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cachukis

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3. Yes, but we, I mean we Americans, allowed this to

Reply to usonian (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:07 PM

Mar 12

happen. We have allowed ourselves to be led by this megalomania.
History will examine and maybe discover why this happened for those bemused by this time, but we are living it.
Why are we not, with our deep aspectoralizations, able to guide our replacements to consider the consequences?
That is where we are.
We could have honored Ukraine's defense of our world, but didn't.
We are not escaping this fiasco for quite some time. The rules don't work anymore.

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A thought. Had we really partnered with Ukraine, [View all] cachukis Mar 12 OP

TSF was and is on the wrong side of history not only with Ukraine but on the home front economically Deuxcents Mar 12 #1

Trump "partners" with NOBODY. Every relationship he has is abusive, and he betrays everyone near him or who trusts him. usonian Mar 12 #2

Yes, but we, I mean we Americans, allowed this to cachukis Mar 12 #3

He read right out of the fascist playbook. usonian Mar 12 #5

I was thinking the same thing. Irish_Dem Mar 12 #4

by definition we're not in an asymmetrical war in Iran... WarGamer Mar 12 #7

Which is exactly how I am looking at it. Irish_Dem Mar 12 #9

Still in the "all is well!11" phase I see. BannonsLiver Mar 13 #12

Do you really think that "The Smartest President (and person) ever" will listen to anyone but his gang of sick o phants? usonian Mar 12 #10

Ha ha no Irish_Dem Mar 12 #11

might have been ww3 and nuclear war too WarGamer Mar 12 #6

Don't even want to contemplate. cachukis Mar 12 #8

We ARE partnered with Ukraine GreatGazoo Mar 13 #13

I suppose you are technically correct. cachukis Mar 13 #14

"we could have learned the ins and outs of drone warfare" GreatGazoo Mar 13 #16

I admit to not being a warfare guy. I had read that cachukis Mar 13 #17

I just read your article. cachukis Mar 13 #18

"Asymmetrical warfare" is how smaller entities beat or repel larger ones GreatGazoo Mar 14 #19

Spot on. cachukis Mar 14 #20

As an aside, that article dates to 2022. cachukis Mar 13 #15

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