08/02/2024
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There is simply no getting away from the fact that the filth are advancing; albeit at considerable losses of orc trash and equipment.
Even those losses are insufficient to push them back, because they still have air superiority and still out-man and outgun the defenders.
There are at least four reasons for this:
1/ the trumpkov aid block
2/ the failure to deliver F16’s in numbers and on time
3/ the slowness of the resumed arms deliveries
4/ Ukraine’s acute manpower, ammo, artillery and long range fire shortages.
So, you blame Trump for 1 out of 4 problems. Biden and the rest of the world can’t get arms to Ukraine very fast; the rest of the world have only taken 2 years to deliver F16s “in a couple months”; and Ukraine has a very limited age for drafting soldiers, plus a lot of Ukrainians fled the country when Russia invaded.
I am a big supporter of Ukraine and believe Trump is now, too.
But, I clearly understand the position that 1)Ukraine could be doing more for itself (open the draft to all ages over 16 or 18); 2)other NATO countries were not spending their fair share on its support; and 3)other countries (France, Germany, UK, and US) must allow arms to be used against all areas where arms are fired into Ukraine and speed up shipments.
So, stop blaming Trump for the whole world’s failure to properly support Ukraine.
The noises Trump has been making about the phone call with Zelensky gives the impression that he will abandon Ukraine.
“I am a big supporter of Ukraine and believe Trump is now, too.”
You just destroyed your entire argument with that sentence. It’s a non sequitur.
The second part is incompatible with the first.
Trump has been talking about partition since 2014. But last year he went a step further and stated on live TV; “Trump’s gonna take all Ukraine.”
He intends to impose; or try to impose, a land for piece deal that rewards his friend putler for genocide. He just hired JD VanZkov; who openly sneers at Ukraine. Furthermore, he is being advised by Elbridge Colby, who has already said what Ukraine will get from Trump: zilch.
Did extending the ruSSian sanctions help Ukraine? Yes.
Did applying new sanction on ruSSia help Ukraine? Yes.
Did sanctioning NS2 help Ukraine? Yes.
Did the closing of ruSSian consulates in the USA help Ukraine? Yes.
Did green-lighting Javelins open the door for more arms to Ukraine? Yes.
Did the mass production of oil and gas help Ukraine? Yes.
Did stopping ruSSia’s advances in the Donbas help Ukraine? Yes.
Did appointing Kurt Volker to Ukraine, help Ukraine? Yes.
So…
Who let putin take the Crimea? It wasn’t Trump.
Who let putin take half of the Donbas? It wasn’t Trump.
Who took sanctions OFF NS2? It wasn’t Trump.
Who let putin commit a full on invasion of Ukraine? It wasn’t Trump.
Need more evidence to see your ire is misdirected? Consider this your free session to reality.
“I went in yesterday, and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine — Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful,” Trump said when asked about the news. “I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s going to go in and be a peacekeeper.”
He’s such a keen supporter of Ukraine isn’t he?
https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-ukraine-invasion-justification-genius-savvy-2022-2
Only last year he stated on live TV:
“Putin’s gonna take all Ukraine.”
And just to consolidate his “love” of Ukraine, he appointed a pigshit-thick putler-rimmer: JD VanZkov, who “doesn’t care what happens to Ukraine one way or another.”
I would add: you may be thinking of the “Pompeo Plan”, which was published in the WSJ and here. Aspects of it are workable, but there is no evidence that Trump would comply with it. Very much the opposite in fact.
Like I always say, words are words and deeds are deeds. Listening to words and ignoring deeds is what Moskali do. Just saying…
If any other asshole had said that, you would have been furious.
Anyway, the “deeds” are also very plain : the aid block that murdered many thousands of Ukrainians.
I agree with some of your points, but the part about Trump being an Ukraine supporter I don’t. If you could give us some proof to back that up, we’d appreciate it. But, I won’t hold my breath.