• C_J

    • Post #171

    But Zelenski is partly to blame. His job was to go in there and kiss ass, give Trump what he wanted and then go from there. His job was not to have it out with Trump there and then in front of the press pack in the guys front room, of course that was going to go down badly. Starmer got the memo. Macron got the memo. Now Zelensky’s gone and fucked it.

      VR46 Dude, don’t quit now, we’re finally getting somewhere. I’m honestly trying to understand your position. So you’re basically in the camp that thinks trump just says things he doesn’t mean and won’t follow through on.

      I think this approach, which seems common with trump followers, is a massive mistake because he actually is that dumb and he’s easily manipulated.

      Follow me through this line of logic and tell me why you disagree. If you take Trump at his word, there will be no American security guarantees for the Ukraine. If you think he’s saying that, but will ultimately provide it, then he’s lying as part of some negotiation tactic. Either way, you can’t trust him or any agreement he is a part of.

        C_J At what point is Trump held responsible for his behaviour? Or is the world supposed to walk on egg shells around the petulant child as long as he’s in power?

        I get what you’re saying about the strict practicality of the situation, but appeasing this behaviour is an awful precedent.

          Homegrove Right wing governments help no one except the rich, nothing new there. Giving in to Putin should be off the table for every reasonable nation and now we’re going to find out how unreasonable the world really is. Humans are the only species who willingly follow unstable leaders.

            C_J That was never gonna happen, this was a set up all day long.

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                • VVR46

                  • Post #177
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                  Along_the_Wire Could well be setup yeah, because the states just won’t let Ukraine join nato, if Ukraine had nato membership if Russia attacked, the States then have no option but to react directly and then we possibly have ww3, with China looking for any excuse to align with Russia to fight.

                  If it wasn’t set up and zelensky really wanted more funds to continue the fighting yes he fkd it like CJ said. Everybody and their dog now know how to play trump and it’s by inflating his ego and showing up most respect or he generally loses it, like in the past and has sacked people for it. Starmer played a blinder and no way could any torie or even nigel do better.

                      VR46 Ukraine isn’t in NATO, has been attacked and the US are defending.

                      I don’t buy any other story from yesterday other than the set up. It’s absurd.

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                          • VVR46

                            • Post #179
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                            Along_the_Wire Huge difference between sending money to Ukraine military and Nato actually retaliating directly at Moscow. If that had to happen ww3 would be inevitable, thats the line putin just won’t allow and he has nukes remember.

                            I hope 303 wouldn’t be a deserter, I fortunetly being from NI won’t be conscripted.

                                • erik

                                  • Post #180

                                  VR46 China don’t want war, of any kind. Xi has said this a couple of times. When everyone was talking about nukes it was Xi that de escalated the situation

                                      VR46 I hope 303 wouldn’t be a deserter

                                      I’ve never even held a gun, but if the US actually tried to invade Canada (which I would like to assume is very unlikely), I’d learn guerrilla warfare that day.

                                          • Dan

                                            • Post #183

                                            303abuser Ask someone who knows someone in Hamas…. They’re the current masters at it.

                                                VR46 I think the world views Canada as being no different than the states, but we’re culturally different. Far more of a multi-cultural society, which lends to being less overtly patriotic, but when the shit hits the fan, we’ll all stand up to defend our country. Canada has a rich history of standing by our allies in major conflicts, along with peacekeeping missions.

                                                  Dan Pretty much. The Americans don’t have a great record invading foreign soil and much like Napoleon and Hitler found out trying to invade Russia, winter is a bitch.

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                                                      • Dan

                                                        • Post #186

                                                        303abuser Agreed.
                                                        Kudos to the Russian’s as every man and woman fought like dogs for their country.

                                                          Yeah, scorched earth is one hell of a policy.

                                                          erik they’re too busy sabre rattling in Taiwan and oppressing Hong Kongers

                                                            Homegrove So far the unemployment has skyrocketed, as has people on welfare. And we also have homeless people now, which has never really been an issue here.

                                                            Giving in to Putin is a similar solution.

                                                            This is a remarkable piece of political analysis.

                                                                bosstrabs I very much doubt anyone would come for me for political analysis, nor should they.