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@Alexand3rTheMeh@neeratanden This. Iβm so sick of the moral cowardice and complete lack of vision and leadership to dig us out of this hellhole, many years in the making.
JD/Trump are thugs. And this ambush of Zelensky at the White House will do deep damage to Ukraine, to our allies and to the U.S.
Openly ridiculing and demeaning a man who has kept his country alive for three years against all the odds is a national embarrassment and runs counter to our own security interests. But they could care less that Ukraine was invaded by Russia β the second biggest military power on the planet β led by a ruthless dictator willing to sacrifice soldiers and civilians by the hundreds of thousands. Trump and JD trying to look tough in front of the cameras even though itβs Zelensky who is the strongest one in the room. The guy who was supposed to lose to Russia in a matter of hours or days is still there, fighting. As are the brave Ukrainian soldiers on the front line.
We help Ukraine because itβs the right thing to do for a fellow democracy that is suffering a brutal invasion AND because if Ukraine were to fall, the next fight would be on the front lines of our NATO allies and our military would be treaty-bound to join the war. In other words, Ukraine is shouldering the total cost in terms of the fighting, the lives forever damaged and the lives lost so that we and our European allies donβt have to.
Trump and Vance are not only abandoning Ukraine. They are abandoning the security of our country. Today they made it much more likely that our service members will be fighting again in Europe, 80 years after countless brave Americans helped liberate the continent and make it safe for democracy.
Shameful.
Please listen to Stephanie Nolen. Seriously, actually listen. And think. Reflect that maybe you donβt understand US foreign aid the way you think you do.
Seriously, actually stop and think.
Seriously.
β@K.M Thanks for reading. I know many people share the view that it is inappropriate for the United States to spend money to assist developing countries when there are people struggling to access health care or other assistance at home. The thing that I think this perspective misses, based on my many years of reporting on this subject, is that much of the U.S. spending is not altruistic. It's done to directly serve the interests of the United States. The U.S. funds almost all disease surveillance in Africa, for example β and yes, that protects Africans, but it also protects Americans, who are much safer when Ebola or a new mpox strain are detected while still in Uganda or D.R.C., rather than when they have traveled with a passenger bound for Kansas. The U.S. funds tuberculosis treatment in poor countries because Americans are less safe if extremely drug resistant strains of TB are permitted to evolve and spread. U.S. agencies do many clinical trials in developing countries. Supporting primary health care in very fragile states helps maintain peace. I could list 1,000 examples of how this spending directly contributes to U.S. national security. Is money spent to support these kinds of projects then actually money spent to assist Americans? (It also doesn't hurt to maintain an international image as a country interested in partnership, when seeking places for military bases or a friendly environment for U.S. mining companies, for example.)β
Once again, here are some of the Jack Smith Trump dossier pages that someone on Github unredacted.
This time they're all in order and quite the read.
Page 15 Trump tells family members he will stay in power no matter what.
@Will_Bunch#MorningJoe was the normalizing Olympics. Apologizing for an authoritarian is disgraceful.
Do we really believe NOW he plans on working with Democrats?? π
You all voted for billionaires who promised to create hardship for you, and you somehow believe you won. I hope you get everything you voted for since you are so stuck on stupid.
@tify330 What else did he want her to promise?! Harris was going to help us buy houses, care for our children, start new businesses! This is ridiculous.