@Very-Rusty saidBecause the USA invaded several countries and it seems okay with you. Why the double standard?
Why do you think it is ok for Putin to INVADE another country. If it were your country you would singing a different tune, no doubt in my mind!!! You're a Trump Cultist!!!
-VR
@sonhouse saidSo you think Putin is going to do everything that you don't want him to? Is that about it?
I think Trump WANTS Putin to take over Europe. He bows down to Putin every time he mentioned the name.
All of which you clearly LOVE since what you want is the dissolution of the US and the rebuilding of the former Soviet empire.
@AverageJoe1 saidIt was Trump and Vance who looked like thugs. Interrupting in VERY loud voices not letting Zelenskyy even talk and it was Trump and Vance are the one yelling and being very rude and BTW the WORLD noticed, Europe is aghast at that POS performance and they are VERY worried about Trump aligning with Putin.
It could happen, and we could handle it. But let us not get the cart before the horse, y'all are an emotional bunch.
First, we need to let yesterday's Oval play out. Note that Zelensky's main advisor demanded the 'signing' take place in the Oval, publicly. Not privately.
Bad Move, as it worked against Zelensky in the end. Remember the consummate games-man, T ...[text shortened]... verbial corner.
So, we don't have to visit your idea of getting out of NATO. Cart before horse??
As am I and anyone else with at least half a brain.
@Metal-Brain saidAPPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS WITH DICTATORS and that is a FUUKING FACT.
So you think Putin is going to do everything that you don't want him to? Is that about it?
WW1 AND WW2 were started when they tried appeasement.
Dictators see appeasement as weakness and it will be no different with Putin.
He is a BARBARIAN of the lowest order, killing critics and journalists and anyone else he deems an enemy. That is what dictators do and the same with Trump, he is going after anyone who LAWFULLY indicted him, saying those judges need to be impeached and such and now his proud boy army is issuing death threats to the judges AND their families.
EXACTLY how a dictator does business.
Putin is Trumps mentor and probably has something on Trump besides.
@Metal-Brain saidHell no , I don't think it is a good idea to invade another country. I am Canadian not American if you were a smart fellow you would have looked at my profile and found that out. I should know better if you're a Trump supporter you aren't all that smart, just saying!
Because the USA invaded several countries and it seems okay with you. Why the double standard?
-VR
@Metal-Brain saidWhat reason did Russia have to invade Ukraine??? Rare minerals perhaps???
Because the USA would do the same thing in the same circumstances.
Their invasion was unprovoked, and the world knows it, you must be a bit slow not your fault I am sure.
-VR
@Cliff-Mashburn saidUnlike the US, Canadians more or less balance their federal budgets. Did you hear that Trump's budget will increase deficits by $19 trillion. That is above and beyond what Biden was spending.
Sounds good, let Canada go broke supporting the rest of the "free world", we're sick of it..
@Earl-of-Trumps saidNope.
@sonhouse
for once I can say you are right. Trump has no tact. (bipolar?)
Dollars to donuts says it's Classic NPD, grandiose-type, not vulnerable-type.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) describes NPD as possessing at least five of the following nine criteria.
A grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
Believing that they are "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
Requiring excessive admiration
A sense of entitlement (unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with their expectations)
Being interpersonally exploitative (taking advantage of others to achieve their own ends)
Lacking empathy (unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others)
Often being envious of others or believing that others are envious of them
Showing arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
Within the DSM-5, NPD is a cluster B personality disorder. Individuals with cluster B personality disorders often appear dramatic, emotional, or erratic. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive craving for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathize with others' feelings.
A diagnosis of NPD, like other personality disorders, is made by a qualified healthcare professional in a clinical interview. In the narcissistic personality disorder, there is a fragile sense of self that becomes a view of oneself as exceptional.
Narcissistic personality disorder usually develops either in youth or in early adulthood. True symptoms of NPD are pervasive, are apparent in varied social situations, and are rigidly consistent over time. Severe symptoms of NPD can significantly impair the person's mental capabilities to develop meaningful human relationships, such as friendship, kinship, and marriage. Generally, the symptoms of NPD also impair the person's psychological abilities to function socially, either at work or at school, or within important societal settings. The DSM-5 indicates that, in order to qualify as symptomatic of NPD, the person's manifested personality traits must substantially differ from social norms.
