Pretty obvious that you're one of the ones who has put on your Putin kneepads. And IF Zelensky said that under his breath, then Vance had it coming. He was being a lil' bitch.
Good to know that you also support THIS:
Putin kneepads?
Disagreeing with one does not mean fellating the other.
False dichotomy, anyone?
If Zelensky wanted help from us, you don't go putting the President of the United States on the spot, in His Office, on National TV, reneging on the deal that had been made.
It is an affront to Trump, personally, to the Office of the President, to the Secretary of State who had settled the deal, and to the United States of America. Pure, in-your-face disrespect.
Of course he got kicked out. He needs us (or someone else's help) more than we need him. The minerals deal would have placed US interests within his country, which comes with an implied security agreement (when have we failed to defend American interests?). Instead, he went on a Democrat-induced grandstanding power play and got slapped down.
As Sun Tsu said:
Know the enemy and know yourself in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.
The same goes for negotiations in a business deal. Zelensky did not know Trump, and followed loser's advice (Democrats). Bad move.
