Does someone have a subscription to the NY Times? I am a filthy free user. Just so that an archived link can be created for posterity?
Also:
Bolton questions: Can Trump achieve World Peace? It is a gargantuan task.
One does have to question why USA is picking a fight with Russia, however. Praps a massive budget cut can happen, as Vance is also against it. Ukraine is bleeding USA dry. And anyway, Trump and Putin get along, just as Zelenski and Trump do. So it's possible to be a peacemaker. Hey, here's an idea: Russia has better logistics re: concrete and steel, let them fix the places that they wrecked. US can foot the bill for some of the Rump Ukraine, as well as EU, if they survive. NATO is spent to forget about them. Otherwise, Poland, Hungary, Belarus and Romania should help with rebuilding too - just so their Ukrainian refugee populations can return to their own, peaceful, country.
However, In Russia, Zelenski is not seen as legitimate, because he has outlasted his term, and has declared martial law - and is rapidly developing a reputation as a bloodthirsty dictator. So the Speaker of the House is seen as the legitimately elected person to negotiate with and sign, before August (when parliament also loses legitimacy). So Ukraine is not in a good place right now - I expect more assassinations as their Deep State starts changing its mind, or not. Some factions are already having their legs cut out from under them, as Biden disappears, and funds dry up.
Does someone have a subscription to the NY Times? I am a filthy free user. Just so that an archived link can be created for posterity?
Also:
Bolton questions: Can Trump achieve World Peace? It is a gargantuan task.
One does have to question why USA is picking a fight with Russia, however. Praps a massive budget cut can happen, as Vance is also against it. Ukraine is bleeding USA dry. And anyway, Trump and Putin get along, just as Zelenski and Trump do. So it's possible to be a peacemaker. Hey, here's an idea: Russia has better logistics re: concrete and steel, let them fix the places that they wrecked. US can foot the bill for some of the Rump Ukraine, as well as EU, if they survive. NATO is spent to forget about them. Otherwise, Poland, Hungary, Belarus and Romania should help with rebuilding too - just so their Ukrainian refugee populations can return to their own, peaceful, country.
However, In Russia, Zelenski is not seen as legitimate, because he has outlasted his term, and has declared martial law - and is rapidly developing a reputation as a bloodthirsty dictator. So the Speaker of the House is seen as the legitimately elected person to negotiate with and sign, before August (when parliament also loses legitimacy). So Ukraine is not in a good place right now - I expect more assassinations as their Deep State starts changing its mind, or not. Some factions are already having their legs cut out from under them, as Biden disappears, and funds dry up.
And save Israel for last.