"Putin knows that when I am president of the United States his days of tyranny and trying to intimidate the United States and those in Eastern Europe are over."
Or remember during the 2012 campaign when P-BO and Biden attacked Romney for saying that our greatest threat was Russia?
"This is not 1956." "The Cold War wants it's foreign policy back."
"Vladimir Putin doesn't want me to be president. He doesn't want me to be our nominee. If you're wondering why-it's because I'm the only person in this field who's ever gone toe-to-toe with him."
Clearly Putin is cowering in fear at the prospect of Biden as POTUS.
But at least Kamala is on the job spouting inaccurate "history".
“I mean, listen, guys, we’re talking about the potential for war in Europe,” Harris said at one point Sunday in response to a question about how the Biden administration saw the situation’s “endgame” playing out.
“I mean, let’s really take a moment to understand the significance of what we’re talking about,” the veep went on. “It’s been over 70 years. And through those 70 years … there has been peace and security. We are talking about the real possibility of war in Europe.”
All of this raises a question. Why is the Biden administration more concerned about the integrity of the borders in Ukraine, than in the US?
This exemplafies the wonder that is the Biden administration.
"Reporter: Will sanctions deter Putin?
Harris: Within the context then of the fact that that window is still opening, although, open, although it is absolutely narrowing, but within the context of a diplomatic path still being open."
It seems obvious that the actual answer was simply, "No.".
Clearly waiting until the last minute, looking sternly into the cameras, and trying to sound like a movie tough guy while talking about sanctions was not a winning strategy.
One wonders how the Biden administration and it's small remnant of true believers expect the rest of us to accept their claim that inflation, the drastic increase in gas problems, and the supply chain problems are all due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict when all of those problems predate the Russia/Ukraine crisis/
"No one expected sanctions to prevent anything from ahppening, it's gonna take time."
JB
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"Putin knows that when I am president of the United States his days of tyranny and trying to intimidate the United States and those in Eastern Europe are over."
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"All of this raises a question. Why is the Biden administration more concerned about the integrity of the borders in Ukraine, than in the US?'
I've heard reasonable responses to this question. Or at least one: if Putin is allowed to invade, especially after Biden talking tough, it will embolden not only further incursions by Russia, but other enemies to take similar actions...such as China against Taiwan...because Biden's rightly regarded as a clown.
But given that Ukraine has been part of Russia for most of its history, and perhaps thus rightly seen as still part of Russia (half the country speaks Russian or are Russian from what I've heard), their desire to re-unify isn't necessarily unreasonable.
Biden is trying to appear tough. No one buys it. No one ever has. Not even CornPop. Biden's administration has a host of issues it would like Americans to forget, so this is a distraction from his many failures. Yet, his bloviating hasn't resulted in any backing down by Putin, so it's just another failure. What's more, it will exacerbate Biden's failure with regard to energy independence. By interfering with our pipelines and drilling plans, our gas prices will likely close in on $5 per gallon. The price for a barrel of petrol will exceed $100. Inflation here will be worse.
This Russia/Ukraine situation may also have some connection to the Biden deal with Ukraine which put Hunter Biden in a money-for-nothing gig. Perhaps he's still getting paid and that pay would stop if Ukraine is annexed by Russia.
Given the size of the problem of our southern border consistently ignored by Biden and his admin, it's pretty obvious Biden's loyalty is not to America or its people.
"Why is the Biden administration more concerned about the integrity of the borders in Ukraine, than in the US?"
? Because people crossing the border in the US are, 1. Individuals seeking safety and refuge, and 2. Not a threat of violence and 3. Are not an invading nation.
I'm pretty surprised you didn't know all that!
You're welcome.
I've got it now.
1. Border integrity only matters under certain circumstances.
2. Absolutely no one crossing our southern border is here to do any harm to anyone.
3. Joe Biden is awesome.
Art,
I agree that there is at least a semi reasonable case to be made for unifying at least part of Ukraine with Russia. Although most of the time they were "unified" was under the Soviet Union, not so much historic Russia. Of course Biden is trying to appear tough, even though it doesn't seem convincing. I can't help but wonder of this is a sort of "wag the dog" exercise to give Biden cover for inflation. It's easier to blame historically high gas prices on the Ukraine situation, than to acknowledge that making the US more dependent on foreign energy sources was a bad idea.
It's certainly possible that the Hunter Biden/Ukraine connection is driving this response as well. You have to admit that it's kind of humorous watching the left ignore the fact that Biden is already putting troops in the theater as if it's just a coincidence.
Craig,
Actually, they were a part of Russia, at least on and off, for centuries before the start of the Soviet Union, of which they were a founding member. (See Wiki)
It does seem a rather "wag the dog" situation, though I don't see why he needs one since he's simply ignored all the other damage he's caused since being sworn in (far better were he sworn at and mocked).
Based on interviews in recent months (perhaps the last few years), few crossing our borders illegally are coming for safety and refuge. So few, in fact, that I would wager with a proper border which limits access through only government regulated ports of entry, we could easily assist them were it not for the hordes "just seeking a better life", which is no justification for allowing illegal entry or even increasing the numbers allowed in legally.
The reality is that too many bad actors and bad products are coming across our borders and the effects are incredibly detrimental to our nation. We don't need an invading army. We have invading numbers of people who don't give a flying rat's ass about us or our laws. Dan always defends the wicked.
In all honesty, I just don't care that much. I certainly fall on the side of supporting free countries when they're faced with totalitarian conquest, but if we're going to fight a budding totalitarian state we should start with Canada.
In this case, it's more about pointing out the hypocrisy of those who bleat about protecting the integrity of Ukraine's borders, while advocating for the virtual removal of the US borders. Either borders are a thing or they aren't, but the double standard is amusing.
Further the fact that Putin engaged in this sort of thing while P-BO was president, then waited until Trump was gone before he moved again is pretty amusing given the rhetoric coming from the Biden camp.
Finally, the narrative that the main reason why gas prices are at historically high levels because of the Ukraine situation is absurd. The reality is that Biden has been pushing away from energy independence, and toward being dependent on other countries for energy.
Just one more foreign policy failure (so far) for the Biden team. Hell, the DFL is so convinced that Biden is a failure that they're already laying the groundwork for Hillary to run in 2024.
Art,
The simple fact that those who cross our borders in order to do harm, do so secretly, we can only extrapolate from the ones who get caught as to the real numbers. I agree that the combination of closing the border, with multiple access points, is the best place to start. My thought is that by regulating who actually crosses the border, we would be better able to set realistic (maybe increased) quotas for entry. It seems reasonable that regulating access allows for the best decisions to be made (because they're based on actual numbers, not estimates) while also minimizing the access of those bent on harm.
My problem with the current situation is that we have no idea who, what, or in what numbers, comes across the border. Therefore any policy we make is based on estimates, guesses, and political gain. It seems like more knowledge is better than less in most situations, and this is an instance where we're definitely operating on less knowledge.
It would also be nice if the Biden administration wasn't aiding and abetting the illegal crossings and all the crime that follows.
And given gas prices really began to rise after Biden's reversal of our energy independence by closing pipelines and prohibiting drilling, this Ukraine situation will only exacerbate that, but be blamed for the rise in prices.
Art,
Clearly in this 21st century world of all sorts of crises around the globe, the best energy policy is one that makes the US dependent on other countries for critical energy sources. By all means we should stop developing energy assets, mineral assets, and everything else that would diminish our reliance on other countries. Putting the US in a situation where other countries can control vital resources is just common sense.
I wish someone could tell me again why Biden was the smarter choice in Nov 2020
Especially in light of his failures since being elected.
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