Just like our loss in Vietnam changed how the US was perceived, the failure to support Ukraine is already an accomplished fact. So even if aid is passed. weaker nations will know not to believe US promises.
We in the US often think of governments that don't function and imagine that we do it better. And if the matter is controlled by govt…
Just like our loss in Vietnam changed how the US was perceived, the failure to support Ukraine is already an accomplished fact. So even if aid is passed. weaker nations will know not to believe US promises.
We in the US often think of governments that don't function and imagine that we do it better. And if the matter is controlled by govt agencies, then we do do it better. Thus our defense department, post office, Park Service all deliver the goods. But our policy arm - Congress - is an utter failure. A parody of democracy dominated by legislators who are performance artists rather than the successors of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster.
Don't forget when Russia was in a war with Afghanistan and we were backing the mujahedeen rebels and then instead of helping them build the country back after 10 years of war, we left them to their own devices and the mujahadeen became the Taliban. And here we are.
We helped the mujahideen during the Soviet War with Afghanistan, before the collapse of the Union; we were still fighting the Cold War. It wasn’t until after they collapsed economically that we sort of helped Russia, but not really….:)
When the outsourcing began those European countries were trying to rebuild their economies and industrial capacity. And they probably relaxed when the USSR broke apart, but now they are seeing that they need the capacity to build military wares.
Just like our loss in Vietnam changed how the US was perceived, the failure to support Ukraine is already an accomplished fact. So even if aid is passed. weaker nations will know not to believe US promises.
We in the US often think of governments that don't function and imagine that we do it better. And if the matter is controlled by govt agencies, then we do do it better. Thus our defense department, post office, Park Service all deliver the goods. But our policy arm - Congress - is an utter failure. A parody of democracy dominated by legislators who are performance artists rather than the successors of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster.
Don't forget when Russia was in a war with Afghanistan and we were backing the mujahedeen rebels and then instead of helping them build the country back after 10 years of war, we left them to their own devices and the mujahadeen became the Taliban. And here we are.
We helped the mujahideen during the Soviet War with Afghanistan, before the collapse of the Union; we were still fighting the Cold War. It wasn’t until after they collapsed economically that we sort of helped Russia, but not really….:)
When the outsourcing began those European countries were trying to rebuild their economies and industrial capacity. And they probably relaxed when the USSR broke apart, but now they are seeing that they need the capacity to build military wares.