It’s done to Americans every day. Think about something as small as NPR. American taxpayer dollars are given to a network to spew anti-American propaganda.
“it will destroy the dollar and US reserve status
that’s ridiculous
Johnson’s idea is smart, it punishes Russia for their illegal invasion, and it saves money
what’s not to like??”
While I like the idea of the poetic justice and apparent “fairness” of doing so, I must counsel caution as to precedent setting and the US’s exposure to tit for tat retaliation by others not so disposed to our Western view of the war there. Is there precedent or are we setting up for having OUR assets seized and spent by others as well?
Not cowardly but there is some thinking that must go into this, lest we find ourselves slip sliding into WW3 by doing the “right things”. Did not Japan attack us at Pearl Harbor after an oil embargo that would have crippled them if they stayed peaceful?
Johnson’s idea is smart, it punishes Russia for their illegal invasion, and it saves money ...
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Illegal according to whom? Our vote cheating Biden regime and its allied Marxist/LGBT/anti-Israel allies? Last I heard, we haven’t declared war on Russia.
That FR's mystery-meat, foreigners and assorted d00shbags like it.
Johnson’s idea is smart, it punishes Russia for their illegal invasion, and it saves money
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It’s retarded. Freezing the assets is one thing, but actually stealing them is something that green lights other nations to do to us.
IF, however, pols just can’t resist stealing the funds, don’t give to more corrupt Ukrainian officials. Use it to invest in US manufacturing, infrastructure, or vocational education...anything other than foreign aid.