North Korea is selling artillery shells to Russia and is launching missile towards Japan and South Korea. Biden is doing nothing to interdiction this. A mind on appeasement is a terrible thing to waste.
The Biden Doctrine
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Biden has yet to confront Iran for its murder of a girl who refused to wear a headscarf. Another example of appeasement.
Where is the Biden administration as the Iranian people rise up for freedom? This is a replay of Obama's "no show" in the wake of the 2009 civilian uprisings. Rather than supporting freedom-seeking Iranians, Joe Biden continues to pursue an ill-advised Iran nuclear deal. How can one politician make the wrong policy decision every time?
The Biden Doctrine is alive...
Record Inflation, recession, government spending, retreat from the world, sell out to the Chicoms, record tax increases, record illegal immigration, attacks on parents, corruption of our schools, destruction of american energy production. Socialism offers nothing...
Record Inflation, recession, government spending, retreat from the world, sell out to the Chicoms, record tax increases, record illegal immigration, attacks on parents, corruption of our schools, destruction of american energy production. Socialism offers nothing...
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Biden to Xi...don't worry, I will have a free hand now and so will you. President Biden has said there is no imminent threat from China invading Taiwan... and yet did nothing to hold China accountable for Covid.
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We are seeing the latest evidence of Biden's appeasement policy- this time towards Iran. Why don't we give the protestors weapons and funds to take down the brutal regime? Because Appeasement Joe wants to cut a nuclear deal with Iran. He wants their oil. He handles these dictators with kid gloves. We should work to overthrow them.
We are once again seeing the effect of the Biden Doctrine. This time, Joe has been thinking about sending Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. Ukraine is having their electrical and water systems destroyed by Russia. In mid November, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken acknowledged that the US was going to send the Patriot system to Ukraine.
"The Pentagon's plan still needs to be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before it is sent to President Joe Biden for his signature. The three officials told CNN that approval is expected."
www.kcra.com
However, Putin started threatening the use of nuclear weapons. Joe Biden has blinked. Now after a month, Joe Biden is still thinking about it. Joe Biden is too afraid to protect Ukraine.
The US gave the system to Iraq, which... shared it with Iran. The secrets are out. Joe Biden's fear is the only reason the Patriot missile defense system hasn't been transferred to Ukraine.
"The Pentagon's plan still needs to be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before it is sent to President Joe Biden for his signature. The three officials told CNN that approval is expected."
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However, Putin started threatening the use of nuclear weapons. Joe Biden has blinked. Now after a month, Joe Biden is still thinking about it. Joe Biden is too afraid to protect Ukraine.
The US gave the system to Iraq, which... shared it with Iran. The secrets are out. Joe Biden's fear is the only reason the Patriot missile defense system hasn't been transferred to Ukraine.
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The Russian embassy is now threatening the President of the United States.
Any shipment of US Patriot missiles to Ukraine could "lead to unpredictable consequences" and threaten global security, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement Wednesday.
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the advanced long-range air defense system to Ukraine to help counter Moscow's attacks, according to US officials cited in a CNN report Tuesday.
www.cnn.com
Any shipment of US Patriot missiles to Ukraine could "lead to unpredictable consequences" and threaten global security, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement Wednesday.
The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the advanced long-range air defense system to Ukraine to help counter Moscow's attacks, according to US officials cited in a CNN report Tuesday.
Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 13 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, following a barrage of Russian strikes on the capital. Follow here for live updates.
Now, the Biden Administration is talking tough. They claim the Russians are not dictating our policy- but that is exactly what is happening.
"The US will not "allow comments from Russia to dictate the security assistance" the Biden administration provides to Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a briefing with reporters on Thursday."
www.cnn.com
"The US will not "allow comments from Russia to dictate the security assistance" the Biden administration provides to Ukraine, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a briefing with reporters on Thursday."
December 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
US Congress passed a massive defense spending bill that includes $800 million in support for Ukraine. Follow here for live updates.
To highlight the Biden Administration's errors in the previous three posts: When asked at a press conference in mid-November, Anthony Blinken should NOT have mentioned anything about the weapons systems we may provide to Ukraine. He should have said ABSOLUTLY NOTHING about the decision making process of the Biden Administration. INSTEAD, he should have said "I have no comment on the types of military assistance we are going to provide to the Ukrainians."
As the conversation has played out in the press, the Russians have again threatened to use nuclear weapons and Biden has backed off. These communications show the inexperience and immaturity of the senior leadership within the Biden Administration. This is bush league stuff.
Don't shout you intentions from the roof tops, only to pull back.
