• bluGill@fedia.io
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    The US promised to bring this to the UN security console and did. However Russia has veto rights on the UN security console and so this went nowhere.

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      That’s such a ridiculous thing to agree to, knowing that a country with a veto was the most likely aggressor. :(

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    However, at the time, the person making and in charge of keeping that promise was not a Russian asset.

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    USA: sends $170,000,000,000+ in aid…

    The Rest of the World: “The USA isn’t doing enough!”

    Where do you think Ukraine is getting it’s intelligence from?

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      I think you overestimate that number, but that’s not the thing, the thing is slow walking aid just dragged everything out.

      Some saybit was Donald’s gift to putin, so putin could “finish” quickly, but Biden dlow walked things too, like forbidding the use of american weapons on russians depending were they were.

      A quick piwerful response was what we all wanted but didn’t get so here we are.

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          Did you just conveniently forgot humanitarian aid?

          And the whole call USA in need, from a NATO standpoint, it has only been the other way around, and we were there for them. We (Europe) also let the hard power plus soft power to the USA after WW2. They have benefited enormously from that internationally, economically… We also have been buying USA weapon systems for enormous quantities.

          The deal? If we need you, USA, you’ll help us against Russia (I don’t think there is another threat model).

          First try: slow walking and half siding with Russia…

          Well it seems like the party is over and good old europe is coming back.

          Interesting times.

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            I’m not trying to be rude, but I’m guessing English is a second language for you.

            We (Europe) also let the hard power plus soft power to the USA after WW2

            So if I’m reading this right, in your opinion, war torn Europe was generous in “letting” the USA supply aid after WW2?

            They have benefited enormously from that internationally, economically…

            And yeah, that’s kind of the point, do you think any country in the world sends the GDP of a small country to another nation, purely out of the goodness of their heart?

            half siding with Russia…

            I sure hope you aren’t talking about me…

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      In a time when a person working full-time can’t even afford groceries, we should be involved in exactly zero wars abroad.

      I hate this country.