Yes, Tucker, There Is a US Security Interest
in Ukraine
Posted By: Judy W., 2/25/2022 8:25:43 AM
In an ideal world, maybe we could ignore what's happening in Ukraine but we have to see the world as it is, not how we want it to be: Russia is calling and wants its Ukraine back. I generally appreciate Tucker Carlson, but every time he discusses Ukraine and Russia, I bristle — especially when he contends that America has no interest in Ukraine. I know some of you might agree with Carlson, but you can be a solid conservative who is just as war-weary as the next guy and still see a security interest in Ukraine without being a neocon.
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In an ideal world, maybe we could ignore what's happening in Ukraine but we have to see the world as it is, not how we want it to be: Russia is calling and wants its Ukraine back.
I generally appreciate Tucker Carlson, but every time he discusses Ukraine and Russia, I bristle — especially when he contends that America has no interest in Ukraine. I know some of you might agree with Carlson, but you can be a solid conservative who is just as war-weary as the next guy and still see a security interest in Ukraine without being a neocon.
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I'm going against what seems to be the grain, but I think the author has some good points. The problem is, what can we do about it? She points out things here that would make it difficult to respond effectively, including a gutted military with few young people capable of serving even if they wanted to, economic weakness, and more. I'll add the near-total incompetence of the Biden administration, and Biden's ties to China, which supports Russia. In a recent interview Trump told a reporter that he told Putin in person that if Russia invaded Ukraine he would bomb Moscow. And Putin did not invade; he waited for the next weakling president.