I have plenty of contempt for those beating the war drums. I truly feel bad for Zelensky and the position he is in because he’s cornered and fighting for survival. It must suck.
Though the enemy of my enemy is my friend I do not feel the need to go halfway around the world and start world War 3 in defense of them.
If Ukraine wasn’t a corrupt mob state then they wouldn’t be in this position. When dirty politicians force you to fire prosecutors so the corrupt will go free it will eventually lead you down this path. Ukraine stabbed the only person willing to help them in the back and are now paying the price of our weakened leadership that they helped bring about.
The more @McFaul speaks, the more of a helpful illustration it is that the people who run US foreign policy in Washington are complete maniacs.
From "there are no innocent Russians" to Hitler never murdered his own people the way Putin does to this: https://t.co/WGN0023KLV— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 16, 2022
Those of us standing on the sidelines need to stop pretending we know better than @ZelenskyyUa what he needs. Maybe he knows best? Who are we to tell him differently? So arrogant.— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) March 16, 2022
I don't blame Zelensky for wanting a no-fly zone, fighter jets, and everything else he can get his hands on. That's what the President of *Ukraine* should be doing.
But political leaders of the *US* - a different country - have other obligations and duties, rendering that insane— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 16, 2022
Ditto that great post!