Posted on 02/21/2022 3:41:04 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
"We urge Russia to cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere and its support for hostile regimes including Syria and Iran, and to instead join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and the defense of civilization itself," he said.
Trump reiterated his criticism of low defense spending levels by many European nations and praised Poland for meeting the alliance's target of spending 2 percent of economic output on defense.
"To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual defense commitment," he said to applause.
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Ah Yes, Rooters selectively subversive "articles" pushing Russia, Russia, Russia, while trying to destroy Trump with Deep Swamp, False Flag, Fake News for their Wag The Dog War with Russia.
It's swell when you can "Rooters" three birds with one stone.
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From July 6, 2017, before the Deep Swamp was Exposed as they are today.
Nice try.
Ok, I’m a Russian boy who can’t think for myself. I know one thing, Putin didn’t try to force any chemical into my body under threat of financial ruin. I have no time for the will of the “elites”. I am not with them.
Trump gets it eventhough they think he’s unsophisticated. They wonder why he keeps bringing up the pipeline...That tells me they don’t get it. May never get it.
“we need to be clear where the lines are...”
The line for me is Poland.
Until that line is broken, I don’t give a crap what Russia is doing or not doing.
“Rah Rah war guy” only cares about beating his stupid ignorant “war drum” ad nauseam.
Running around trying to stop all the new Hitlers & comparing everything to Munich 1938 is their modus operandi.
Their rhetoric is childish from a diplomatic perspective.
If NATO countries had pulled their weight, they would not be in this mess
Problem is, Germany in particular, and others, gave up most of their leverage.
The line is Poland? Well, you said it.
Where have we heard that before...?
Agreed partially on that last, though.
If one listens to some of Putin’s other speeches, it is clear he is playing nuclear blackmail. That was not in the equation in the late 1930’s.
“The line is Poland? Well, you said it.”
They’re a Article 5 NATO member, unfortunately, so if they’re attacked our legislative and executive branches of government will have to sign their paper work to defend Poland.
Also if Poland wants “action” in Ukraine without being attacked, the message should be clear:
“You Polaks are on your own, have fun.”
As for nuclear blackmail, my position is that’s how all major nuclear powers “play the game.” Take our two wars with Iraq & Saddam Hussein. We told him if you use WMD weaponry, we’ll do the same X10. Apparently, he didn’t think we were bluffing because no biological or chemical weapons were used in either conflict.
Russia is a different animal when it comes to nuclear weaponry, but that doesn’t stop the “Munich all the time crowd” from beating the war drums. Russian nuclear weaponry doesn’t scare our warmongers one bit.
“They hacked our democracy, which is an act of war.”(sarcasm)
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