Trump encourages Russia to invade US allies

[Dom]

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/10/politics/trump-russia-nato/index.html

Is it still unclear to some whether Trump stands with allies or Russia? Trump is giving Russia a green light to invade European countries, even going as far as encouraging it.

The brutal war or aggression by Russia has shattered peace and stability in Europe. It's been raging for almost two years now. The immense human suffering is unimaginable and Trump wants to see more war in Europe. Which means that he's in favor of more human suffering.

This from a man who ended military exercises with South Korea and met with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, by the way.

If Trump is putting "America first" (very debatable), it is clear now that Kremlin (or North Korea) is coming second on the list. Not the European allies or the West.

[Majestic Turkey]

Originalmente postado por Dom:

Originalmente postado por Mischievous Sly Succubus:

Which is ironic because the US is not the top paying dog anymore anyways, Poland is. Seriously imagine out of all nations on the planet in your alliance that the biggest military spending nation is outdone by one that was rolled over in the past to world wars.

The US needed to take an L but I don't think they were prepared for this one.

Is it surprising that top military spending after February 2022 is in Eastern European countries close to Russia?

Military spending is largely tied to geopolitics and current state of affairs and where the needs happen to be at given times.

For instance, US military spending would drop to very low levels if Taiwan issue wasn't there, and if US had peace with China and Middle East etc. There's great amount of self-interest involved when it comes to military spending.

The 2% GDP recommendation is good on paper but some countries, due to their geopolitical status, have difficulties to fulfill it because they don't really know what to spend it on, what to purchase within the frameworks of their current strategies. It's less due to the fact that they don't want to pay and more because of that - they've ran out of things that they need.

Modernization can put the spending to 3 or 4 percent of GDP for a year and then it comes back to 1 percent the next year. So it's not a very good way to measure the bigger picture.

Don't even, the US manufactures reasons for funding its war machine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States

Military spending is tied to the military industrial complex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyZoUfNsUl8

Btw they take volunteers from Finland, why are you still here, you should be in Ukraine.

Instead you justify theft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHEllHR52zU

[Doomerang]

If dom backs an idiot like Trudeau only because it empowers his party, then yes screw everything dom stands for including nato because if dom backs it it’s corrupt anyways

Whatever dom supports it’s clear to do the opposite now

[Computer]

All the bogus things candidates say before election, and they never follow through. I don't think anyone has to worry over it.

[nohuman]

Originalmente postado por Doomerang:

If dom backs an idiot like Trudeau only because it empowers his party, then yes screw everything dom stands for including nato because if dom backs it it’s corrupt anyways

Whatever dom supports it’s clear to do the opposite now

The politics landscapes of these two countries are aligned far too much for my liking...

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

u notice the consistency of the posts using strongly worded headline portraying a skewed and twisted interpretation of a news article

always watch for stuff like that

[TRethehedgehog]

Does NATO even have a purpose anymore?

The only communist countries are China, and very small third world countries

Not even the so called Sandbox (Middle East) is communist

[Ulfrinn]

Originalmente postado por Majestic Turkey:

Originalmente postado por Dom:

Is it surprising that top military spending after February 2022 is in Eastern European countries close to Russia?

Military spending is largely tied to geopolitics and current state of affairs and where the needs happen to be at given times.

For instance, US military spending would drop to very low levels if Taiwan issue wasn't there, and if US had peace with China and Middle East etc. There's great amount of self-interest involved when it comes to military spending.

The 2% GDP recommendation is good on paper but some countries, due to their geopolitical status, have difficulties to fulfill it because they don't really know what to spend it on, what to purchase within the frameworks of their current strategies. It's less due to the fact that they don't want to pay and more because of that - they've ran out of things that they need.

Modernization can put the spending to 3 or 4 percent of GDP for a year and then it comes back to 1 percent the next year. So it's not a very good way to measure the bigger picture.

Don't even, the US manufactures reasons for funding its war machine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States

Military spending is tied to the military industrial complex.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyZoUfNsUl8

Btw they take volunteers from Finland, why are you still here, you should be in Ukraine.

Instead you justify theft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHEllHR52zU

Now cross references who those companies donate to in congress and which members in congress are the most "we MUST fund this war!" You'll find a lot of the same names on both lists.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

i bet war corpos go down in price if trumpicus orangicus is elected and war corpos go up in price if josephus bidenus is elected proconsul of the republic

[Pierce Dalton]

It almost sounds like Trump were betraying his allies, like "oh you can invade them I don't mind"...

[Pierce Dalton]

Originalmente postado por TRethehedgehog:

Does NATO even have a purpose anymore?

The only communist countries are China, and very small third world countries

Not even the so called Sandbox (Middle East) is communist

Their purpose isn't to fight communism anymore, but prevent WW3.

[nohuman]

Originalmente postado por TRethehedgehog:

Does NATO even have a purpose anymore?

The only communist countries are China, and very small third world countries

Not even the so called Sandbox (Middle East) is communist

putin effectively owns and controls everything in russia. It's as close to communist as it needs to be to fit the definition.

[Majestic Turkey]

Originalmente postado por Pierce Dalton:

Originalmente postado por TRethehedgehog:

Does NATO even have a purpose anymore?

The only communist countries are China, and very small third world countries

Not even the so called Sandbox (Middle East) is communist

Their purpose isn't to fight communism anymore, but prevent WW3.

No its to expand government power
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4XpbZO5WA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c93bAJ0hHw

Originalmente postado por EnÐΩGeÑe§¡§:

putin effectively owns and controls everything in russia. It's as close to communist as it needs to be to fit the definition.

Your definitions aren't worth anything then.

The entire point of your liberal wars is to produce that very end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4XpbZO5WA

[nohuman]

Originalmente postado por Majestic Turkey:

Your definitions aren't worth anything then.

The entire point of your liberal wars is to produce that very end.

I guess my definition is worth as much as communism then. lol.

And you are again slandering me with erroneous terms. Does your brain not work properly?

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

eliminating the official alliance doesnt preclude the idea of negotiating alliances again under time of invasion.

nato is like the pre war triple entente system that got everyone forced to be involved in something they didnt need to be in. perhaps thats a mistake now in post ussr world. maybe not and it keeps europe calm and local nations dont rise up again with ambitions as they are all allied together.

idk could go either way

[Majestic Turkey]

Originalmente postado por EnÐΩGeÑe§¡§:

Originalmente postado por Majestic Turkey:

Your definitions aren't worth anything then.

The entire point of your liberal wars is to produce that very end.

I guess my definition is worth as much as communism then. lol.

And you are again slandering me with erroneous terms. Does your brain not work properly?

Belligerent, but won't fight(without honor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy4XpbZO5WA