The Biden Administration has again lost its nerve. More people will die and the conflict will linger. No tanks, no long range artillery, no MIGs, no F16s, no A-10s, no ATACMS, no Patriot missile systems.
A better policy: Speak softly and carry a big stick. Don't confirm or announce anything. Just deliver it to where it is needed and act like you have no idea how it got there.
As the conversation has played out in the press, the Russians have again threatened to use nuclear weapons and Biden has backed off. These communications show the inexperience and immaturity of the senior leadership within the Biden Administration. This is bush league stuff.
Don't shout you intentions from the roof tops, only to pull back.
The Biden Administration has again lost its nerve. More people will die and the conflict will linger. No tanks, no long range artillery, no MIGs, no F16s, no A-10s, no ATACMS, no Patriot missile systems.
A better policy: Speak softly and carry a big stick. Don't confirm or announce anything. Just deliver it to where it is needed and act like you have no idea how it got there.
Ukraine is facing more death and destruction.
"The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army Zaluzhny said that Russia is preparing about 200 thousand new soldiers. “I have no doubt that they will go to Kyiv again,” The Economist quoted him as saying. According to Zaluzhny, the mobilization in Russia worked....
I have enough people. I don't need hundreds of thousands more. We need tanks, we need armored personnel carriers, we need infantry fighting vehicles. And we need ammunition,” he said."
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"The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army Zaluzhny said that Russia is preparing about 200 thousand new soldiers. “I have no doubt that they will go to Kyiv again,” The Economist quoted him as saying. According to Zaluzhny, the mobilization in Russia worked....
I have enough people. I don't need hundreds of thousands more. We need tanks, we need armored personnel carriers, we need infantry fighting vehicles. And we need ammunition,” he said."
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This hits the nail on the head.
Why is the world facing this bloody, deadly mess in Ukraine? A big reason is that the self-professed “smart power” set couldn’t understand what was happening right in front of their eyes eight years ago. Putin paid no significant price for seizing Crimea, and he expected the same once the leftovers from the Obama years were back in power. The disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 only reconfirmed his suspicions that America was becoming an exhausted, weakened, hesitant, internally divided power.
www.nationalreview.com
Why is the world facing this bloody, deadly mess in Ukraine? A big reason is that the self-professed “smart power” set couldn’t understand what was happening right in front of their eyes eight years ago. Putin paid no significant price for seizing Crimea, and he expected the same once the leftovers from the Obama years were back in power. The disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 only reconfirmed his suspicions that America was becoming an exhausted, weakened, hesitant, internally divided power.
All the Things That Went Wrong in 2022 | National Review
Two days before Christmas is also the date of the pseudo-holiday ‘Festivus,’ marked by the ‘airing of the grievances.’
www.nationalreview.com
Joe Biden seems to actually have the stones to supply tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, ammunition, supplies and support to the Ukrainians. Since 1917, the United States has come to the aid of democracies in Europe. This will be the second century where this country has decided to stop a dictator from running amok in Europe. In doing so, we will also deter the Chinese in the pacific.
I take it back. The Biden Administration is running out of ammo. It is even telling and training the Ukrainians to use less ammunition. How do you tell someone, who is in a death match with Russia, to reduce the number of bullets you are using. Instead, they are telling the Ukrainians to manoeuvre in close so they can get a better shot.
U.S. focuses on training Ukrainian troops to use less ammo
Western nations are growing concerned over their ability to quickly replenish stocks.
www.politico.com
Good old Joe, he let's the Chinese fly a spy balloon around our country for a week. He acted like he was afraid to act. It came through our air space. Why didn't they capture it? This guy is weak. The Chinese and the Russians know he is weak.
Because no one is afraid of Joe, the Chinese push him around. Now the Chicoms are going to provide aid to Russia. All of this because he pulled out of Afghanistan.
both have blood on their hands with regard to our withdrawal:
www.factcheck.org
Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan - FactCheck.org
We lay out many of the key diplomatic decisions, military actions, presidential pronouncements and expert assessments of the withdrawal agreement that ended the U.S. military's 20-year war in Afghanistan.
www.factcheck.org
Criminal that we left billions of dollars of equipment behind at Bagram. Sure the Ukrainians could have put it to good use.
Totally botched withdrawal. No US casualty in 18 months pre withdrawal, 13, totally avoidable, during the withdrawal. No one held accountable. Every significant figure is still in place. Accountability for rank incompetence?
Totally botched withdrawal. No US casualty in 18 months pre withdrawal, 13, totally avoidable, during the withdrawal. No one held accountable. Every significant figure is still in place. Accountability for rank incompetence?
