Why Both Sides Are Dead Wrong About Ukraine
The Russians and the Chinese are working together to use Ukraine as a proxy to test the resolve of the United States. There is simply no viable scenario where extricating ourselves from the Ukraine invasion elevates the United States standing around the world. On the contrary, every single time the United States has taken a step back from global involvement, the world descends into war. However, for Democrats to claim that anything other than a blank check to Ukraine means we are actively supporting the Russians is simply ludicrous. Where has the nuance gone in conversations about complex foreign policy issues? Here’s what I propose.
I do not buy the worn-out pseudo justification of us taking "a step back from global involvement, the world descends into war." WE are the instigators of Wars over the last 50 years more than any other Nation--with trillion$ wasted and millions killed. And not for a "noble cause" like the neoCon's try to convince us of. Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbia, and even Ukraine. Yes, we started the proxy war against Russia with the Maidan Coup in 2014, and have used the constant threat of expanding NATO beyond the border of Germany, as we PROMISED Gorbachev we would not do. We are trying to preserve American hegemony--not for "freedom", but for economic and military dominance.
If we were writing blank checks, we'd be sending F-16's to Ukraine. If we were writing blank checks, we'd be sending long-range artillery there. We're not. So, that's just BS. Now, we may at some point. An argument can be made that we'll eventually have to, to ensure Russia's defeat. We'll see.
However, this rant is more about placating your Christian Nationalist listeners than making a cogent foreign policy argument.