The same ones who said we would win in Iraq and Afghanistan?
The same ones who said we would win in Iraq and Afghanistan?
No, the same ones saying Iraq and Afghanistan were mistakes. The mainstream opinion on both the left and right was that Ukraine could beat the United States with Western aid. It was a small number of conservatives, mostly on the alt-right, saying that this was impossible. Trump agreed with them.
Also, we did win in Iraq. It was what happened after that was problematic.
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Who claimed it would be a “three day war”? Did the Russians? Wars usually last for years.
I think he would have the best odds. My concern with a guy like DeSantis is that he won’t have deep enough pockets to carry the same bucket.
A multi-billionaire with other multi-billionaire friends and people beholden to him and them in ways we will probably never know who legitimately enjoys America and wants to lead as a personal interest is an anomaly we will never see again.
Everybody will have some form of involvement or tie to “the system”.
This is a legitimately unique opportunity window to blitz laws in to existence and ideally even have them challenged (and upheld) at the Supreme Court.
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You mean:
@zecarlo You’re thinking of Afghanistan.
@doogie All that proves is that Russian state media had an article prepared for if and when Russia defeated Ukraine, and accidentally published it before it happened. It says little about the expectations of Russians regarding how long the war would last. In any case, I think the subject is irrelevant to the bigger picture.
That is all true.
All kinds of things point to the fact that Russia expected a quick and easy victory. They didn’t set up logistics for a long war ahead of time and attacked deep into Ukraine very quickly trying to hold advanced objectives with paratroopers. They expected to link up with Transnistria and immediately have control of an airport outside of Kiev. These resources ended up stranded and wasted with extended or no supply lines.
Many things can be true in war and maybe some of this was diversions and misinformation, but that explanation only goes so far.
What’s up with the Panama Canal?
Did some former US officials hand the canal over to be nice? Or was there some treaty written way back that specified the date Panama would take control of the canal zone?
Or am I getting confused thinking of Hong Kong or something?
Carter gave it away in 1977.
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More canals, more problems!
Dude just wanted to live the simple life.
Tell that to ISIS.
Pause federal funding on necessary things, piss off a number allies, refusal to understand who actually pays for tariffs, drill baby drill, and signing executive orders that mirror project 2025.
We aren’t returning to any sort of prosperity. The administration is talking about gutting universities.
FYI, the guy truly running things is Kevin Roberts who wrote this BS book with a forward by JD Vance the release of which was conveniently delayed until after the election….
Saying, essentially to purge everything (this is right in the description from the publisher) including the FBI, Ivy League schools (if you think it will stop there you are ignorant), the New York Times (yeah, a generally crap publication, but screw free speech and all that), etc…
Is this truly what conservatives wanted? If so, it’s going to end badly.
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A real weirdo.
The last line of this article is telling. Because the president believes a law is unconstitutional he thinks he can challenge it via executive order. Makes sense, since he already thinks he’s above the law and his supporters don’t give a crap that he’s a felon, outright liar, and just all around asshole (see years of lawsuits against him going back decades before he entered politics).
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TDS at its best
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End badly for who, though?
Can you please elaborate?
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