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Posted on 03/22/2023 6:11:33 PM PDT by McGruff
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought to clean up comments where he called Russia's brutal war on Ukraine a 'territorial dispute' after drawing rebukes against 'isolationism' but praise from Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
'Well, I think it's been mischaracterized. Obviously, Russia invaded — that was wrong. They invaded Crimea and took that in 2014 — That was wrong,' DeSantis told Piers Morgan in an interview more than a week after his initial comments.
He also rolled out tough talk against Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a 'war criminal' and saying he should be 'held accountable,' while dissing Russia as 'basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons' during a week when Putin huddled with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow.
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Will DeSantis call Bill Clinton a “war criminal” for ordering a missile strike on a commuter train in Serbia killing hundreds of civilians.
Is G.W. Bush a war criminal for ordering the bombing of a safe house in Iraq that contained numerous children.
I’m done with this guy.
That line about Russia being basically a big gas station is not original. He stole it from McCain who said it in 2015–“Russia is a big gas station masquerading as a nation. “ Bad look, borrowing from John McCain..
He's gone "cabin boy" for Linda Graham and John McCain.
Screw him.
CYA much Ron?
Russia is a 3rd rate Power. China is the threat.
Facepalm.
>> I’m beginning to feel like DeSantis, who used to seem like a fairly authentic man, has started listening to “advisors” recommended by the ever-more-woke RNC.
DeSantis knows nothing about foreign policy, and he’s going to get his ass kicked on that topic. He’s been talking about Ukraine, what, two weeks now, and already a major total flip-flop. President Trump will mop the floor with him on that one issue — and guess what? Foreign policy and the risk of getting entangled in a stupid war are beginning to matter to the electorate.
However... you’ll REALLY know he’s been bought and paid for when his domestic policy positions change. That’s gonna suck for Floridians going forward.
"He also rolled out tough talk against Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a 'war criminal' and saying he should be 'held accountable,"
"while dissing Russia as 'basically a gas station with a bunch of nuclear weapons' during a week when Putin huddled with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow."
Their “rich cultural history” begins with the Mongols, who dominated in Muscovy for many years. They never really left. The predatory instincts still show.
Puri is a War Criminal and it’s not our busniess. Both are true.
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Thinking that DeSantis is ready to be advanced to the White House is like hiring a high school football coach with a winning season as an NFL head coach.
They are no threat to us.
>> He stole it from McCain who said it in 2015
Well that about makes me puke. It won’t remain a secret for long, either.
What did he say that’s untrue? Russiais a 3rd rate power that will never fully concor Ukraine, and is no threat to us.
He self-immolated. He wasn’t able to keep the Neocon genie in the lamp.
Of course, he is going to answer to the donors, and the Republican party. He is beholden to them, unlike Trump he can’t stand on his own, he needs the party and the support. That is his problem, he will do whatever the deep state tells him to do.
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