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@ 2025-03-01 03:40:00
Zelensky saying he was "fighting alone" and that America was going to "feel it" was I think what sent that right down the tubes. He's made that sorta quasi-extortionist line many times, that if he doesn't fight then other countries will suffer. An implied threat like that in other diplomatic circles that line would've gotten a smirk and cringe, then a talking to behind closed doors, but with Trump ... his entire political being is America first and he has zero decorum so he'll tell you to STFU right to your face. But he will make deals if you play his game. It's the most frustrating thing that, to me, Trump doesn't come across as particularly complicated once you get the gist of his personality. Just butter him up a bit, that's it. I do not understand why these statesmen struggle so mightily with handling him. I mean he teabagged Marco Rubio and called him a dumb, dry mouthed midget and now Marco's sitting on that couch in one of the more powerful positions there is.
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All I want is for a single pro-war person to explain how exactly Ukraine, by itself, beats Russia in a war of conquest. Everyone tells them to fight, but nobody says how to win. The fact Ukraine is even in a position to negotiate is a fucking miracle as far as I'm concerned, but I think most people do not grasp modern warfare at all, especially not conventional wars which is strictly a matter of manpower and material production, both of which Ukraine is dwarfed by Russia in.
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Drop the platitudes. The question is can Ukraine win or not. If the answer is no, then you have to negotiate. You want to negotiate from a stance of strength. Post-Kharkov in 2022 was the time to do it. Now, because you have decided to dig trenches and engage Russia in a war of attrition, you will get further and further away from a peace you want with each passing year. Believe it or not, people who want negotiation are actually on Ukraine's side. History is full of people who treated warfare with an idealist lens and it never ends well, and those people always thought they were 'helping', too.
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