Ask the electronic media moguls and producers why Ukraine suddenly disappeared from their reporting. You would think the conflict in Ukraine stopped on October 7 when Israel was attacked. Do we suppose that public support for Ukraine is helped by the sudden loss of interest by the media? Abandoning Ukraine is unthinkable and stupid from a security point of view. We must support their ongoing struggle to stop Putin. (Republican party today has no bottom. They will do literally anything at all to acquire power. They have no regard for our country, our people, our obligations around the world or at home. The unreported underlying question is; who is financing their madness ???)
There should be severe consequences for bringing impeachment charges with no evidence much the same as frivolous lawsuits. This society is way too litigious because we fail to punish this nonsense!
It is mostly because Trump demands it, but it also because of an older marching order from Newt Gingrich of "No Compromise, No Cooperation" that has led to Trump. Think about it. The Republicans are willing to give Ukraine to Putin and risk a European war to prevent Biden from getting a political win.
Considering that Republican political strategy is oriented around the courts, because they don't have policies anyone wants, it's obvious to attack President Biden through with law... something the Republicans corrupt as a basic strategy..
Ukraine needs a PAC like Israel has (AIPAC, second largest in DC). Money gets influence and Israel has lots of that. The Russian/Ukraine war is an existential threat to the world, Israel/Hamas isn’t, but Israel knows how capitalistic cronyism works.
Maga republicans don’t care about anything but making Biden look bad. They don’t care about national security that’s for sure! All they want is power over us all!
Trump is a total dope, for openers. He's also dangerous. His attraction to the likes of V. Putin and Kim J. tells it all. He's a bully and both Vlad and Kim are his kinda guys Trump and his brand of frenetic government needs to be rejected - soundly, at the polls. His loose handling of sensitive intelligence docs should be viewed as near-treasonous. Like I noted above, he's dangerous -- reject him!!
It is hard to understand cult mentality. Trump cost Fox $787 million, cost Rudy Guliani $148 million and an endless list of Jan 6 insurrectionists their freedom for months and years. There is not enough room under the Trump bus for the people he will throw there to aid and abet his retribution. Mr. Speaker, Messeres Comer, McCarthy, Gaetz and the House Trump minions, there is still room under the bus for you. Stop the madness before you pay the price.
First, it’s not an Israel-Hamas war, it is Israel trying to wipe out the Palestinians, using Hamas as an excuse. Don’t forget that Netanyahu admitted he boosted and supported Hamas for a long time, and then ignored the signs that Hamas was planning to attack. Of course it’s never morally justifiable to kill innocent civilians. I’m very critical of the coldness with which you talk about what Israel is doing, when more than 18,000 Palestinians have been killed. This is not a chess game, or a matching of wits. If you’re worried about Trump, why aren’t you worried about all the people being killed in Gaza? Do you not care because they’re far away?
Yes, we all have to keep Trump out of the Presidency.
Robert, I thought you had retired from teaching. Who were the students you sat down with?
Not only "yes", but "Hell yes" we should give Ukraine the aid it needs, and not just because Putin will otherwise win. If we bail on Ukraine now, the entire western world will consider us unreliable feckless allies who could not, and should not, be relied upon. In the eyes of the Russians, Chinese, and Iranians, we will be considered weak, irresolute, and more easily disregarded and dominated. NATO will be weakened, China will become much more influential, regional wars will be more likely, and the move to authoritarianism will accelerate world wide.
Aid to Ukraine is essential. What I find most peculiar is the total lack of hitorical argument in favor of such aid. I am only 82, so was not alive when the relevant history was made. There are confirming news reels about it. The Prime Minister of England (Chaimberlan) returned from a multilateral peace conference just before the onset of WW II. Mr Hitler promised he was finished with expansion in Europe in exchanke for about 1/3rd of Czechoslovakia. It was given to Him and Chamberlain proclaimed he had bought "Peace in our Time." Shortly thereafter, Hitler attacked Poland and WW II officially began. The parallel is exquiset. Putin will not stop at Ukraine. The only question is which country is next.
Ukraine is the door to the rest of Europe. If we can’t protect the door, Europe potentially will also fall but before that we have a WWIII. Frightening
I’ve been “talking”with a smart young woman pro Palestine. Her blindness to even try to hear another view or think of other reasonings, is appalling and scary as H. Her “thinking” (emotions) jump to different interpretations of what we hear until we are not even on the same page. Sad!! I can talk well usually with people with whom i disagree, but hard when the same words have different meanings.
The republican do trumps and Putins bidding. The republicans do not works for the American interests or for the American people.
As for the impeachment of President Biden the republicans were successful in raising doubt against Secretary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election and they are doing the same thing with President Biden.
It is NOT a good economy. Ask the single mother making $15/hour, who is paying more for groceries, gasoline, health care, housing, than she did in 2019, 2020, 2021. . .If Biden can't fix this he's finished.
Yes, the US should provide more aid to Ukraine because doing so shows we keep our promises to allies. Yes because it aligns with and strengthens NATO, a major bulwark within the geopolitical order that supports our goals. Yes because ceding to our enemies the "breadbasket of Europe" and a significant source of lithium is just foolish. And, okay, yes because turning our back on Ukraine gives Putin a big win.
