I think Ukraine gets to decide when they want a ceasefire, not Donald Trump. We need to continue to arm them as long as they are willing to fight, and we need to remove some of the constraints Biden put on Ukraine. Give them the missiles and allow them to attack inside Russia to let them take the war to Putin. Get Ukraine out of the WWI meat grinder we have kept them stuck in. Force Putin to defend Russia and put domestic pressure on him at home.
Thanks, mommy! Duly noted.
Well you are correct in that they can decide if they want to continue on their own, but it’s our decision if we continue to throw money at a losing situation. Just no way to win this now.
I agree with this. The best solution, and the one which almost every single other presidential administration in U.S. history, Republican or Democrat- would have chosen- is to give Ukraine the weapons it needs to purge the invading Russians from its land. The current problem, and one that predates this current administration to be fair, is that the U.S. and Europe have trickled in enough support to maintain a standstill- enough to keep the Ukrainians from being overrun but not enough to make any meaningful gains or expel the invaders. Our best solution- and by 'our' I mean the U.S. AND Europe's- would be to turn on the spigot full blast for the next 6, 9, 12 months or whatever it would take, with essentially a blank check of weaponry, equipment, and intelligence support.
Appreciate it. Sincerely. I did make myself look stupid by stooping to someone else's lower level. You were not wrong.
62 first cousins…dang. I have 27 and I thought that was a lot. Most live in or around Rockingham and Darlington SC.
I will, say, though, that having said the above, I do recognize that it is important for both the United States and Europe to have a clear-cut attainable objective when it comes to supporting Ukraine, and not just indiscriminately provide weapons, equipment, and money indefinitely. To me, that clear-cut objective should be to ensure that the vast majority of Ukraine remains free, and that Russia is militarily kneecapped. As much as in a perfect world I'd like to see us and the rest of the world provide limitless aid and weaponry to Ukraine that would enable them to forcibly expel Russia from every square inch of Ukraine, I also know that it's not realistic. I think what *is* more realistic is that Ukraine can continue to be plied with Western weapons, munitions, and supplies for a long enough period of time such that continuing the war effort in which they aren't making any gains becomes untenable for Putin. It hasn't happened yet, but it's inevitable that at some point it will. I think it would be a mistake for the U.S. and the West to be the first to blink. Because Ukraine does not expect any agreement to be honored by Russia, and because they simply expect to be attacked *later* if they strike a deal now, the only way to end the threat, IMO, is to let Russia exhaust its resources.
And trump gets to decide if he keeps arming them. If he perceives it’s a lost cause as he apparently has he can and is using that as leverage to get to a ceasefire. Continuing the status quo is a losing play for us and Ukraine. From your comment I’m guessing you agree. I’m for ending it quickly before Ukraine loses any more territory. But, if we are going to arm them then it needs to be without restrictions which might result in some unwanted consequences.
It might, but Ukraine should make that decision and we should support them accordingly. Trump pulling the rug out from under them is a mistake. His unwillingness to point the blame entirely at Putin is unconscionable.
Even if you give Trump the benefit of the doubt and assume this reflects some sort of reasoned cost/benefit analysis on his part - as opposed to just the result of his natural affinity for Putin and Russia that he expresses almost constantly - then the way to achieve this objective would be to publicly support Ukraine while privately pushing Zelenskyy to sue for peace. He can push Ukraine towards the negotiating table with publicly throwing them under the bus and siding with an autocratic tyrant. But by doing his typical blustery fake tough guy act, he's going to make it harder to get peace on fair terms because he is publicly weakening Zelenskyy's hand while strengthening Putin's. There is simply no realistic scenario here where it is in the interests of our country (or Western democracies generally) to embolden Putin and strengthen his hand. That ridiculous Oval Office melodrama was just an incredibly stupid and dangerous stunt no matter what you think Trump's real motivations are.
The past is the past (re what we have not given them) Obviously orangeturd won't involve the USA at a higher-or even present level Hopefully other NATO allies will step it up
I didn’t mention sanctions. I opined about building out an LNG infrastructure.
One side of my wife’s family is from Rockingham, NC. Are we talking about the same place?
