Posted on 01/21/2023 2:49:03 PM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON — The billions of dollars in new arms for Ukraine announced this month — including British tanks, American fighting vehicles, and howitzers from Denmark and Sweden — are testament to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s failure to split the NATO allies after nearly a year of war. But small yet significant fractures are getting too big to hide.
The differences are over strategy for the coming year and the more immediate question of what Ukraine needs in the next few months, as both sides in the war prepare for major offensives in the spring. And although most of those debates take place behind closed doors, Britain’s impatience with the current pace of aid and Germany’s refusal to provide Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine broke out into public view this week.
When the new British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, visited Washington this week, he gathered reporters for lunch and made the case that it is possible for Ukraine to score a “victory” in the war this year if the allies move fast to exploit Russia’s weaknesses. Officials in Poland, the Baltic States and Finland have largely agreed with the British assessment.
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And none of them have a single real interest in Ukraine.
The headline says it’s holding strong but falling apart.
“The western countries of the original NATO have real and legitimate interests best served by cutting Ukraine loose.”
As you wave that piece of paper, and declare, “What we have, is peace in our time!”
We’ve seen this movie before.
NATO should have ceased to exist after the fall of the Soviet Union.
When the very last Ukrainian is asked was it worth it all, I know the answer. Expect the US to escalate, “the end” is getting near. There are a lot of war cheerleaders going to wake up with one heck of a hangover.
“We’ve seen this movie before.”
Your argument would be valid if Russia had the ability to swallow all of Europe.
They do not now, and never will have that capability.
> The headline says it’s holding strong but falling apart.
If they have to say it then that means it’s not true ;-)
“We’ve seen this movie before.”
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Your argument would be valid if Russia had the ability to swallow all of Europe.
They do not now, and never will have that capability.
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Nor do they have the DESIRE. Why would they?
Zelensky and the neo-nazi’s OWN the UniParty and Biden/Obama over the Maiden Revolution of 2014. They have the documents. They have their hands in the Federal Treasury consequent to that ongoing blackmail of DC
Its why they had a heart attack when Trump called Zelensky to “blackmail him”
Projection is the signature of criminal politicians
“Your argument would be valid if Russia had the ability to swallow all of Europe. They do not now, and never will have that capability.”
You can see how the Neocon Supporters here are whipping up what was a legitimate fear of the Soviet Union and trying to paste it on Russia, a country with half of the population of the USSR, and roughly one quarter of the population of NATO.
Other than a few over-ripe Cold Warriors, most here don’t fall for that stunt, thankfully.
Russia does not have the power to swallow Europe today, and you and your corrupt cohort know it. Yet you dangle it to pursue other objectives, and show allegiance to Ukraine.
Because Ukraine is where your allegiance lies.
Allusions to the Domino Theory make you look stupid to those who don’t already know.
Says the admitted pro-Kremlin guy, with great hostility.
There is no reason to not contribute to making it more difficult for Russia to invade its neighbors and start European wars.
Putin knew this would be a fight with NATO, and he assessed NATO as internally fractious and bureaucratically near-paralyzed.
He wants his legacy to be the dissolution of NATO and the EU.
I think his chances are good.
“Says the admitted pro-Kremlin guy”
Liar.
And stupid too.
There are PLENTY of good reasons to not spend a dime on Ukraine.
This is about as strong a statement that a pro-Kremlin guy could make.
“Most members of this forum would take the word of the Kremlin over the word of the US government on any/every subject. Everyday.”
“Most members of this forum would take the word of the Kremlin over the word of the US government on any/every subject. Everyday.”
That is still true.
And you’re still stupid.
And a liar.
I never lie, but you are, even as you look at your own words, and even repeat them.
You are as bad at being honest with yourself and others, as you are at predictions.
That statement of fact does not make me pro Kremlin.
But you keep lying.
I just looked and see you fancy yourself a sheepdog.
That’s a joke, right?
Nobody has ever looked to you for security or safety.
You’re a pretender.
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