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This? Help me here - since when did the USA start being spelled NATO? On the other hand, never mind. I'm out of this one. You guys carry on.
"former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, and several Turkish officials — all of whom were involved at various times in the talks — have said that NATO officials stopped or undermined negotiations."
You’re so predictable. If you disagree with it it’s Russian propaganda. If someone disagrees with you they’re a Russian asset. You must be Joe Scarborough.
How many people directly involved in the negotiations need to speak on this for you to believe it?
In today’s lesson for old people using technology, if you touch or click on his name it will talk you to the article that directly quotes him. That’s called a hyperlink. Try it.
And you may have heard that the United States is the largest member of NATO.
You’re asking the wrong question. It’s not about when, it’s about how long and how aggressively he’s gonna try.
Did Hitler conquer the world? Do you care what happens to sovereign nations and the long term consequences of giving too much rope and power to an expansionist dictator? Probably not as long as you think your taxes are gonna be a couple of points lower.
Neat.
Even Arakhamia says what your pimping is Kremlim propaganda.
“Johnson’s denials were echoed by Arakhamia, who said that Russia deliberately distorted his comments to support its own narratives about the war. Johnson’s “just fight” comments were made in the context of consultations with Ukraine’s western allies about how to combat Russia’s invasion, he said. He also insisted that it would have been impossible for any western officials to issue orders to Zelensky.”
Johnson embroiled in war of words over ‘sabotaged’ Ukraine peace deal
Former prime minister dismisses the allegation that he ordered President Zelensky to continue the war as ‘total nonsense and Russian propaganda’
www.thetimes.com
Again with your snide little insults. And I try sooo hard to engage with you on a mature level.
Former German leader Schroeder divulges more on Russia-Ukraine peace deal that seemed within reach
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is the latest figure to confirm that a Russia-Ukraine peace deal was nearly reached in the spring of 2022. ...
www.intellinews.com
So I clicked and read the above article you seem to be referring to. I thought that this little excerpt was interesting:
"Schroeder remains one of the very few former Western leaders that remains close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two men worked together for almost a decade when Schroeder was German chancellor. Schroeder was immediately given a seat on the board of Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft after he left office. He has remained a strong advocate for Russian interests and was a vocal Putin supporter in the run-up to the war in Ukraine."
Was Schroeder the Chancellor when Germany talked Biden into dropping sanctions against the almost completed Nordstream 2 pipeline that goes to Germany? That would explain a lot. BTW, I understand that Nordstream 2 is still not in service.
And finally, I find it hard to believe that Ukraine (and all the other at-risk European countries) have to take their instructions directly from "the US". Note that no specific US names are mentioned by Schroeder. I'm thinking that if Zelensky wanted to agree to a peace treaty with Putin he could do it all by his big self.
Now carry on.........
Nice find Willie.........Neat.
Even Arakhamia says what your pimping is Kremlim propaganda.
“Johnson’s denials were echoed by Arakhamia, who said that Russia deliberately distorted his comments to support its own narratives about the war. Johnson’s “just fight” comments were made in the context of consultations with Ukraine’s western allies about how to combat Russia’s invasion, he said. He also insisted that it would have been impossible for any western officials to issue orders to Zelensky.”
Johnson embroiled in war of words over ‘sabotaged’ Ukraine peace deal
Former prime minister dismisses the allegation that he ordered President Zelensky to continue the war as ‘total nonsense and Russian propaganda’
When I read the op-ed from Responsible Statecraft the author linked other articles including one of his own but from what I can tell all the threads lead back to that same one statement made by Arakhamia - an incredible amount of mileage given to one arguably throwaway quote ( or misquote).Nice find Willie.........
But Putin = Hitler so it’s inevitable that he tries. Just like the Sudetenland! We’re living in 1939!
And if you paid attention to what I post about China you wouldn’t post stupid questions.
Former Israeli PM. How many does it take?Neat.
Even Arakhamia says what your pimping is Kremlim propaganda.
“Johnson’s denials were echoed by Arakhamia, who said that Russia deliberately distorted his comments to support its own narratives about the war. Johnson’s “just fight” comments were made in the context of consultations with Ukraine’s western allies about how to combat Russia’s invasion, he said. He also insisted that it would have been impossible for any western officials to issue orders to Zelensky.”
Johnson embroiled in war of words over ‘sabotaged’ Ukraine peace deal
Former prime minister dismisses the allegation that he ordered President Zelensky to continue the war as ‘total nonsense and Russian propaganda’
West sabotaged Ukraine peace deal with Russia, admit Zelensky official and Germany's ex leader - Geopolitical Economy Report
Russia wanted a peace deal with Ukraine in March 2022, but NATO countries sabotaged it, according to Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Zelensky official Davyd Arakhamia
geopoliticaleconomy.com
Exactly what someone says when they can’t answer a question. Your quips get increasingly cuter the more wrong you are!
To sum it up, the following people involved in the negotiations say peace was blocked:Again with your snide little insults. And I try sooo hard to engage with you on a mature level.
Former German leader Schroeder divulges more on Russia-Ukraine peace deal that seemed within reach
Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is the latest figure to confirm that a Russia-Ukraine peace deal was nearly reached in the spring of 2022. ...