In 2014, President Barack Obama resisted calls to help Ukraine militarily as he sought Mr. Putin’s cooperation on his presidency’s main foreign-policy priority, the nuclear deal with Iran. Ukraine, Mr. Obama said in an interview with the Atlantic in 2016, “is going to be vulnerable to military domination by Russia no matter what we do.” All the evidence of the past 50 years, he added, suggested that Russian (and Chinese) decision-making wouldn’t be influenced by “talking tough or engaging in some military action.”
Nice guy.
Foreign Policy Magazine really nails the issue. Biden's incrementalism is giving Putin a win. Russian wants a long war.
The ambiguity has resulted in a Western policy of incrementalism, setting the United States and Ukraine's other allies up for a protracted conflict. This approach is encouraging Putin to believe that time is on his side and that the United States will eventually tire, as it did in Afghanistan, especially as political winds shift with a US presidential election on the horizon. The policy, while ostensibly seeking to avoid escalation, is laying the ground for something far more dangerous for the United States and its allies: a potential Russian win.
www.foreignaffairs.com
The ambiguity has resulted in a Western policy of incrementalism, setting the United States and Ukraine's other allies up for a protracted conflict. This approach is encouraging Putin to believe that time is on his side and that the United States will eventually tire, as it did in Afghanistan, especially as political winds shift with a US presidential election on the horizon. The policy, while ostensibly seeking to avoid escalation, is laying the ground for something far more dangerous for the United States and its allies: a potential Russian win.
Russia Wants a Long War
The West needs to send Ukraine more arms, more quickly.
Biden owns this. This is not a game. Nothing short of victory is possible. The stakes couldn't be higher for the United States. I certainly hope this is wrong, but I fear that it is correct.
"It must become clear to the West, however, that anything short of the full restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity will represent a catastrophic defeat for the United States and its European allies.
If Russia were allowed to keep any of its ill-gotten gains in Ukraine—whether via peace treaty, cease-fire, or stalemate—the deterrent power of the United States and the transatlantic alliance would be lost. No longer would any would-be aggressor need to consider the Western response before invading or even just threatening a neighbor. "
www.foreignaffairs.com
"It must become clear to the West, however, that anything short of the full restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity will represent a catastrophic defeat for the United States and its European allies.
If Russia were allowed to keep any of its ill-gotten gains in Ukraine—whether via peace treaty, cease-fire, or stalemate—the deterrent power of the United States and the transatlantic alliance would be lost. No longer would any would-be aggressor need to consider the Western response before invading or even just threatening a neighbor. "
Russia Wants a Long War
The West needs to send Ukraine more arms, more quickly.
I am surprised, because Foreign Policy is not known for its hawkish views. It is not quite a liberal rag. However, This is an excellent summation of the issue:
For the past 12 months, Western ambiguity has emboldened Putin to prolong this war, allowing him to believe that there may perhaps come a time when the flow of support will stop, and thus that he can outlast the West and Ukraine. Replacing that ambiguity with strategic clarity—robbing Putin of any viable option other than an organized retreat—can help bring this war to an end. To borrow a phrase from Biden's State of the Union address in February, it's time for the West to finish the job.
www.foreignaffairs.com
For the past 12 months, Western ambiguity has emboldened Putin to prolong this war, allowing him to believe that there may perhaps come a time when the flow of support will stop, and thus that he can outlast the West and Ukraine. Replacing that ambiguity with strategic clarity—robbing Putin of any viable option other than an organized retreat—can help bring this war to an end. To borrow a phrase from Biden's State of the Union address in February, it's time for the West to finish the job.
Russia Wants a Long War
The West needs to send Ukraine more arms, more quickly.
More evidence of the Biden Doctrine. The China-Russia nexus is on the ascendancy. While Joe retreats and appeased dictators, they will undermine world peace and stability. This started in Afghanistan.
The Biden Administration is continuing to undermine Ukraine. Not only is Biden withholding weapons, his top General is throwing Ukraine under the bus. He is doing this on the specific direction of the president.
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview that it is unlikely that Ukraine will score a decisive victory over Russia, even as Kyiv deploys increasingly powerful western weapons 14 months into the war.
thehill.com
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview that it is unlikely that Ukraine will score a decisive victory over Russia, even as Kyiv deploys increasingly powerful western weapons 14 months into the war.
Milley says Ukraine victory over Russia unlikely this year
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview that it is unlikely that Ukraine will score a decisive victory over Russia, even as Kyiv deploys increasingly power…
thehill.com
I must give credit where credit is due. Donald Trump could never have gotten the Germans to step up to the plate, However, Trump would have deterred any Russian incursions into Ukraine.The Poles have arranged for Germany to send all of its MiGs to Ukraine. The German decision was quick....
