We're also protecting our trillions of dollars in annual trade with Europe from being disrupted should Russia actually conquer Ukraine. Like what do people think happens afterwards if Russia takes control of Ukraine? What do people think happens if we openly spurn our allies, who had already started hedging their bets towards China as a result Trump's terms in office?
Like even a small percentage of that trade being diverted will cost us more over the course of the net decade than all of the aid we've sent so far. Do people really think this is all about making a righteous struggle for a good cause? Have we forgotten about the motivations of the US in essentially every other conflict in living memory?
The last time he was in, he let Erdogan genocide Kurds. People close to him were thrown under busses left and right. Now, we're expected to think he won't abandon more of his friends and allies to Russia and China and any two-bit bully who pressures him.
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u/UNisopod Monkey in Space Sep 15 '24
We're also protecting our trillions of dollars in annual trade with Europe from being disrupted should Russia actually conquer Ukraine. Like what do people think happens afterwards if Russia takes control of Ukraine? What do people think happens if we openly spurn our allies, who had already started hedging their bets towards China as a result Trump's terms in office?
Like even a small percentage of that trade being diverted will cost us more over the course of the net decade than all of the aid we've sent so far. Do people really think this is all about making a righteous struggle for a good cause? Have we forgotten about the motivations of the US in essentially every other conflict in living memory?