Posted on 03/11/2024 11:33:28 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s president on Monday called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their gross domestic product as Russia puts its economy on a war footing and pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine.
President Andrzej Duda made his call both in remarks in Warsaw and in a piece published by The Washington Post. His appeal came on the eve of a visit to the White House, where U.S. President Joe Biden will receive both him and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday.
“Russia´s imperialistic ambitions and aggressive revisionism are pushing Moscow toward a direct confrontation with NATO, with the West and, ultimately, with the whole free world,” Duda said in the op-ed.
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It is not Russia's every demand, but some accomodation between the desires of both sides.
What about Ukraine's desires to maintain its sovereign border, which Russia agreed to in 1991? What about Ukraine's desire to make Ukrainian the language in which children are taught and legal documents drawn up, similar to the movement here to make English the official language of the US. I don't see any talk about Ukraine's wants/needs except from the Zeepers as you call them. In fact, if someone is against another nation maintaining its culture and borders from foreign invaders I'd have to wonder just how dedicated s/he is to protecting our own.
Guess they should have thought of that before they went back on the Minsk agreement...
Or over 10 years when Russia sought redress in international forums, but was denied.
War is always the last resort when diplomacy fails.
Ukraine could have sought peace, but turned it down.
They can still negotiate peace, but are not allowed to by the west.
Terms will be increasingly worse.
You are a terrorist abettor assisting Hamas by assisting Russia.
Your ad hominem attack argument is garbage
—> You are a terrorist abettor assisting Hamas by assisting Russia.
You sound massively vaxxed bert.
You should stop
They do it every day. Their position is simple: go back where you came from.
Now what's rus nazi proposal ?
Well said.
They keep pushing because they want a war. That’s all it is.
“Zeepers are in denial that NATO involvement will be WWIII.”
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
“Zeeppers” as you say simply want Russia for Russia, and Ukraine for Ukraine.
Isn’t that common sense, even for you?
There is no Ukraine invasion of Russia. But there is a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Didi you know that?
So NATO members helping its ally Ukraine to defend itself against Russias aggression is a cause for WWIII - according to you...
Then I have a question for you:
Russia and its North Korean and Iranian allies are helping Russias attack on Ukraine. Isn’t THAT a cause for WWIII as well? Or do you see their attack on Ukraine as a friendly and peaceful move?
Why do you give a pass on the invaders who disrespect borders, while criticizing those who want to protect their BORDERS against the invaders.
You seem to dislike BORDERS. So I presume you also want our southern BORDER to be raped as well? Why don’t you want borders to be respected?
Since when are defenders more responsible for war than the aggressors are?
Was Churchill the bad guy because he resisted Hitlers invasion of Europe?
You have some issues my FRiend.
It truly shows the parasitic and one-sided nature of this Alliance. As well, it shows that the countries supposedly being protected make less than a half-assed effort in their own defence.
Europe has a substantial larger population and GDP than North America. If they can't be bothered to pay for their own defence, why should anyone in North America pay ONE DOLLAR to support these fools ?
2023 top 10 NATO countries in defense expenditures as a % of GDP are, in order of said %:
Poland, US, Greece, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Romania, Hungary(!), Latvia, UK (2.07%)
Poland and the Baltics are high (so to speak) spenders because they have colonial interests in Africa, etc.?
OTOH, France is only 1.9%.
Generally, the countries low on the list have buffer countries between them and Russia. Greece being an exception (high, at 3.0%), but they have Turkey to worry about. Turkey conversely is low, but is poor per capita and has a very large population to provide it’s vey large military manpower. Russia would TRULY be fools to invade Turkey.
A nice combo of truths, partial truths and nonsense you posted there. What other drivel do you have up your sleeve?
Borders are only valid if you can hold them.
Nothing new there - particularly in Europe.
Now that these regions are inside the Russian border, I hear you saying you will respect them.
Haven't yet. They will have to eventually to save Odessa and other key areas.
Collectively, the Euro NATO countries are up to 2% now., and all bordering Russia are well over 2%. By his own statement Trump would be abandoning only countries such as, say, Germany, which certainly is not going to be invaded by Russia in the near or intermediate future. For all practical purposes, for now, the Germans can "get away with it" regardless of what Trump applies to THEM.
Or, do you seriously think Trump would abandon Poland?
https://www.aei.org/politics-and-public-opinion/trumps-warsaw-speech-wasnt-an-outrage-it-was-a-clear-statement-of-american-values/
But... let's say the 2nd part of that, you European socialist creeps are on your on. comes to pass.
I assume that's a typo and you meant "own". No matter; Do you understand how incredibly dangerous that is in the long run? Russia not even necessarily being a determinative factor...
Uh, your source there cites $54 billion.
So what would be the US defence budget assuming NATO doesn't exist ?
Besides, assuming that you are really Canadian, you are one of the worst parasites out there.
I have no idea what your sentence means.
Try again please...?
Isn’t this a freaky thread? (As usual.) The pro-Pooty posters really need to have a conference and figure out amongst themselves if Russia is capable of inflicting serious harm to “The West” or not. I’d say yes, and it already has.
OTOH, are any “Zeepers” saying that even with more and better arms, Ukraine can just walk over Russia without a very difficult, costly, and deadly fight? (If they are, they are wrong.)
Ukraine's position seems to be quite simple: go home rus nazi invaders and let there be peace.
Your Putin clearly doesn't want to accept that. So what do you think should be a “proper” negotiation proposal ?
Not for me to say.
Each side has an ideal desire and something they are willing to accept.
Negotiation is coming to an agreement.
It doesn’t occur until both sides want peace - or one side defeats the other and imposes what it wants.
There is a cost to both options.
So now only russia wants peace ?
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