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Athena's avatar

The Hudson Institute article is troubling. I wonder if other international groups have similar discussions regarding the United States and make plans for how they would have to account for our nuclear stockpile once they dismantle our government. Whether our leaders choose to accept it or not, we are not a shining city on a hill when it comes to the international community. I think we are more like the bully on the block and everyone else is tired of our aggressions.

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Everyone in the world seems to understand the folly and utterly disastrous nature of the Ukraine gambit except those who felt-I use the term “felt” because I don’t believe that they ever “thought” through or about anything related to this whole enterprise-that it was a good idea and a sound course of action. Now we are in a situation that offers no good exit strategy and pushes things to an even more perilous level, with the potential for a World War.

In the midst of all of this geopolitical turmoil, I find idea that Joe Biden as President is somehow involved in the process as laughable. The guy can’t even read a teleprompter with any guarantee of accuracy, so he certainly is totally incapable of dealing with the intricate details and nuances of international relations. Without knowing who is truly “in charge” of the country, I’m at a loss to determine how exactly we extricate ourselves from this

nightmare.

Putin has got to be laughing his ass off and telling himself, “Are these people really this stupid?”. Unfortunately, it appears that they really are…….

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