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To: Tench_Coxe

If Ukraine wasn’t dependent upon the United States, then it would not be possible for Trump to be “unfair” which he is not being.

I’ve said many times the only thing that will make Putin compromise is a threat to his rule or to his life.
Perhaps a serious defeat on the battlefield would also do the trick. So far, I don’t see any of these things happening.

On the other hand, president Trump is not stupid. I believe that he wants to do the right thing. But he cannot hand Putin a victory heading into the midterm elections and that is just political reality. Zelensky knows that and that he has the democrats and the European countries on his side.

So here we are.


4 posted on 02/18/2026 11:26:55 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: Williams

“But he cannot hand Putin a victory heading into the midterm elections and that is just political reality. “

He can withdraw from peace talks.


8 posted on 02/18/2026 11:29:52 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Williams

How long will it take you piano penis playing fans to figure out NEVER poke the bear? U crane is a hole from hell and the mighty Z does NOT care about anybody but his next cocaine high. Putin the bear is in for the long haul ... and I personally am opposed to funding the devils from hell.


19 posted on 02/18/2026 11:44:05 AM PST by Just mythoughts (Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, .......)
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To: Williams

You better take another look at the aid that the US is giving, or rather not giving, to Ukraine. They are not dependent on the US.


20 posted on 02/18/2026 11:45:08 AM PST by Petrosius
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