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They'll probably spend what they have on beer first and then slip into something more comfortable before the cruise starts.

When Putin sees Yellen, the scare factor will have more value than the loot she's got.

From what you say it will be heat-related. Solution could be to replace the switch. Any warranty?

Maybe they could arrange a transfer, a womb with a view, perhaps?

I think both Trump and Biden wanted out of Afghanistan, which is understandable. It seems that they both wanted the job completed at dates to suit their own political preferences. I do think Trump should have got out of (or suspended) the deal, as I said (above) once it was clear that the deal was not being honoured but I also think thqt Biden must shoulder some responsibility.

Well, make your mind up!

Hilarious. Support the illiterate then, I don't care.

June. They were trying to rescue the deal but obviously wasting their time.

I didn't say that - see post above.

It shows the Taliban did not honour the agreement. I agree that Trump should have withdrawn from the deal but after Trump did not, then Biden should have suspended the agreement and overseen an orderly withdrawal.

And your goalposts are as shifty as ever. This started with your idea that Biden united NATO, then that he warned everybody, finally finishing with a testament to the Economist. Your "weeks before" invasion were mostly about 1-2 - not much of a warning - and by which time any intelligence Biden had would have been shared with NATO and probably leaked out to Ukraine as well. Zelensky would have had more inside track info than anyone and must have known enough to prepare for the worst as best he could, whatever he said. Most of us were hoping that this would not happen as was he, I'm sure.

Well they did, didn't they?

I'm not talking about assistance but rather obliteration. Would you be happy with that?

Not worth complaining about really. You haven't provided any relevant "facts".

By continuing its association with Al Qaeda and not allowing Afghan girls to attend school. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-has-kept-close-ties-al-qaeda-despite-promises-trump-n1221281

You sound like you'd be happy if Ukraine just disappeared?

Not worth mentioning, true. I don't know how Trudeau can criticize anyone, really.

Or The President ran out of patience with the German Chancellor and other European leaders? Made war my a$$. From your link: “What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.” What's not fair about that? And where is the sucking up to Russia in there? And most of the European NATO members seem to be happy enough with their increased defence budgets now, don't they?

Your "credible sources" dated 5th, 19th, 25th Feb and, 26th March 2022 are all from non-military or non-gov sources. The last one, especially seeks to rewrite history and promote Biden as some kind of savior, way after the invasion was already fact. The NATO community shares any relevant information in real-time anyway.

You can parrot as much as you want. Biden had room to modify the withdrawal after the Taliban had already started to break the agreement. Unfortunately he modified it into a complete cluster flock. The Germans were the richest but one of the worst laggards w.r.t. defence spending and deserved everything they got - they're still hanging back on serious assistance to Ukraine today.

I did that once - it worked but she was p!ssed off.

Pathetic. Bull back. How did Biden save Ukraine from being lost? He didn't. The Ukrainians did that! Biden didn't "alert" any relevant parties that were not not already acutely aware of Putin's massing of troops near the border before invading. The Ukrainians were already fighting in the Donbass anyway. Biden stated the bleeding obvious about a month before the invasion but NATO and others were already very aware of this worst-case probability.

A comical comment. Biden did nothing to unite NATO but he did destroy a lot of confidence within it with his midnight flit out of Afghanistan in 2021!! It was Putin who actually restored NATO unity by invading Ukraine! Trump was miffed at most NATO members because, for many years, they failed to pay their agreed fair share for defence. As a result of that pressure, a few NATO members were slightly better equipped and more militarily capable by 2022.

If Biden was a competent leader I'd be a lot more optimistic about Ukraine and everything else. But he's shown several times that he is neither competent nor compos-mentis.

What DeSantis is doing is political, while his points seem valid. The disastrous Afghan exit may have emboldened US enemies, so by visiting the Ukraine now, Biden may be trying to repair the weakness seen by others around the world two years ago. The reaction from Putin to this new-look tough guy POTUS has not been very encouraging so far, so I hope that this does not all backfire. As far as aid goes, remember that the war has only been on for one year. Before that Obama only sent non-lethal support. Trump sent missiles and other weapons, with the delivery of some of them delayed but only temporarily. Biden was slow to send weapons until the invasion has actually occured.