Thank goodness Biden, not Trump, is president during the worst European crisis since 1945 (Barf alert)

Washington Post ^ | March 1st 2022 | Max Boot

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Pardon me as I catch my breath. It is rare to see paragraphs over one hundred words on this site anymore. :)
Here a thread for a timeline on Biden (link)

In some ways I think you are making it more interconnected and complex than it really is, but what do I know? My two cents are no more valuable than anyone else's.

1. Trump accommodated Russia's security interests. Under Trump only Montenegro and Macedonia joined NATO. Trump did not push for Ukraine to enter NATO, and made clear he would defend it if Russia invaded. Trump expanded U.S. oil production without trying to curb Russian production. That met Russia's economic and security needs and kept Putin from invading Ukraine.

2. My opinion is Schiff knew the FBI had Hunter's laptop and jumped the gun to protect the Democrats for the 2020 Presidential election. I don't think he cleared it with other Democrats or Biden like he should have and dragged them along. TDS prevented the Democrats from stopping Schiff from pushing a bad move. The impeachment failed, and made Biden's personal corruption more public when before it was hidden. Without the impeachment the Barr and Wray would have kept it buried. Now Barr and Wray can no longer hide they are covering up for the Democrats.

3. Russia collusion had nothing to do with Ukraine. Hillary wanted protection from being prosecuted under Trump for her email server. The DOJ and FBI wanted protection for the FISA abuse they did on Trump and covering for Hillary's server. Other than the Benghazi emails, the server was rumored to have lots of other secret files on it. This was when the Clinton foundation was raking in money. Hillary Clinton's server is the worst intelligence, espionage and federal law enforcement scandal in American history. Questions about Obama's birth certificate are minor compared to this.

The intersecting corruption between Hillary, Obama, DOJ, and FBI that allowed this to happen is a story staring everyone in the face that no one wants tell. It was better for everyone involved to cover it up and direct all the anger at the new kid in town, the outsider who is not part of the club.

(Does it trouble * anyone * in Washington D.C. that after going after Trump as hard as they did with so little to show for it, the FBI, DOJ, the courts, and the military can actively undermine the lawful authority of future Presidents without consequences?)

4. Biden is not that smart on international politics and oil. He made key mistakes before Russia invaded Ukraine. He shuts down Keystone and oil leases, making Russia oil stronger politically. He encourages Ukraine to join NATO without having any strategic policy to support it. He crossed all of Putin's red lines with no strategy to deal with Putin in place at all.

Where I think we can agree: No matter how we got here, Biden's inexcusably poor judgment and weakness enabled Putin to invade Ukraine. Putin just took advantage of the situation handed to him on a silver platter.