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Vlad gave his answer to peace, Mr. President: We must re-arm Ukraine
NY Post ^ | 7/5/2025 | NY Post Editorial Board

Posted on 07/05/2025 5:16:07 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Mr. President, we know you understand that the primary obstacle to peace in Ukraine is Russia’s aggression.

You said you were “disappointed” in the conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and that you “don’t think he’s looking to stop.”

Putin again insisted he was unwilling to commit to a ceasefire until the “root causes” of the conflict were addressed.

For Vlad, the “root cause” is the existence of Ukraine.

He followed your call with the largest drone and missile strike of the war, killing at least one.

So why, Mr. President, is your administration punishing Ukraine?

The Pentagon has halted the anti-missile and drone weapons needed to protect the civilians of Kyiv. You remember the desperation on the face of the Ukrainian reporter you touchingly spoke to in the Netherlands, her fears for her husband and her family.

Why are we threatening to abandon her?

There is a belief, being pushed by twisted ideologues, that helping Ukraine is somehow hurting the United States, and not in our best interest. This couldn’t be further from the truth.

Officials claim we have a weapons shortage, but many of these arms were already allocated — some were already in Poland.

Ukraine is paying for them, partly from seized Russian assets and European grants, a stimulus for our industries to make more.

In fact, our military can use that money — and the intelligence it is gathering from Ukraine’s successful resistance — to make better drones and anti-missile technology.

It builds the foundation of the Golden Dome.

But most importantly, Ukraine’s fate sends a message to the world about America. Russia is not an economic superpower to be unlocked. It is a dying terrorist state. Putin is willing to spend the blood of his people in a last grasp for empire.

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To: kiryandil

I’m sure if Marcus even voted in a Republican primary, he voted for Nikki Haley.


101 posted on 07/05/2025 3:08:05 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: odawg

Putin’s moral purity or impurity is irrelevant to the discussion. I never even brought it up. I simply addressed your assertion that the west somehow forced Putin’s hand.

At the time of the invasion, there was nothing other than the usual talk that’s been going on for the past few decades about Ukraine joining NATO. There was no more of a threat of it occurring than there had been 20 years ago. What DID change was that we had a corrupt and weak usurper occupying the White House at the time. The weakness and ineptitude he showed with the Afghanistan withdraw was what convinced Putin to invade, not the usual murmurings about NATO.


102 posted on 07/05/2025 3:41:26 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: kiryandil
Shut the war talk, neocon.

See reply #58.


103 posted on 07/05/2025 8:32:38 PM PDT by nathanbedford (Attack, repeat, attack! - Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford

>>”I don’t think that Donald Trump is unaware or indifferent to the need to maintain alliances that kept us safe for most of my lifetime”

Agreed.

>>”I think [Trump] .. is acutely aware of the risk from China and that may be why he feels an urgent need to sacrifice Ukraine to advance a larger conception of a new world order that contains China and converts Russia into a trade partner, if not an ally.”

I don’t know that I would go that far or put it into such binary terms regarding Ukraine. A couple observations I would make about Trump. He’s a realist when it comes to foreign policy. But at the same time, his thinking is not conventional. I think his goal is usually to find a deal that works for all parties. Now maybe that’s not possible here, but Trump has challenged conventional wisdom in the past, and has often been proven right.

I don’t think Trump wants to sacrifice Ukraine. In fact I think the reason he’s so engaged on the matter is because he doesn’t want to see Ukraine dominated by Russia. And he’s publicly stated on multiple occasions, that he believes Putin wants ALL of Ukraine. Now he hasn’t directly said he wants to prevent that, but I think that’s the clear implication.

His willingness to accept some Ukrainian territorial concessions to Russia is just Trump, the realist, talking. He sees the best achievable outcome as a peace deal that may cost Ukraine some territory, but plants the seeds for a stronger more prosperous and more independent Ukraine tied to the west by economic interests and a more engaged Europe willing to increase its military spending in order to establish a greater deterrence capability in the future.


104 posted on 07/06/2025 4:39:06 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: mbrfl
… he [Trump] believes Putin wants ALL of Ukraine. Well, his telephone call of two days ago certainly should have disabused the president of any illusions about Biden's intentions.

So now we will see if your assessment of the president's intention is accurate: "he hasn’t directly said he wants to prevent that, but I think that’s the clear implication."

I think Trump has now been put to the test so we will see how he responds. For the record, I agree with you that the sacrifice of some of the Eastern provinces is both realistic and inevitable.


105 posted on 07/06/2025 10:01:16 PM PDT by nathanbedford (Attack, repeat, attack! - Bull Halsey)
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