That's a logic that made sense to Biden, who considered Russia a threat needed to be defended against. Trump doesn't, so he'd be saving $2.5 trillion + $500 billion.
This is shaping up to be a scenario where Russia helps us invade and annex Greenland. It’ll be just like the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The question then becomes: who will move first? Herr Trump or Putin?
So you have never served a day of your life in uniform? It's great you had those experiences but it does not qualify you to make military recommendations on this conflict, which is the only thing I am asking you to refrain from doing because I have to come up behind you and clear up the misinformation you are spreading. To make my point: For the math to work for a GLSDB volley to hit the Kerch Bridge, please tell me the nearest town for a PAA that a GLSDB would have to be able to fire from. Do not just say "the math works", tell me the specific town next to the firing location along the coast of the Sea of Azov. And just to be clear, you are saying that there is no point shooting ATACMS into Crimea if it is not in an effort to isolate the peninsula?
So if a ATACMS M57 could be used to "collapse spans" of the Kerch Bridge, how many do you think you would have to fire at the Kerch Bridge in order to have enough strikes on the target to collapse one span of the bridge? And to make the math a little easier, let's assume that there is no EMI and no Russian S-300/S-400 in the area.
Can he sell that to Congress after he helps Russia defeat Ukraine? Some members of Congress (republicans, no less) are walking away from Trump because of Trump's position on the Ukraine War. They realize the obvious: if Trump is willing to negotiate Ukraine to Russia, what other countries is he willing to negotiate away to Putin? You wonder if it would lead to an impeachment. If Putin is guilty of crimes against humanity, and Trump is enabling Putin's crimes, Trump is also guilty of crimes against humanity. Basically, if you support a terrorist, you are a terrorist and needed to be treated like one.
Trump is the GOP. They will not stand up to him on anything. Not even their own Congressional interests. Even Ukraine. Or anything else
You do realize that both the political leaders and countries involved in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact were evil and dangerous to civilization, don't you? Do you find it odd that a supporter of Trump appears to be advocating that the U.S. become more like Nazi Germany? I don't want you to get in a "Fuhrer" or anything, but just wanted to see if you are capable of honest self-reflection.
A few are standing their ground. Republican Lawmaker Breaks Ranks to Defy Trump Over Ukraine Reagan-era Republicans aghast as Trump turns Russia policy on its head https://www.kron4.com/hill-politics/the-memo-trumps-jabs-at-ukraine-divide-gop/ Trump's hostility toward Ukraine creates a conservative rift
Clear up my misinformation - sure, feel free when you find some. I think you better worry more about your CINC who actually actively avoided military service and has just purged our military chiefs and spouts disinformation 24/7. Anywhere on the Byriuchyi/Fedotova spit (130-150km) would work up to the coastal town Kyrylivka (150) to target up to the shipping channel under the bridge. No, I am not saying there is no point in shooting ATACMS into Crimea to isolate the peninsula, but with the land bridge open along the northern Sea of Azov, I would think the Ukrainians would save their best weapons for higher priority targets.
As I recall an ATACM killed a little girl frolicking on a beach in Crimea. But I think Ukraine ran out them before they could kill more little rugrats.
Oh, and who put YOU in charge of determining what is misinformation on a public message board and told you to "clear it up"? This is exactly why we have civilian control of the military, assuming you are active duty, of course. With a 34 time felon as CINC and a drunk womanizer as Secretary of Defense, I would think our military has more important tasks to address, but I digress...
Trump admits that Russia attacked Ukraine, and not the other way around. He still claims that Ukraine "should not have let Russia attack" them. In reversal, Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine
Trump is insisting that: a) Ukraine accept the loss of 20% of its territory to Russia. and b) Ukraine give up a percentage of its minerals to the U.S. Does Trump realize that a large percentage of the minerals are in the part of Ukraine that he's giving to Russia? I don't think it likely that Zelenskyy accepts this "offer", especially when Ukraine is winning the war, even if barely so. What the potential outcomes of ending the Ukraine-Russia war might look like Will Ukraine keep the part of Kursk that it has seized? Doubtful that Putin-Trump wants to give that up.
Russia could wind up spending $300 billion to rebuild Ukraine, with the Russian money seized by European banks. Exclusive-Russia could concede $300 billion frozen assets as part of Ukraine war settlement, sources say Time to check the Kremlin for irony.
Both are true: 1) On Feb 16, 2022, Ukraine started the war by launching artillery strikes against Russian-speakers in the Donbas. This was a violation of the Minsk agreements Ukraine had signed. 2) Russia responded to the exponentially increasing artillery strikes by invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022 This is the same story we've been telling for almost 3 years.