So I clicked and read the above article you seem to be referring to. I thought that this little excerpt was interesting:
"Schroeder remains one of the very few former Western leaders that remains close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two men worked together for almost a decade when Schroeder was German chancellor. Schroeder was immediately given a seat on the board of Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft after he left office. He has remained a strong advocate for Russian interests and was a vocal Putin supporter in the run-up to the war in Ukraine."
Was Schroeder the Chancellor when Germany talked Biden into dropping sanctions against the almost completed Nordstream 2 pipeline that goes to Germany? That would explain a lot. BTW, I understand that Nordstream 2 is still not in service.
And finally, I find it hard to believe that Ukraine (and all the other at-risk European countries) have to take their instructions directly from "the US". Note that no specific US names are mentioned by Schroeder. I'm thinking that if Zelensky wanted to agree to a peace treaty with Putin he could do it all by his big self.
Now carry on.........
The Ukrainian representative;
The former German Chancellor; and
The former Israeli Prime Minister.
On top of that you have Boris Johnson’s trip to Kyiv to deep six it. Do you believe Johnson was there on behalf of the UK only?
Does the fact the American media largely didn’t cover it mean anything to you? The same media that declined to cover or actively covered up Biden’s decline. The same media that allowed the Biden administration to redefine recession and just say the “border is secure.” The best way to not have to deal with blowback is to never have to answer any questions about blocking a peace deal. Biden doesn’t care about a few hundred thousand Ukrainians, or a couple hundred billion in aid.
When you and Ed go to the ghost of Joe McCarthy rallies do you chant “remember the Sudetenland” and high five?
The United States spent 20 years on the war on terror while China was building itself into a military that can rival the United States. You want to spend more time and energy on another distraction?
I know you’re well aware China is supporting Russias war efforts among other things. Which makes it really weird that your arguments here would assume we are still sailing around in wooden boats shooting cannonballs at each other.
Good for him! I suppose I should make some crack about how it is unfortunate that his intelligence didn't get passed on down to his eldest son? Just kidding, of course, but it really is fortunate that your dad has maintained his sharp mind until such a ripe old age. It is unfortunate that his body let him down like that, and I hope he is able to rehabilitate it and get several more years of enjoying life.
I have been fortunate that all of my parents, my wife, and her parents all had their wits about them when they died. Now my dad was having some memory issues, but it wasn't bad. And his mom, my grandmother sadly had to spend 8-10 years in an Alzheimer's facility before she died. I'll tell you, nothing will tear your heart out more than going to visit a loved one in a facility like that when they no longer even recognize you. I left there with tears in my eyes every time.
Anyway, best wishes to your Dad......
About 80 years ago, I said that history has a funny way of repeating itself.
Trump doesn’t equal Hitler, because in four years, Trump didn’t wage war with anyone. But in those same four years, neither did Hitler. And for someone who considers himself so smart, Hitler wasn’t just known for World War II—he was also notorious for consolidating absolute power. His control over the media, his messaging, and the sycophants around him—does that sound familiar?
We understand that you think a country with more nukes aimed at us should be allowed to freely take over territory. And those who believe in the right of self-determination, according to you, are living in 1939.
So, it seems clear: you’re giving Putin Ukraine and its resources, and you believe he will stop there.
How many wars has China participated in over the last 200 years? Not a truly warring country. Meanwhile, our military budget is three times theirs annually.
If we’re not ready to confront China now, when will we be—when our budget is five times theirs?
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It’s real simple, China is an economic problem more than a military problem and the only lens that people like gibbons look at foreign policy with is that of their wallets.
Stretch my dad would chuckle over your crack about his intelligence skipping a generation....and if you were to go see him when I do, as he does with all the nurses, I will introduce myself, and then he will tell the story when the back up qb had his one chance to throw a TD, the one time it actually hit a recover or the back in the hands, and I dropped the pass. Not "here is my nice son, or he has two great daughters, played way over the rim with his wife", but what makes him laugh is the dropped pass. He to this day remembers the back up qb's name.
And he knows even n his 30's he could change a light bulb, but his father with one arm built our cottage in southern Maryland, wired the house before they even had electricity on that side of town. So while that gene skipped my dad, at least I can change a light bulb!
Using the amount of money spent to determine if one thing is better then some other thing can be a dangerous method. Some other method of determining proficiency or strength may yield much better results.
Great example: The United States far and away leads the world in $$$ spent per student on education, yet our results are very poor, as we rank between 35th and 40th in the world in math/science/technology proficiency.
Congratulations of that advanced skill!!
You did mean dad could not change the bulb, right?
This is completely wrong.
To use your own arguments against you, obviously you are a Chinese asset. How do you like fluffing Xi?
You said that 80 years ago?
Can we get a firm number of the Hitlers on the loose right now? Putin and Trump is two? Any others?
A little reminder of un-warlike China’s response to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
apnews.com
China's response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions
China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle — dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby.
apnews.com
Un-warlike China’s attempts to expand its territory in the Himalayas.
en.m.wikipedia.org
2020–2021 China–India skirmishes - Wikipedia
Un-warlike China’s position
Purchasing power parity is real. The yuan goes a lot further than the dollar on military spending.
