MeganC...
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on February 24, 2025, 06:18:28 pm
If Ukraine is too much of mess to admit to the E.U., it has no chance of NATO membership.
Ukraine is a mess because of centuries of Russian enslavement and now eleven years of Russian attempts at reconquest.
The problem here is Russia.
And...
Russia must be destroyed!
I do not ever see Ukraine being part of NATO. They may become NATO light, meaning while not a member, I can see NATO nations deploying forces there to serve as a potential buffer, but not having Article 5 to protect them.
And I disagree with you that the problem is Russia. The problem is Vladimir Putin, the closest thing to Adolph Hitler in 80 years. Only, he does not have the military might Hitler had for the time. And he does not have a unified military rank and file. Most of his standing military are buried in a cemetery somewhere.
And seriously, who is going to destroy Russia? Who? The USA and NATO? NEVER. Not going to happen. Hell, you got Trump running around saying we should bring Russia into the G7 and make it the G8. Now I know why he is doing this. He believes by enticing Putin to a better life for his nation, he will agree to some form of peace terms. But what Trump fails to comprehend is that Putin does not care about his people, or even his nation. All he cares about is lining his pockets with gold. And in fact, I believe that is another angle Trump is using to end the conflict. I can see him sitting there and saying to Putin, let's divide the mineral wealth in eastern Ukraine 50/50, and I will take care of the little guy's cut(Zelensky), in true mafia fashion.
Frankly, I am fine with that versus continuing to pour hundreds of billions into Ukraine. And I f***ing don't care what Zelensky thinks he had with Biden, there is a new sheriff in town, and Zelensky better wake up to that fact, or the primary supplier for his weaponry goes away to watch from the cheap seats.
Trump is perfectly right to demand something from Ukraine. The fact the Biden Administration was too clueless to think of protecting the USA economically doesn't preclude Trump from exacting what he deems appropriate. And the real number spent in Ukraine is way above anything published, I am certain. So, in the end, the $500 billion will make us even.
The UGLY TRUTH is that Putin is in serious financial trouble, and Trump might be doing nothing more than bidding the time until the collapse of Russia, forecast for this coming fall. Frankly, I think Trump would have an easier time of making Russia the 51th state than he would with Canada or Greenland.
