facts are hard.
Your relatives hear any big explosions in august?
Saki airbase got rocked. Almost a regiment of naval fighters gone.
Russia denies any planes were lost or smashed however.
Weird.
Nobody is reading you, idiot
What happened to your 3 day war, comrade?
Someone is 😉
It's always a bad idea to reward a bully.
Keep supporting Ukraine and force Russia to cede it's stolen land back to Ukraine.
Do you support the people who mandate covid shots to get away penalty free? Why not?
When someone flouts international law and the sovereignty of nations, the best way forward is to sanction and support the invaded nation who is standing up to fight them back.
It's called the Reagan Doctrine. Some may remember a US President who stood down global totalitarian communism, his name is Ronald Reagan!
In this case, Ukraine is beating back Putin's invasion, right now. They are beating them back on multiple fronts and Russia is making threats trying to project the use of a dirty bomb after they've been saber rattling with nukes against nations for months.
Putin's progpaganda is desperately seeking a way to undo the global support for Ukraine standing up to his invasion. Ukraine gave up nukes years ago as part of a treaty with the UK, the US and wait for it .... Russia. The agreement was to respect Ukraine's nationhood. Of course, Putin doesn't respect any agreement.
Putin only respects force. He's a KGB thug and he's not changing. You have to stop him and then Russia will deal with his foolhardy invasion. Russia is floundering and isolated.
Thanks for laying that out, Horsey. On your last paragraph, isn't it also true that the same things could be said of the United States? One might say: the US only respects overt force, (plus covert force), is a CIA thug worldwide, and not changing. You have to stop the U.S. and democratic warmongers, (needing war to prop up a flailing economy) and then deal with the foolhardy U.S. meddling globally in places like Vietnam , the Middle East, and Afghanistan. The US is floundering and alienating its power-player friends on the global stage." I'm not saying this is true. I'm not a fan of any of the players, or the game. I am just looking at the situation from a different perspective, wondering if it's two wings of the same bird.
Hi again, no I'm not one to subscribe to this rationalization of moral equivalence. There's certainly much one can take issue with in the foreign policy of the United States but that's true of most nations.
NATO is a defensive alliance so using that as one example; it's been one of the most influential and effective alliances in recent history. Despite the international efforts of communism, NATO held the line in Europe for decades. The Soviet Union imploded against all threats nuclear and otherwise. It's successor led by a KGB thug in Europe and the ChiComs in Asia are not going to stand down. They must be kept in check as President Trump said, "Peace through strength."
The US failure in Vietnam should have been a warning as there was inadequate support against communist-backed North Vietnam. The outcome was horrific for the region and the world. South Korea is however on the "win" list not falling.
President Trump had a major success with the Abraham Accords which bore new fruit in the Middle East. It like other good outcomes has been squandered. (See Saudi Arabia.)
Afghanistan is another failure of will. The US should have kept support and let the Afghans support their freedom if they so desired. In Ukraine, it's their own people demonstrating success and proving the Reagan Doctrine is valid. It's valid for those who are willing to fight for freedom against totalitarians and dictators.
Holding any moral equivalence with the US to the ChiCom-Russia Alliance doesn't hold water. The US nor NATO has not subjugated and taken over nations. It's made errors in how to maintain a balance against extremist elements we now see making a global wave. Of note, those forces aligned with the Mullahs of Iran.
There is no way to wish away these forces with appeasement. Taiwan is in the cross hairs now too.