There is no ruse. Putin absolutely subscribes to a certain Russian nationalist view that led to this invasion.
Biden’s administration was screaming to the heavens and releasing satellite pictures detailing the build up while the rest of the world stuck their fingers in their ears and pretended it wasn’t going to happen.
You yourself support the US being a super-power and dictating world affairs. So why not?
But we cared about the USSR and Russia, for as long as we have been alive and well before we were born. I'm not sure what year you signed up for the Army, but if it was out of high school you signed up to fight the USSR if need be.
There hand is in the cookie jar here too....why would it be surprising? News flash: we live in a moderately corrupt plutocracy.
A ruse on our part I meant. Yes Putin wants to take over a lot of places and thought he’d have an easier time of it. He probably has a case for the autonomous regions and Crimea but he took too big of a swing.
Excellent point. Even today, the same companies that make your fancy German coffee makers were turning out munitions during WW II.
Yehh and he didn't do much. Other than watch it unfold. If he wanted to get tough he should have done it 6 or 8 months prior. I honestly think there is more to this story.
Ah, gotcha.
If true, then GOOD. Why should any nation capitulate on its borders and sovereignty?
After the damn tanks were on the border and rolling across. It was too late then.
Ok but what does “get tough” look like pre-invasion. I know you don’t want American boots on Ukrainian soil. I know you don’t want Ukraine in NATO. I don’t either. So what could we have done?
I dont want us to find out...is the point. Especially with the mentally challenged, always wrong foreign policy idiot currently in the white house.
As we are finding out....in order to "bankrupt Russia", you crush your own people in the US in the process.
Remember Biden's well if it is a minor incursion they might not get sanctions. if it is an invasion they might. He was slow on that and the sanctions. Hell, they had 150,000 troops and equipment on the border as they watched it. BIden was slow to get troops to Europe and they basically did nothing. Not even a good show of force anywhere. Then, he bluffed early by saying we will never send troops in there. Even if you are not going to do it, don't tip your hand.
...and 90% of his life was outside of politics.
Pretty much yeah. The spoils system sure was a fun time period.
This ^^^
Bingo. Thus why I said his personal and professional life.
See above why you are the dumbass, dumbass. I am constantly amazed at how poorly many of you comprehend the written word. Is this a result of the poor schools in Appalachia?
While politics can make many corrupt who were not before, I try to not vote for people whose personal and professional life has been one of a scam artist. Rick Scott would be another good example of such a person. Scummy.
My God, you are stupid. Below was the post I quoted and was responding to:
Nowhere in the post, or any of the posts before it, is Trump's activities outside politics raised. In fact, you use the term "corrupt" which is typically reserved for those in politics, and what you meant when you posted it.