My largest fear is the Supreme Court will decide the President is immune from criminal prosecution….that scares the heck out of me! D in TX
Ask the electronic media moguls and producers why Ukraine suddenly disappeared from their reporting. You would think the conflict in Ukraine stopped on October 7 when Israel was attacked. Do we suppose that public support for Ukraine is helped by the sudden loss of interest by the media? Abandoning Ukraine is unthinkable and stupid from a security point of view. We must support their ongoing struggle to stop Putin. (Republican party today has no bottom. They will do literally anything at all to acquire power. They have no regard for our country, our people, our obligations around the world or at home. The unreported underlying question is; who is financing their madness ???)
There should be severe consequences for bringing impeachment charges with no evidence much the same as frivolous lawsuits. This society is way too litigious because we fail to punish this nonsense!
It is mostly because Trump demands it, but it also because of an older marching order from Newt Gingrich of "No Compromise, No Cooperation" that has led to Trump. Think about it. The Republicans are willing to give Ukraine to Putin and risk a European war to prevent Biden from getting a political win.
Considering that Republican political strategy is oriented around the courts, because they don't have policies anyone wants, it's obvious to attack President Biden through with law... something the Republicans corrupt as a basic strategy..
Ukraine needs a PAC like Israel has (AIPAC, second largest in DC). Money gets influence and Israel has lots of that. The Russian/Ukraine war is an existential threat to the world, Israel/Hamas isn’t, but Israel knows how capitalistic cronyism works.
Because they know that it will be in the news and just the accusation is implication for many less-informed voters.
Maga republicans don’t care about anything but making Biden look bad. They don’t care about national security that’s for sure! All they want is power over us all!
Trump is a total dope, for openers. He's also dangerous. His attraction to the likes of V. Putin and Kim J. tells it all. He's a bully and both Vlad and Kim are his kinda guys Trump and his brand of frenetic government needs to be rejected - soundly, at the polls. His loose handling of sensitive intelligence docs should be viewed as near-treasonous. Like I noted above, he's dangerous -- reject him!!
It is hard to understand cult mentality. Trump cost Fox $787 million, cost Rudy Guliani $148 million and an endless list of Jan 6 insurrectionists their freedom for months and years. There is not enough room under the Trump bus for the people he will throw there to aid and abet his retribution. Mr. Speaker, Messeres Comer, McCarthy, Gaetz and the House Trump minions, there is still room under the bus for you. Stop the madness before you pay the price.
First, it’s not an Israel-Hamas war, it is Israel trying to wipe out the Palestinians, using Hamas as an excuse. Don’t forget that Netanyahu admitted he boosted and supported Hamas for a long time, and then ignored the signs that Hamas was planning to attack. Of course it’s never morally justifiable to kill innocent civilians. I’m very critical of the coldness with which you talk about what Israel is doing, when more than 18,000 Palestinians have been killed. This is not a chess game, or a matching of wits. If you’re worried about Trump, why aren’t you worried about all the people being killed in Gaza? Do you not care because they’re far away?
Yes, we all have to keep Trump out of the Presidency.
Robert, I thought you had retired from teaching. Who were the students you sat down with?
Not only "yes", but "Hell yes" we should give Ukraine the aid it needs, and not just because Putin will otherwise win. If we bail on Ukraine now, the entire western world will consider us unreliable feckless allies who could not, and should not, be relied upon. In the eyes of the Russians, Chinese, and Iranians, we will be considered weak, irresolute, and more easily disregarded and dominated. NATO will be weakened, China will become much more influential, regional wars will be more likely, and the move to authoritarianism will accelerate world wide.
Aid to Ukraine is essential. What I find most peculiar is the total lack of hitorical argument in favor of such aid. I am only 82, so was not alive when the relevant history was made. There are confirming news reels about it. The Prime Minister of England (Chaimberlan) returned from a multilateral peace conference just before the onset of WW II. Mr Hitler promised he was finished with expansion in Europe in exchanke for about 1/3rd of Czechoslovakia. It was given to Him and Chamberlain proclaimed he had bought "Peace in our Time." Shortly thereafter, Hitler attacked Poland and WW II officially began. The parallel is exquiset. Putin will not stop at Ukraine. The only question is which country is next.
Ukraine is the door to the rest of Europe. If we can’t protect the door, Europe potentially will also fall but before that we have a WWIII. Frightening
I’ve been “talking”with a smart young woman pro Palestine. Her blindness to even try to hear another view or think of other reasonings, is appalling and scary as H. Her “thinking” (emotions) jump to different interpretations of what we hear until we are not even on the same page. Sad!! I can talk well usually with people with whom i disagree, but hard when the same words have different meanings.
The republican do trumps and Putins bidding. The republicans do not works for the American interests or for the American people.
As for the impeachment of President Biden the republicans were successful in raising doubt against Secretary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election and they are doing the same thing with President Biden.
It is NOT a good economy. Ask the single mother making $15/hour, who is paying more for groceries, gasoline, health care, housing, than she did in 2019, 2020, 2021. . .If Biden can't fix this he's finished.
Yes, the US should provide more aid to Ukraine because doing so shows we keep our promises to allies. Yes because it aligns with and strengthens NATO, a major bulwark within the geopolitical order that supports our goals. Yes because ceding to our enemies the "breadbasket of Europe" and a significant source of lithium is just foolish. And, okay, yes because turning our back on Ukraine gives Putin a big win.