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Suggest you review your comprehension of US deciding to join in WW11. Who's suggesting they wish for the Ukraine war to extend for another four years?

It's government that authorises warfare, not Defence Departments. So far as I know appeasement has never stopped future war/s. However to me trump's attempt walk back the previous Administration's support and retrospectively overcharge Ukraine 100s of billion of dollars is a crime of extortion. Thankfully it appears Zelensky has done an outstanding job in negotiations with trump Administration. Why trump is not being impeached again just shows the grovelling servility of the Republican party. As has been previously said by man,y trump is unfit to represent the Office of the USA Presidency.

Were you not a nurse not in a combat role? If you believe appeasement is going to stop armed aggression, history proves you wrong

How is US voting alongside Russia and North Korea "good diplomacy". Many call it our as appeasement with no guarantees Russia will cease military engagement against Ukraine, nor withdrawal from Ukrainian territory. The vote assuredly does not MAGA, quite the opposite.

Concerning your first question you may like to ask trump why he keeps on selling stuff and why he didn't pay for his own costs (as promised) during the lection cycles. It's already been fact checked by credible organisations , US has not funded $300 billion+ in aid for Ukraine, plus in fact European countries have jointly contributed more than the US. What is extraordinary an incoming President changing terms for aid after supply; leaves US aid with no creditability. Additionally alleging Ukraine started the current conflict. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/donald-trumps-claims-about-ukraine-fact-checked/d1ufthp99 https://fullfact.org/news/us-assistance-ukraine/

BS for MAGA supporters

Not a hater, that's MAGA world, anyone who disagrees must hate them i.e. lack of reasoning depth However, deeply concerned about the direction the current US Administration is taking with impact on Western societies. If your posts actually reflect your persona sounds rather psychotic

I'm an anon poster on a small forum in Thailand; doesn't matter what people think of me. In the real world of politics trump will lose creditability by appointing Yes Men / Sycophants - there will be significant blowback as MAGA promises fall flat on their face.

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here comes full blown reactionary right of centre politics.- maybe one day Republicans will have sufficient self worth to stop the oppression

Only according to MAGA world

Dan Bongino is another MAGA supporter heavily involved with supporting and spreading conspiracy theories as well as supporting trump claims of a stolen election and so on. What a disgrace he has been appointed deputy head of FBI along with Kash Patel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bongino

What immediately comes to mind is manipulation of data for propaganda purposes and breach of privacy / security protocols. How many of the Musk staff have relevant security clearance? trump is now saying Musk doesn't have decision making authority so who is making the decisions Musk is just an adviser with no power to make decisions, White House claims https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/turmp-elon-musk-doge

So you are claiming Congressional Research Service and the Kiel Institute (one of top think tanks in the world) are misinformation organisations without any proof whatsoever, plus the usual MAGA deflection stuff. Really good idea to back up your claims with facts otherwise just the usual MAGA drivel.

<snipped for brevity. Hamas will make such boasts for propaganda purposes, but with no ability to achieve. Whereas Israel can deliver on Netanyahu's commitment to mainly wipe out Hamas, but at what cost to the civilian population and relations with the other regional powers. No mention of Islamic Jihad who are even more extreme Islamists than Hamas

Exactly what Netanyahu is also saying after the return of all hostages;. no wonder there is very little progress. War may even recommence rather than committing to Phase 2 of the negotiations or will Netanyahu carry on to try and stay in power? Lots of Israelis very unhappy with Netanyahu.

No I was not acting as an apologist for Hamas terrorism, but expressing an opinion on the return of the 'wrong body' adding that, to me, it made no sense whatsoever given the highly likely reaction of the Israelis as it's apparent that at this time Hamas has no wish to return to war Now Israel has delayed the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners, hardly likely to go down well with the Palestinian populations support for Hamas. If GAZA were able to have open and free polling,(not going to happen as Gaza is rules at gunpoint) bet HAMAS would have an extremely negative rating. If you cannot handle opinions which differ to yours, obviously you're not suitable for forum discussions.

I have never acted as an apologist for terror, just trying to understand what went on as it made no sense to provoke the Israelis given they are about to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Get a life, not a terror apologist, just airing thoughts as personally cannot understand the advantage of returning the incorrect deceased. How you going with the twists and turns of trump's pronouncements? Must be annoying having to constantly change your tune to keep up with his change of messaging with Israel.

e.g. “Zelenskyy talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn’t be won. … The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe.” Trump’s numbers, as usual, are wrong. The United States has appropriated just over $174 billion, the Congressional Research Service said in a report issued last month. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks support for Ukraine, says the United States and the European Union have provided roughly the same amount of military aid, while the Europeans have provided far more nonmilitary aid than the United States — $73 billion versus $52 billion. https://www.factcheck.org/2025/02/trumps-false-and-misleading-ukraine-claims/

Israel has previously used DNA testing for returned bodies. Hamas would have known Israel would carry out the same procedure this time round as they did with the killed children. It really does come across an an unfortunate mistake as Hamas would know doing so deliberately would create a huge upset with the returnee process and very likely an early return to war.

If that is the case why does trump keep telling blatant lies undermining his negotiators, he should keep his mouth shut during his team's negotiations. Seems some MAGA supporters have forgotten Russia is at war with Ukraine attacking civilians every day. Accordingly how could Ukraine run a safe election during a time of war? Plus it is crazy for trump to claim Ukraine commenced open warfare on Russian. Russian has been attacking Ukraine in one form or another since 2014 with over 10,000 deaths prior to Russia's invasion in 02/2022. trump is going to severely erode America's creditability and trust on the international stage - not a good look.

The national debt is expected to increase by roughly $20 trillion within the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Trump, meanwhile, is commanding lawmakers to make massive tax cuts for the nation’s wealthiest households. House Republicans are proposing a budget blueprint that would add $4.5 trillion in new deficits through tax cuts, with an additional $2 trillion in cuts to “mandatory” spending that covers programs like Medicare, Medicaid and food assistance. Trump official calls Social Security ‘wrong’ as administration lays groundwork for massive cuts

Ukraine, as permitted by their law , are under Martial Law during a time of war. trump just being his uniformed big mouth and using Putin's talking points in a an attempt to undermine Zelenskyy. Tillerson put it best "he's a moron"

Unfortunately it is trump undermining Ukrainian democracy with his despicable lies. As you well know Ukraine is currently under Martial Law for obvious security concerns. Following is a quote from a recent address to the Ukrainian people: I Count on Ukrainian Unity, on Ukrainian Courage, on Our Relations with Partners, on European Unity, and on America’s Pragmatism – Address by the President https://www.president.gov.ua/en