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A Significant Geopolitical Problem for
President Trump and Us

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Posted By: earlybird, 7/10/2025 3:30:55 PM

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kuala Lumpur today. Against the backdrop of multiple questions to him about the outcome of their discussion, let us first discuss the problem being avoided.In the mind of President Putin, and in the growing awareness of the American electorate, the President of the United States does not control the Intelligence Community. It is entirely possible for the USIC to take America deeper toward war despite the President and people of America not wanting that to happen. Putin is simply

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Ashley Brenton 7/10/2025 4:40:04 PM (No. 1975594)
I seriously doubt the Chinese military, which hasn't fought a conflict since the 70s (which it didn't win), has the ability to successfully conduct a "cross channel" amphibious assault, Normandy style, against an island with only a few beaches suitable for the attempt.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Venturer 7/10/2025 4:40:56 PM (No. 1975595)
Perhaps it is time thar the President did control the intelligence community. I would say it's long past time.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 7/10/2025 5:26:41 PM (No. 1975613)
More anti-Ukraine, pro-Russia propaganda from Sundance. Tiresome.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: earlybird 7/10/2025 6:29:05 PM (No. 1975635)
FTA: People struggle to accept this dynamic. However, I would remind everyone that right now YOU are paying for the entire government of Ukraine to exist. Including the Ukraine govt payrolls, retirement benefits, healthcare and operational budget of Ukraine overall. Americans do not want to pay for that. President Trump does not want to pay for that. Yet, here we are, paying for that. Zelenskyy asked for funding for precisely these things.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: earlybird 7/10/2025 6:37:39 PM (No. 1975643)
I get the impression that some here would like our country's sons and grandsons to join the war against Russia.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: frankiems 7/10/2025 9:48:45 PM (No. 1975685)
We have no business being involved in this war. Nato keeps pushing east when it is explicitly not supposed to do so. Watch the documentary "Ukraine on Fire" and you will understand that the west (Britain) has being provoking Russia for years and then they dupe us into doing their fighting for them. "Hey, let's you two fight". No! And don't even get me started on Europe. We essentially fund that massive welfare state of theirs because we are picking up the tab on their defense while they pick fights with the neighbor (Russia)
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Reply 7 - Posted by: DVC 7/10/2025 10:16:22 PM (No. 1975692)
Re #4, unfounded assertions aren't evidence. I once trusted Sundance, but having a lot of first hand knowledge about Russia and Russians and Ukraine and Ukrainians gathered over many years working with them, I no longer trust what Sundance says on this topic. He went to Russia for a few days and apparently bought all their propaganda.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: DVC 7/10/2025 10:20:19 PM (No. 1975695)
Re #5. Not at all. How many in your family are dead in foreign wars recently? One beloved nephew in my family. How many more family members are in the military? Two in my family. Ukraine has only asked for weapons for their own soldiers to fight. They have never have asked for foreign troops.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: FLS 7/11/2025 12:37:12 AM (No. 1975735)
The leaches in Ukraine are going push us further into debt. Always begging for weapons and funds to run their government. What are the chances after passing the BBB that the uni party in Congress will pass another 100-200 billion to fund the wars in the middle east and Ukraine.
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