Marty, I see we continue to agree to disagree.
I’m not sure stopping the dying is Trump’s highest priority in Ukraine, otherwise he would help them continue to defend themselves until a ceasefire is in place. In my opinion he’s after the money. Ukraine is rich in minerals. He wants the minerals without going full-on into a conflict. If he wants the minerals, he’ll have to be prepared to fight for them. He wants to earn money off Russian natural gas sold to Europe without taking any risks. That won’t work. If someone pays you money, they expect something in return.

One other thing: as far as I know, no NATO country got a free ride. I know what you mean but I hate the way you describe it. Most of them are now paying their fair share but Trump wants more. He’s now talking about 3.5%. It’s all about money. Not about people, friendships, allies. In previous battles, troops from other countries fought side by side with Americans. I see, that’s not worth anything to you.


But your previous statement is still worrying me:

“Many people like Trump on defying judges whose courts were picked precisely because of their political-ideological bias.”

Trump picked judges of the Supreme Court precisely because of their political-ideological bias. If he is defying the Supreme Court then we have a dictator. Are you saying all judges must be Republicans or what is the message here? According to the election results the country is divided, but 36% of the Americans didn’t even vote.