CIA Director warned Biden, NATO for Ukraine is the "brightest of all red lines". Biden made you and your family a potential H-bomb. Biden, who was warned, will be in a posh bomb shelter, while you and your family have blisters over your whole body.
So because the U.S. discussed Urkaine in Nato... Putin is allowed to invade Ukraine and threaten nuclear war.... when do we start blaming the psycho for the ridiculous response
I tend to believe Vindman's explanation for why Putin moved now. Basically, Jan. 6. That shitshow revealed to the world how chaotically divided we really are. One clue both he and Putin are right, there's a sizable slice of our voters who are siding with Putin.
Did they even? This excuse just doesn't hold to the most minor scrutiny. Ukraine wanting to join NATO does not equal US lobbying for Ukraine in NATO.
uh, the cia director told biden, nato for ukraine was "the brightest of all red lines". it doesn't get stronger than that. or come from a higher source than that. "do not stick penis in hornet's nest." i would advise biden not to slap the leader of china in the face. china might do something about it.
oh, yeah. countries join nato all the time without consulting the most powerful member (the u.s.) especially ukraine. that's not important enough for u.s. approval.
This is how this convo went: Joe: "Hey CIA, Zelensky called and wants to join NATO, what are the nat. sec. implications?" CIA: "That's a redline Mr. President." Joe: "OK, we'll just approach it like Taiwan, thanks" This is the hill you're willing to die on.
I think Putin also knows even the Europeans cannot work together that easily so if walked into Ukraine, they all would light their square in Ukraine colors and send out tweets and thoughts and prayers but do little else so not much risk. I do think the sanctions this time globally might hurt the Russian economy a lot more than in the past but it might take time...the fact that bank transfers and commerce are being affected in larger numbers, even FIFA getting involved shows Putin has only one ally, china.