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LolBased on those qualifications......... Are you serious?
One has the access to intelligence clearances to effectively determine every possible factor in the equation.
The other has seen and possibly participated in fighting on the front lines.
If you're going to objectively ask who would be best armed with knowledge on every aspect of that conflict it's JD Vance in a landslide..........
Why do you believe unnamed sources so easily? It is almost like they are trying to poison the well. Why do that?Lol
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You know why JD doesn't cite US intelligence? Because US intelligence says he's full of sh!t.
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As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say
Intelligence suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin is going through the motions and still thinks he can eventually control all of Ukraine, the sources told NBC News.www.nbcnews.com
Bearded’s post was merely a pointing at Ukrainians are dying because Russia invaded and had Russia not invaded (all the way back in 2014) neither Russians or Ukrainians would be dying. So basically had Russia not acted like Russia nobody would be still dying today. And that is completely Russia’s fault because they chose war and I don’t care what mental gymnastics people get contorted into to try and say Russia was right in choosing war. They absolutely were not.I fully understand what you're saying, but let's look at the conversational creep We've experienced. bearded posted a wish about a way to get Russians to stop killing Ukrainians. I think that's a noble wish. It's an ideal that I would love to see Come to fruition as well. My comment about that is Ukrainians cannot do anything to prevent Russia from doing that. They cannot control russia.
Only choices are to surrender, and hope for the best or flee and give up their country. The conversation was not about what's the best of all the bad options. Or which option results in fewer Ukrainians killed. The conversation was based on a wish of russians no longer killing ukrainians.
Why do you believe unnamed sources so easily? It is almost like they are trying to poison the well. Why do that?
I didn't say everyone, I said you. If you can quote yourself saying the Russians should be fighting their overlords I will apologize.
I don't have any reason to trust Vance over anyone else but I'm sure as hell not going to blindly trust any unnamed intelligence sources. Why do you think they are out there saying this while the admin is in the middle of talks? Kida sounds like there may be an agenda, doesn't it?Why should I trust JD Vance over an anonymous quote from a congressperson?
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Putin foe: Ohio’s Vance is repeating Kremlin talking points on sanctions
Few westerners know what a bad guy Vladimir Putin is better than Bill Browder — or what it’s like to get on the Russian autocrat’s bad side. And Browder says that Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s positions regarding Russia sound eerily like Putin’s own. Browder is the co-founder of Hermitage Capital...www.yahoo.com
Just because he's not interested in a peace deal doesn't mean we can afford to wage war, or risk escalation and US involvement.Lol
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You know why JD doesn't cite US intelligence? Because US intelligence says he's full of sh!t.
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As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say
Intelligence suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin is going through the motions and still thinks he can eventually control all of Ukraine, the sources told NBC News.www.nbcnews.com
Do you disagree that Ukraine has had problems bringing people into its military?Where did Vance cite "the CIA and American intelligence" as the basis for his views on Ukraine? He literally said that he watched it on TV FFS.
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What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office
"This is going to be great television. I will say that," President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House.www.pbs.org
That is a deliberately misleading "transcript" edit. The first 40-50 minutes or so are the decisive part of the press conference. PBS omitting that is a media propaganda op.....
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What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office
"This is going to be great television. I will say that," President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House.www.pbs.org
Says the guy citing NBC.Lol
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You know why JD doesn't cite US intelligence? Because US intelligence says he's full of sh!t.
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As U.S. and Putin negotiate, intel shows he's not interested 'in a real peace deal,' sources say
Intelligence suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin is going through the motions and still thinks he can eventually control all of Ukraine, the sources told NBC News.www.nbcnews.com
Media manipulation at its best.That is a deliberately misleading "transcript." The first 40-50 minutes or so were the decisive part of the press conference. That focus is a media propaganda op. You should watch the entire thing here. It explains matter plainly.
And don't say it's too long after spend years posting here. It's not too long for anyone who wants to know what happened.
Ok. Confront Bearded's ideal.I agree they can't control Russia, but thats true regardless of peace vs war, so its a bit of a moot point imo to worry about Ukrainian (war) deaths, if aren't going to worry about Ukrainian ("peace") deaths.
I also think the two options you presented are hardly the only choices Ukraine has. continuing to fight without the US support is still an option. No peace deal we force on them is going to work if they don't accept the terms.
and the two options presented ignore the negative consequences from either. I only pointed out the flaws in surrender, but fleeing presents equal danger, and probably even more unrest in Europe. at present you are talking about dumping 37 million more people into Europe. Rome was collapsed by much smaller forced migrations, and Europe is already struggling with the middle eastern migrants.
That's not what I asked you.Why should I trust JD Vance...
Next you'll be telling me that 51 intelligence officials said Hunter Biden's notebook was a Russia op just in time for a debate....over an anonymous quote from a congressperson?
And of the "Surrender" options, there should be a sub-category.I fully understand what you're saying, but let's look at the conversational creep We've experienced. bearded posted a wish about a way to get Russians to stop killing Ukrainians. I think that's a noble wish. It's an ideal that I would love to see Come to fruition as well. My comment about that is Ukrainians cannot do anything to prevent Russia from doing that. They cannot control russia.
Only choices are to surrender, and hope for the best or flee and give up their country. The conversation was not about what's the best of all the bad options. Or which option results in fewer Ukrainians killed. The conversation was based on a wish of russians no longer killing ukrainians.
as I pointed out previously, a fight goes on as long as both sides are willing/able to escalate. Ukraine may run out on both the willing and able side of that equation. but that is on them to make that call. Not you, me, Trump, or Putin. as long as they are willing and able, and they aren't getting good terms, they are going to keep fighting.Well, everyone would include them, and me saying it. As far as all this other nonsense, if people actually believe it why even talk... just kill everyone no surrender, no agreements, etc. Just pure genocide. It went from the stupid FREEDOM slogans in this war, to the idiotic DEMOCRACY slogans.... now onto NO QUARTER slogans.
This type of lifting must be exhausting.
Trump is much nicer than I ever would be.... I would just let all the Ukrainians die or flee.![]()
He never mentioned "TV", unless you are allowing that "TV" could include intel/footage/etc, or inferring that he meant "Fox News".Where did Vance cite "the CIA and American intelligence" as the basis for his views on Ukraine? He literally said that he watched it on TV FFS.
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What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office
"This is going to be great television. I will say that," President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House.www.pbs.org
#HookerPissWhy should I trust JD Vance over an anonymous quote from a congressperson?
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Putin foe: Ohio’s Vance is repeating Kremlin talking points on sanctions
Few westerners know what a bad guy Vladimir Putin is better than Bill Browder — or what it’s like to get on the Russian autocrat’s bad side. And Browder says that Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s positions regarding Russia sound eerily like Putin’s own. Browder is the co-founder of Hermitage Capital...www.yahoo.com