Good points! Vs the Putinistas point of view...kill all innocent women and children.
It shows how degraded our political debate is and how dominated the nation is by the MIC and corrupt media that he even must say this.
Neocons aren’t going to like this
I think this is certainly best.
If the Russians wind up keeping Eastern Donbas (not the whole provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk) and the Crimea, then ending the invasion and war would be best for the Ukrainians.
Many will disagree and say the Ukrainians would then have their land stolen. I think though, one could argue that they don’t control these regions anyway, and it would just make the ownership de jure as well as the current de facto.
Do I think it is wrong for Russia to wrestle these lands from them? Yes. But realpolitik would say they are never going to get them back, and I’m just acknowledging that. Zelinksyy already said they won’t join NATO, so that doesn’t have to be negotiated. He should tell the Russians, however, changing their Constitution to suit Russia is beyond negotiation. This is clearly up to the Ukrainians themselves to decide.
I’m not a Putinista, either. I actually support Ukraine as they were clearly the aggrieved party.
I like Zelinskyy and think he has risen to the challenge of his times.
But sometimes you have to give a lot to stop the carnage.
Uh oh. Rand is a craven Putin lover now!
“It doesn’t justify (Putin’s) aggression, but I do think we need to find off ramps and exits even for our enemies.”
***We should help those Ukes find nuke off ramps. They NEGOTIATED a nuke treaty and HONORED it. The Rukes VIOLATED it by invading twice. Since that agreement is null and void, the Ukes are free to pursue nukes.
We pursued nukes when we were in an existential war, so who are we to scold them for using nukes in their existential war? Especially when we are the ones who have betrayed them.
Why doesn’t Rand Paul look at it from that perspective, hmmmm?
He’s right on Russia, and wrong on Iran.
I trust Ric Grennel over about anyone on Iran. He says the new agreement is awful, and we are giving away the farm.