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A professional interview I'd like to see.
Interviewer: So, in your opinion, should a person suffering from NPD become President?
Doctor Ph.D.-type: Oh, hell no. Having NPD would render them unable to perform the duties of that office.
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@no1marauder saidHello. The phrase.” holding no cards.” in this case, means that he has nothing that will allow him to win this war. He can have all those troops and promises from other countries, but he cannot win the war. Ukraine cannot win this war. So you need to write your posts so that they can be easily gleaned and responded to. One cannot respond to this post as it implies that he can win the war.
You and Trump are wrong. Ukraine has "cards" 900,000 troops in the field (some occupying Russian territory), more than a million in reserve and commitments of aid from many countries. True, Russian troops have made steady if minor gains over the last few years, but Ukraine is not prostrate as you and Trump believe.
A fair peace deal might be possible but Trump's hostility to Zelensky and being Putin's best pal doesn't help.
Help!!!
@AverageJoe1 saidTrying to change the meaning of phrases just to justify your and Trump's erroneous use of them doesn't work.
Hello. The phrase.” holding no cards.” in this case, means that he has nothing that will allow him to win this war. He can have all those troops and promises from other countries, but he cannot win the war. Ukraine cannot win this war. So you need to write your posts so that they can be easily gleaned and responded to. One cannot respond to this post as it implies that he can win the war.
Help!!!
That you and he are both stubborn idiots I already knew.
@AverageJoe1 saidThe problem, besides Trump and Vance's infantile attitudes, was that they wanted something from him i.e. access to Ukraine's mineral wealth but were unwilling to offer what he most wants and desires i.e. guarantees that Russia won't attack his country in the future.
Hello. The phrase.” holding no cards.” in this case, means that he has nothing that will allow him to win this war. He can have all those troops and promises from other countries, but he cannot win the war. Ukraine cannot win this war. So you need to write your posts so that they can be easily gleaned and responded to. One cannot respond to this post as it implies that he can win the war.
Help!!!
Zelensky wanted to negotiate, Trump wanted to get something for nothing.
@no1marauder saidMarauder, you have become ridiculous. Here in plain English is the definition. The meaning. Can you tell us how this would not apply to the situation at hand. It was a very perfect comment by President Trump to Zelensky, who, does not have any cards. He cannot win.
Trying to change the meaning of phrases just to justify your and Trump's erroneous use of them doesn't work.
That you and he are both stubborn idiots I already knew.
Obtuse, I say, ...you are being obtuse. 😞
"You're not holding any cards" means you have no power or advantage in a situation, essentially signifying that you have no leverage or control over the outcome, similar to not having any playing cards in a game that would give you a winning hand; it implies you are in a weak position.
Whew,. The contrarian never sleeps.
@no1marauder said????? So Trump offered nothing for the minerals? Then why did they even meet? What was in the agreement that Zelensky brought for exxecution?
The problem, besides Trump and Vance's infantile attitudes, was that they wanted something from him i.e. access to Ukraine's mineral wealth but were unwilling to offer what he most wants and desires i.e. guarantees that Russia won't attack his country in the future.
Zelensky wanted to negotiate, Trump wanted to get something for nothing.
Was Trump going to find out what Z wanted at their meeting??
@AverageJoe1 saidRead your own definition, you pathetic moron:
Marauder, you have become ridiculous. Here in plain English is the definition. The meaning. Can you tell us how this would not apply to the situation at hand. It was a very perfect comment by President Trump to Zelensky, who, does not have any cards. He cannot win.
Obtuse, I say, ...you are being obtuse. 😞
"You're not holding any cards" means you have no power or ad ...[text shortened]... u a winning hand; it implies you are in a weak position.
Whew,. The contrarian never sleeps.
"essentially signifying that you have no leverage or control over the outcome"
But Zelensky does have leverage and some control or Russian troops would be celebrating their third anniversary in Kyiv.