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Then, of course, we would have a deal …. in the America you vote for.
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If something is not forth coming, rather than live with a new Nato member on his doorstep, he will wreck Ukraine.
My guess is the arrests were a demand made by the United States as a pre-condition in order for the US to consider a request made by Putin.
The United States has the stronger hand in these negotiations. We always have had the stronger hand.
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Not because Putin is insisting. Fuck that guy.
But because it is not in the US interest to have Ukraine in NATO.
…..he removed the roadblocks for the Russian pipeline to Europe, and simultaneously cut our own pipeline that could have been used to export along with Canada to them instead. (Biden did it to appease the Global Warmists but really didn’t accomplish anything for them since he allowed the completion of a different pipeline in a country with no oversight standards by comparison).
But to my point….our European allies are beholden to Russia now for their cheaper energy. As a result, their normal strong opposition to Russian invading Ukraine has faded. This was not only an negative economic error for the US, it was a positive economic error for our enemy Tussia, and also a foreign policy error as mentioned wrt Ukraine. The US cannot stand against Putin’s actions I. Ukraine without its allies support in Europe.
The US has no really good chips with which to bargain after that decision short of armed conflict which issue on the table.
Addendum - I did forget our best bargaining chip remains which is arming the Ukrainians and handing Russia an Afghanistan like problem that they know they would regret. The Ukraine is a huge country with many people who would resist communist Russia to the end.
Why not say there is no need for them to join if Russia guarantees and demonstrates no hostile intent.
And the thought drives the Russkies bonkers. It’s not worth it.
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just how to push the right buttons..."Mom & Apple Pie" posts seem to work best for me in getting plenty of DVs.
It is their free carton of chocolate milk.