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Feb 1 2024 01:46pm
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If Ukraine's economy collapses and there's a mass exodus of its people, that would deal a lethal blow to the morale of their troops. What would they be fighting for at that point? If the goal is to hold the current lines, stabilizing Ukraine's economy is essential.

The claim that Russia becomes ever more likely to win the longer this war goes on is not really supported by logic or facts, at least not without additional, non-trivial assumptions. In reality, the longer the current stalemate goes on, the more likely it becomes that this is also where the lines will ultimately be drawn.


ukraine is bleeding out, even western media has reported protests and selensky himself said that they struggle to find new meat, while there are dudes on frontlines for 700 days straight
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Feb 1 2024 05:11pm
It may have been explained here already, pardon me for not reading through the entirety of the debate, but to what extent is a POTUS able to force through an exit from NATO against a reluctant political establishment? Can someone lay out the process that needs to be undertaken and assess how realistic it is? Would be a very interesting read!
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Feb 1 2024 05:56pm
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It may have been explained here already, pardon me for not reading through the entirety of the debate, but to what extent is a POTUS able to force through an exit from NATO against a reluctant political establishment? Can someone lay out the process that needs to be undertaken and assess how realistic it is? Would be a very interesting read!


Afaik, leaving NATO is only possible through a formal act of Congress. But a POTUS can unilaterally destroy NATO since NATO hinges on the trust of allies and foes alike that the US military will defend all NATO members. And as commander in chief, the POTUS can destroy this trust by refusing to act whenever a crucial moment arises. Congress would have to impeach and remove the president from office to break the blockade, but by then, the damage would already be done - on the battlefield and with regard to NATO's reputation.

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Feb 1 2024 06:30pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ 2 Feb 2024 00:56)
Afaik, leaving NATO is only possible through a formal act of Congress. But a POTUS can unilaterally destroy NATO since NATO hinges on the trust of allies and foes alike that the US military will defend all NATO members. And as commander in chief, the POTUS can destroy this trust by refusing to act whenever a crucial moment arises. Congress would have to impeach and remove the president from office to break the blockade, but by then, the damage would already be done - on the battlefield and with regard to NATO's reputation.


I understand that the president can cause significant damage to NATO's reputation, but concluding from your post the likelihood that America's membership will sustain a Trump presidency because the bicameral support(?) required for an exit is lacking is quite high.

Is that a comforting thought for us Euros?
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Feb 1 2024 07:29pm
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ukraine is bleeding out, even western media has reported protests and selensky himself said that they struggle to find new meat, while there are dudes on frontlines for 700 days straight


4Chan really does cover this well. I guess reddit might have some stuff too.
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Feb 1 2024 09:39pm
Quote (TheOnlyDenny @ 2 Feb 2024 01:30)
I understand that the president can cause significant damage to NATO's reputation, but concluding from your post the likelihood that America's membership will sustain a Trump presidency because the bicameral support(?) required for an exit is lacking is quite high.

Is that a comforting thought for us Euros?


I don't see Trump even wanting to withdraw from NATO, let alone show so much weakness on the global stage that anyone seriously challenges the alliance.
The only realistic scenario in which NATO could be threatened is a Russian attack on the Baltics, but since the Russian military is tied up in Ukraine (and also quite worn down from that war), I don't see that happening anytime soon.

A Chinese attack on Taiwan is a bigger threat in this regard, but doesn't technically affect NATO.

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Feb 18 2024 09:11am
https://twitter.com/RadioGenoa/status/1759153128706863328?t=JTk-e1ZGHzHXB7CAYpsA-Q&s=19

eritrean rocket scientists at work in the netherlands

yikes
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Feb 18 2024 09:30am
Quote (JohnnyMcCoy @ 18 Feb 2024 16:11)
https://twitter.com/RadioGenoa/status/1759153128706863328?t=JTk-e1ZGHzHXB7CAYpsA-Q&s=19

eritrean rocket scientists at work in the netherlands

yikes


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Feb 18 2024 11:23am
Quote (JohnnyMcCoy @ 18 Feb 2024 16:11)
https://twitter.com/RadioGenoa/status/1759153128706863328?t=JTk-e1ZGHzHXB7CAYpsA-Q&s=19

eritrean rocket scientists at work in the netherlands

yikes


Now imagine if all these rocket scientists weren't preoccupied with bashing each other's heads in and instead "worked" together for "a common goal".
These folks living out the political and sectarian conflicts from their shithole countries of origin on European streets is bad enough, but the alternative would be even worse.
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Feb 25 2024 10:57am
Orbans selected president, supposedly a staunch nativist and christian conservative, resigns after pardoning a convicted child abuser.

Just can't make this shit up.

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