The US chose to be the world's cop.
They could have put the money into NATO or the UN and made it a world effort.
Trump cuts off Ukraine at knees, We negotiate peace. then you do what we say.
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They could have put the money into NATO or the UN and made it a world effort.
Honestly: Trump and Putin are sitting down to carve up Ukraine. Remind me again, what countries is Canada sandwiched between? Any Canadian cheering this solution is cheering for the end of Canada.
It is impossible to say. But, the real answer here is, it doesn't matter. It is Ukrainian territory. It was invaded. They may have forced the removal of anyone who was Ukraine or filled it with Russians. But the reality here is, they should not be allowed to keep territory they took by force. Saying otherwise puts the world in a very dangerous space.
That is some interesting revisionist history. Did Ukraine start this war??? And....let me ask you this: Who started the war with Iraq? A country that did not harbour the 9/11 planners, nor had weapons of mass destruction....T'was the right. Or...who started WWII? Nazi's. Who, despite the some mouth breathers trying to paint them as leftists, were hard-core right-wingers.
Here is something to consider: Why does Russia get to veto what Ukraine wants to do. Join the EU or NATO is not up to Russia.
And, here's another dirty little secret: The EU and Canada have been buying a lot of US weapons to send to Ukraine, which has made defence stocks rise in value over the past three years.
The reality here is that Ukraine needs help to fight a much larger country. Europe and other allies have given a lot. But, they've also handicapped themselves to avoid escalating things with Russia. But Russia is getting weapons and troops for other countries as well. Trump is a coward and is marching in lockstep with what Putin want's him to do. There is no other explanation. Trump has no leadership ability.
It would be a proxy war if the NATO sent troops. The Ukrainians are fighting this on their own, taking a much larger opponent down. Ukraine should not be dictated to what terms they should accept, especially from a Putin fan boy like Trump. He obviously wants Russia to win here, or at least save face. And, to be honest, if this war grinded the Russian military down a lot, GOOD. They are bullies. They invaded Georgia (the country, not the state, I highlight this because of some of the responses on here make me wonder how well educated some folks really are...) under false pretences, claiming Georgia was doing....genocide! Which, obviously was false. And Russia has never left. Now, there can be a strong argument that Bush and Obama did not do enough, because this did happen right in the middle of the presidential campaign. But, it emboldened Russia to think the west wouldn't stop him or punish him. That is why it Europe and NATO need to push back.
If you're expecting the US to fund Ukraine to fight Russia, how much would that cost the US taxpayers? the problem here is not the US, the problem is NATO and EU not supporting ENOUGH to Ukraine. Like I said, the US economy is in life support and funding half a trillion $$ for a war with Russia what has the EU and NATO have done on their part? You are basically wanting world war if you think the only option is to keep the war going.
You're like one of those talking dolls. Just need to pull the string to hear the greatest rants of a lame righty:
- failed ideology
- Trudeau's a moron
- Trying to insult someone's intelligence (and failing)....
Actually, I stand corrected. You really only say three things. Trolls gonna troll I suppose....
I think we need to realistically talk about what this is costing the US. First, they've sent older equipment and stuff that is surplus. Second, new equipment is the stuff that is being bought by both Europe and the US, which creates US jobs. Also....why do you think the US economy is on life support? That's a new one. Now, after Trump's inflationary moves (like tariffs and reducing the labour pool)...i can see that in the US's future....but now? Nope...
Oh so non of the waste spendings affected the US economy? US already generously are 80+ billion out of pocket to help Ukraine...the US funds is not some coin purse readily available for Ukraine... Should the war keep going or it's best to end it, and the next funding should be for rebuilding Ukraine?
look stupid
if the killing stops after 10 years its a good thing
obviously you want regime change in Russia
while that could be a positive, that is up to the people of Russia to make happen
again the US needs to stop expanding its debt and needs to stop that right now
sending billions upon billions to corrupt Ukraine to perpetuate a killing stalemate needs to stop.
Putin's forces has taken a beating, he will not be aggressive
the flip side of the coin is the West pushing all out to defeat Putin and seek the regime change you have simplistically decided is required
But then he is a wounded cornered animal..... with nuclear weapons. Not good
as unusual you let someone else do your thinking for you, you have picked a side and thus are unable to view matters objectively
the debt the US govt has accumulated over its 240 year history is projected to double in the next 9 years, given the status quo
So yeah this is a debt bomb that will be catastrophic for the US and the world economy
The US govt has to reign in spending and do this right now.
But you get to ignore govt debt because .... in your tiny mind it is other peoples money and not a concern for you.
Census data is available after maidan, may Russian Ukrainians fled the western parts of Urkaine, many went to Russia and many to the east. Of course some Russians moved to Crimea, not many to Donbass as its a war torn shithole still. Many Ukrainians are moving back to Mariupol as Russia is repairing the housing and allowing people to claim back their refurbed apartments. Ukrainian territory was invaded but under UN laws of right to protect, its actually legal, and the self determination allows them to secede and join Russia. Its true some in Crimea don't like it for sure. But there are even still Tartars that have stayed and are fighting for Russia from Crimea.
Ohhh! Putin says he wants Ukraine and you said Net said the same thing as Putin.
Simple. The US spends their money where it best suits their interests. You need to ask them if you want more details. Nobody here can answer that question.
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Because the US wants to. The people in Washington that decided to start this war have all kinds of friends that are making a killing on this war, and the bigger the US share the bigger their share. Its really that simple. New president, different set of cronies to enrich, so policy change.
There isn't a single discussion that goes productive with him.
Every discussion ends the same way. lmao,
You really think they have zero soldiers? lol the have 1.3M active probably at least 25% are combat and the national guard has 325K
