Good news everyone, wars over! (/s)

  • @BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca
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    53 months ago

    Like I get the whole shitting on Trump thing. But it gives me a bit of hope he isn’t just cutting Ukraine off or trying to force them to capitulate.

    Could even argue he might handle this better than Biden…

    Putin must be very weak right now to have his (former?) lapdog potentially turn on him.

      • @blarth@thelemmy.club
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        63 months ago

        Ok I read it.

        Here’s my take.

        This is a set up. Putin now has to say “ok, ok, we’ll make a deal!”

        Then he says he’ll end the operation in Ukraine but only if they retain taken territory.

        Then Trump gets to say that’s reasonable, and Zelenskyy becomes the disagreeable one for saying no.

        Trump then turns on Zelenskyy.

        I give it 3 months before this chain of events becomes reality.

      • @jj4211@lemmy.world
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        63 months ago

        Given the use of the word settle, I am concerned it means Russia can promise to stop with only half of Ukraine and Trump will turn that into a victory and blame Ukraine for being unreasonable…

      • Justin
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        23 months ago

        dude just multiplied Russia’s WW2 casualties number by 10x lol

        60M?

        Highest figures for Russia+ukraine+others combined is 27M!

  • @kescusay@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Trump’s plan for the next four years:

    • Send Israel bigger bombs
    • Fuck up the environment
    • Fuck up the economy
    • Fuck up education
    • Fuck up privacy rights
    • Fuck up LGBTQ+ rights
    • Fuck up civil rights
    • Fuck up the proper functioning of government
    • Fuck up the military
    • Fuck up healthcare
    • Fuck up our alliances
    • Crib everything else from Biden or Obama <- We are here
  • @taiyang@lemmy.world
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    183 months ago

    Did Zelensky promise Trump hotels in Ukraine or something during his meeting a month ago? Like a Mar-a-Lago in Crimea?

    • Drusas
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      123 months ago

      Probably. And honestly, gross though the idea is, it would have been wise. He has a country to save.

      • @taiyang@lemmy.world
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        43 months ago

        Turning Crimea into Europe’s Florida would be worth returning it and protecting it. I just wish I was a fly on the wall to see what the heck he did to sway the orange one.

        • Drusas
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          33 months ago

          Don’t do that to Crimea. Nobody deserves that.

  • @DevCat@lemmy.world
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    73 months ago

    Isn’t it cute when your little one puts on his pouty face, stomps his foot, and says, “No more broccoli”?

        • @Syntha@sh.itjust.works
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          53 months ago

          What we’ve seen is the exact opposite. The state is running huge deficits, burning through its war chest, and the economy is very hot right now.

            • @Valmond@lemmy.world
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              13 months ago

              Well burning through their savings, and printing money like Weimar means they do absolutely not sell enough oil. So they do sell but largely not enough.

              Even less is better ofc.

                • @Valmond@lemmy.world
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                  13 months ago

                  Well the sanctionsare working. Better and bettet too. Of course russia will try to slither around them, that is to be expected.

  • @Gork@lemm.ee
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    513 months ago

    I thought he was supposed to end the war within 24 hours of him taking office?

    He hasn’t kept his campaign promise!

    • @Valmond@lemmy.world
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      263 months ago

      No, it was 24 hours after being elected.

      It’s so tiresome people even seem to think he even believed it himself, not talking about you ofc go ahead and bash him! But about “journalists” and youtubers etc.

      • @JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
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        23 months ago

        If you listen hard enough, some even say he was responsible for the ceasefire, even from before he was sworn in.

        Actually you don’t even have to listen very hard. Stupid is pretty loud these days.

  • @Linktank@lemmy.today
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    63 months ago

    Man he sure sounded confident he could end things “On day one!”…

    Was this really all he had up his sleeve? Pathetic.