According to SPIEGEL information, the federal government has approved Poland's application to export MiG-29 fighter jets from GDR (East Germany) stocks to Ukraine .....
It is correct that the federal government did not postpone the decision, but made it on the day of the export application...The Ukrainian side will certainly be very pleased with this speed."
Ukraine-Krieg: Bundesregierung genehmigt Polen Kampfjet-Lieferungen an Kiew
Warschau will die Ukraine mit Kampfflugzeugen aus DDR-Altbeständen unterstützen. Nun hat Berlin nach SPIEGEL-Informationen die dazu benötigte Zustimmung erteilt.www.spiegel.de
Trump would have put 500 Abrams in Ukraine before Russia invaded.
Trump could care less about Ukraine. He already has said if he had been President he would have negotiated a deal in which Ukraine gave Russia part of Ukraine. Maybe you would have been happy with that, but no way Zelensky would have gone for that. Trump can't stand Zelensky since Zelensky would not go for Trump's bribe to frame Biden. And if you think Trump would have sent 500 Abrams to Ukraine before Russia invaded to deter his hero Putin I have a mountain top cabin in Florida I'd love to sell you.
With all due respects, you appear overly partisan. "Trump's bribe to frame Biden". Really?
Believe there is abundant evidence the Biden family was enriched by the Ukrainians. They bought influence. Pretty obvious. The Bidens didn't have to be "framed".
BTW Not a Trump fan. Just looking at the record.
Believe there is abundant evidence the Biden family was enriched by the Ukrainians. They bought influence. Pretty obvious. The Bidens didn't have to be "framed".
BTW Not a Trump fan. Just looking at the record.
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Trump withheld funding to Ukraine and proposed a meeting in the US with Zelensky as leverage to try to force Zelensky to announce that Zelensky/Ukraine was starting an investigation into the Bidens. Fortunately Zelensky would not take the bribe. You may not consider that to be a bribe to frame Biden but I do. If Hunter Biden, Joe Biden or any other Biden has committed any crimes, I say investigate and prosecute if appropriate, but Trump's illegal tactic was to try to force a foreign leader to announce an investigation that the foreign leader had no plans to do.
And I'll admit to being overly partisan when it comes to all things Trump. Not with all Republicans, just Trump and his disciples. I cannot support anyone who has tried to damage and continues to try to damage our republic by falsely claiming he won an election that he lost, and continues to foster anger and potential violence by his more radical supporters.
Long Time, totally agree with your ending re: election interference nonsense.
Stand by my previous comment that the known facts strongly suggest Hunter was paid for "expertise" he did not possess. Seeking to buy influence is the only reasonable explanation, particularly given the amount of cash thrown around. "Bribe" to me seems like a loaded partisan statement. Perhaps not to others.
Worked in the public sector for 40 years, know how it works intimately, seen it up close and personal, recognize stained underwear when I see them. Hunter's are dirty.
Stand by my previous comment that the known facts strongly suggest Hunter was paid for "expertise" he did not possess. Seeking to buy influence is the only reasonable explanation, particularly given the amount of cash thrown around. "Bribe" to me seems like a loaded partisan statement. Perhaps not to others.
Worked in the public sector for 40 years, know how it works intimately, seen it up close and personal, recognize stained underwear when I see them. Hunter's are dirty.
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Who of we speaking of? "Jared" Kushner, Trumps son in law? If so, party affiliation is immaterial. Playing your position for personal or family gain is how it works in politics. Its not like one side is pure and the other is diabolical. Hope I didn't imply that.
Who of we speaking of? "Jared" Kushner, Trumps son in law? If so, party affiliation is immaterial. Playing your position for personal or family gain is how it works in politics. Its not like one side is pure and the other is diabolical. Hope I didn't imply that.
Most of this is incorrect and hyperbole. However, it is accurate to say that Trump would hold a grudge against Ukraine. However, you missed the point- Obama was very weak against Russia. He did nothing when Russia invaded Crimea and the Dombass in 2014. He did nothing when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. Obama retreated from his red lines in Syria. Biden retreated from Afghanistan.
Not sure how I missed the point and you got on the topic of Obama, I replied to your ludicrous (IMHO) post that Trump would have deterred Putin from trying to take over Ukraine. I wish Obama, Trump and Biden all had done more to deter Putin, like you I am pro Ukraine. And please elaborate on what in my post is incorrect, if I recall there is a recorded phone conversation that is pretty clear that Trump was trying to get Zelensky to announce an investigation of the Biden family even though Zelensky had no inclination to do that, while at the time Trump was withholding funding to Ukraine.
