Thursday, February 24, 2022

Trump, allies defend or deflect Putin’s invasion; was Romney right?

 https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-allies-defend-putins-invasion-romney

Many GOP leaders, such as Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, are backing President Biden in lining up NATO allies for imposing sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Some are saying Biden hasn’t gone far enough – criticism that’s been fueled by the president’s decision to roll out only limited sanctions, apparently because the Russian military has entered only a couple of rebellious provinces so far.

Politico says "a vocal GOP minority on and off Capitol Hill — represented by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance, among others — has taken a third path, actively arguing against any U.S. involvement in the region while still dinging Biden. They argue that expanding the U.S. commitment to NATO is a mistake, and that the president should instead focus on countering China and securing America’s southern border."
I get the criticism of Biden. I get the argument that Ukraine shouldn’t be a top American priority. I don’t get the abandonment of the NATO alliance and indifference to a military takeover of what used to be a Soviet state. And I don’t get the praise for Putin, a man who jails and poisons his opponents and spewed all kinds of fabrications to justify his invasion, the second time in eight years he has attempted to seize a chunk of Ukraine – which he doesn’t even view as a legitimate country.

7 comments :

  1. USA/NATO wish to take over Ukraine, as a frontline , where they encroach on Russia's borders. Russia is defending itself.

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  2. Right!
    Hitler and Japan said the same

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  3. Here's what to admire about Putin. He's revealed that might NATO is only good for beating up on weak countries with no powerful allies like Serbia and Libya. The minute they're faced with an opponent that might push back and cause them casualties they suddenly want to negotiate, try limited sanctions and the lot. Man to man, NATO could push the Red Army back to Moscow in a few weeks with their technical superiority but they have no will to fight and Putin knows it. And so he's taken the chunk of Ukraine that he wants.
    This is why Israel has nukes. They know very well that if, chas v'shalom, the Iranians attacked and were making progress, the most they could expect from America, regardless of who the president is, are warm wishes and a strong tut tut to the Iranians.

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  4. You overlook the fact that Russia was attacked by Germany from the West.

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  5. why's it OK for USA to invade Iraq, when they had nothing to do with 9/11?

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  6. it was a wild leader showing his military might, not too different from Putin.

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