I also add that Trump is about to make the same mistake with Ukraine. Americans hate losing wars. If Trump loses Ukraine, the strategic tragedy will be greater than Afghanistan. The danger to the world will be much greater. Europe will destabilize.
The Fight in Ukraine and its Heroes
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We are ready to stop Russia in its track. We can bring Russia to its knees. It's time.
Here is Lindsay Graham's letter to the WSJ....
America’s shameful withdrawal from Afghanistan didn’t merely damage our reputation; it set in motion aggression across the world....
Yet peace requires willing partners. While Ukraine has made clear it is ready for such an end, Russia has made more excuses than the market can bear. President Trump has asked Vladimir Putin to provide a term sheet outlining the requirements for a cease-fire, bringing the roadblocks to peace to a head. Depending on how Russia responds, we will know which course to take.
The Senate is prepared either way. I have coordinated with the White House on the Russia sanctions bill since its inception. The bill would put Russia on a trade island, slapping 500% tariffs on any country that buys Moscow’s energy products. The consequences of its barbaric invasion must be made real to those that prop it up. If China or India stopped buying cheap oil, Mr. Putin’s war machine would grind to a halt.
The sanctions bill has 82 co-sponsors. As Sen. Thune said last week, if Mr. Putin continues to play games, the Senate will act. I’m hoping for the best, but when it comes to the thug in Moscow, we should all prepare for more of the same.
Here is Lindsay Graham's letter to the WSJ....
America’s shameful withdrawal from Afghanistan didn’t merely damage our reputation; it set in motion aggression across the world....
Yet peace requires willing partners. While Ukraine has made clear it is ready for such an end, Russia has made more excuses than the market can bear. President Trump has asked Vladimir Putin to provide a term sheet outlining the requirements for a cease-fire, bringing the roadblocks to peace to a head. Depending on how Russia responds, we will know which course to take.
The Senate is prepared either way. I have coordinated with the White House on the Russia sanctions bill since its inception. The bill would put Russia on a trade island, slapping 500% tariffs on any country that buys Moscow’s energy products. The consequences of its barbaric invasion must be made real to those that prop it up. If China or India stopped buying cheap oil, Mr. Putin’s war machine would grind to a halt.
The sanctions bill has 82 co-sponsors. As Sen. Thune said last week, if Mr. Putin continues to play games, the Senate will act. I’m hoping for the best, but when it comes to the thug in Moscow, we should all prepare for more of the same.
After a weekend where Lindsay Graham and the US Senate threw down the gauntlet, Putin's cronies have all but said the peace deal advocated by Trump is dead.
The Russian press had declared Donald Trump's peace deal is "dying a slow death" as a key ally of Vladimir Putin mocked Western ceasefire plans by posting a map showing almost all of Ukraine occupied by Kremlin forces.
www.express.co.uk
The Russian press had declared Donald Trump's peace deal is "dying a slow death" as a key ally of Vladimir Putin mocked Western ceasefire plans by posting a map showing almost all of Ukraine occupied by Kremlin forces.
Russia declares 'Trump's peace deal is dead' as Kremlin threatens Ukraine
A senior Russian politician released a map showing almost all of Ukraine taken over by Putin's forces.
Newt Gingrich summarizes the approach the Trump Administration should take...
President Trump is right to be publicly exasperated with Putin. Putin’s deliberate use of violence against civilian targets for three straight days requires a response. American military aid to Ukraine should be dramatically increased in quantity, quality and freedom to use it anywhere including in Russia. The secondary oil embargo should be imposed to break the Russian economy
President Trump is right to be publicly exasperated with Putin. Putin’s deliberate use of violence against civilian targets for three straight days requires a response. American military aid to Ukraine should be dramatically increased in quantity, quality and freedom to use it anywhere including in Russia. The secondary oil embargo should be imposed to break the Russian economy
Who could have imagined that publicly belittling the president of the country being attacked and supporting the president of the country doing the attacking would have turned out to be a terrible plan? Oh that's right, everyone with functioning brain cells.
And if I never hear from that pathetic coward Lindsey Graham again, it will be too soon.
And if I never hear from that pathetic coward Lindsey Graham again, it will be too soon.
While the number of planes destroyed or damaged in the Ukrainian drone attacks remains unclear, its great to see that Ukraine eliminated or damaged a number of high priced, irreplaceable Russian aircraft. Hopefully Zelensky has some more tricks up his sleeve to retaliate against Putin's continued attacks on Ukraine and its citizens.
Just how much damage did Ukraine do in its 'Spiderweb' drone attack on Russia?
NBC News has analyzed satellite imagery to dig into Kyiv's and Moscow's claims as part of a wider propaganda war being waged in parallel to the actual fighting.
www.nbcnews.com
Donald Trump is an idiot. He is weak on national defense. The meme Trump Always Cops Out applies to his treatment to Ukraine. He is making the same mistake FDR made, in thinking personal diplomacy will stop the hard power of dictators who want to go to war.
To stop China, he has to stop, bleed out and destroy Russia. He is afraid to.
Where are the F-16's? Where are the Abrams tanks? Where are the Patriot Missile Batteries?
To stop China, he has to stop, bleed out and destroy Russia. He is afraid to.
Where are the F-16's? Where are the Abrams tanks? Where are the Patriot Missile Batteries?
Here is the footage of the F-16 taking down a Russian fighter. This is a first.
Large cracks are showing in the Russian economy. Exorbitant interest rates are damaging almost every aspect of the economy as firms default on loans with interest rates greater than 25%.
According to Russian bankers, the construction sector, industry, and companies involved in the military economy are starting to face payment difficulties, and the situation is becoming dangerous.
According to sources, the debt crisis could spread significantly throughout the entire Russian financial system next year.German Gref, CEO of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, described the situation as a “perfect storm” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week.
Andrei Kostin, head of Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, has said that many companies now have to take on more debt just to be able to pay interest.
According to The Moscow Times, the total debt of Russian companies to the banking system at the beginning of June amounted to 86.2 trillion rubles, which is 65 percent more than at the beginning of 2022, before Russia invaded Ukraine.
According to Russian bankers, the construction sector, industry, and companies involved in the military economy are starting to face payment difficulties, and the situation is becoming dangerous.
According to sources, the debt crisis could spread significantly throughout the entire Russian financial system next year.German Gref, CEO of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, described the situation as a “perfect storm” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum last week.
Andrei Kostin, head of Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, has said that many companies now have to take on more debt just to be able to pay interest.
According to The Moscow Times, the total debt of Russian companies to the banking system at the beginning of June amounted to 86.2 trillion rubles, which is 65 percent more than at the beginning of 2022, before Russia invaded Ukraine.
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