Originally Posted by Rob B.
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.

That is your narrative Rob. Not likely more than that.

Trump has no plans to fight for minerals or anything else in Ukraine.
As far you you know, no NATO country was riding without paying? Check that again.
The reality is that the world is largely about money and always has been...and PHUQUE EWE for attempting to boil me down to someone who does not value allegiances. What I dont value is parasites who want Americans to come die in their wars for any reason that they come up with. Friendship, duty, God, apple pie, whatever. ...

and if the Americans refuse, here comes the guilt train. And Ukraine is a country too corrupt to even be offered membership in the EU or NATO.
With the exception of Canada, our "allies" also supply us with most of our enemies.
If it means that much to you, pick up a gun, fly in to Ukraine, and go fight the Russians.

You have yet to mention any concern at all for the United States southern border and my personal safety.




Originally Posted by Rob B.
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.

Rob

You're ignorant of American history and I dont know what your point is.
American presidents have challenged the courts throughout.
This last guy is a district court judge cherry picked in a Washington state district court because of his ideological activism and the certainty that he was in-the-bag for the filers.

Trump is defying his CLAIMED authority to demand the planes be turned around.
YOU and I have no clue what the outcome of this will be until it reaches a higher court or SCOTUS.
If SCOTUS rules that the judges order to stop the planes should have prevailed, or they refuse to hear it because they feel that it was sufficiently argued in a lower court... and Trump continues to defy it then he will be functioning as a dictator.
Until then that's just Hair-on-fire lunacy.

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