Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine

More JUNC (Jorg’s Umpteenth Nonsense Conniption) – perhaps Jorg doesn’t remember that Putin dared not do anything when our great President Trump was in office. And then here comes a godsend to Putin in the form of treasonous Biden with his history of kneeling and hiding in his basement. Putin is eating Biden’s lunch and compared to Biden, Putin is a veritable genius. At least Biden isn’t giving Russia $80 billion in arms like he gifted the Taliban. I believe it may only be $350 million to Ukraine that will be gifted to Putin.

Dirk: Oh yes, this is the perfect time to show our enemies how divided we are!

Putin must have been laughing at how easy it was to fool Trump and get him to do his dirty work. The only excuse I can find for Trumputin, is that he is too dumb to understand what he has done.

More JUNC (Jorg’s Uneducated Nitwit Comment) - Jorg, Putin dared not do anything when our great President Trump was in office. Then we get coward-in-chief Biden folding like a cheap suit in Afghanistan giving permission to Putin to do as he pleases. Now we need to see if Xi decides to take over Taiwan while cheese-brain Biden is still figuring out whether he was talking about the Ukrainian people or the Iranian people. Methinks Mr. van Ulden is right about Jorg – irrelevant. Maybe Jorg can become relevant by joining us in the present?

Terence Y: I didn’t expect you to understand a word of what I wrote to Dirk, so why don’t you let him respond? He is quite a bit brighter than you!

Jorg, I don’t think you understand a word of what you wrote. Mr. van Ulden may be brighter than me, but he is definitely brighter than you, as we can see from his comments and LTE’s. Besides, I’m not speaking for or preventing Dirk from responding. Unlike you, I have no wish to censor anyone or to edit their content because they don’t agree with my viewpoint. BTW, thanks for the exclamation point – the only point of importance you produce. Next time, one of your flat Earth’s please.

Please read the Constitution and laws affirming that President Trump had the authority to ask for help in uncovering the Biden's obvious family bribe taking in Ukraine. Hunter wasn't paid $3 mil for his "expertise”. If a Democrat President had suggested Russia re-join the G7 it would have been heralded in the NYT as "peace in our time” diplomacy. Don’t forget the Tump’s methods calmed N. Korea down and lead to an Israeli Arab peace agreement Democrats said was impossible. Most past Presidents including Obama and his humiliating “reset” have tried to get Russia to see that it’s in their best interest to join with Western Nations. Trump was tough and smart which is why Putin waited until there was a weaker US President to deal with.

Hello, Ed

You are correct. It wasn't long after the Afghanistan debacle unfolded that Putin started mobilizing troops near the Ukrainian border. While the left side of the aisle will not likely admit it... there is one key reason Putin did not march into Ukraine in 2017-2020: Trump.

But now is the time to set that aside... while Putin stumbles over his own mistakes, let's hammer him with sanctions that will squeeze his oligarch pals and get the Russian people into the streets protesting... all the while beefing up NATO and sending weapons to the Ukrainian freedom fighters. Yes, I know... I heard last night the current administration plans to do those things, but there is one more thing Joe can do: get back to energy independence.

Ray: For Putin to wait until Trump was out of office, is a rather imaginary stretch. It is more likely that he hoped his friendly admirer would be re-elected, and thus have more support from here. However, for his “de-Nazification” campaign, I wonder if the US is next on his list?

Good morning, Jorg. You're up at 'em early today.

Putin invaded Crimea (part of Ukraine) when Barack was president. Putin made no such moves in the region when Trump was president. Early in Trump's term, Trump responded with force against Putin's Syrian pal, Bashar al-Assad. Trump's action was supported by Turkey but vilified by Putin's media in Russia. Wait a minute... I thought Putin and Trump were pals. We know what happened next in Ukraine... nothing... while Trump was still in office. Then, after Joe's weak showing in Afghanistan, Putin starts mobilizing troops on the Ukrainian border. All this happens before Joe finished his first year in office. Now, we can see the effects of Joe's Afghanistan withdrawal plan. So, over the past several years... why do you think Putin used aggression against Ukraine when two Democrats occupied the Oval Office but did not insert his military into Ukraine when a Republican was in the WH? You say Putin was hoping for a Trump victory in 2020 so Putin could move against Zelenskyy? The facts don't support your conclusion...

Any further comment on your blog yesterday trying to justify and explain why you think it is OK to censor direct refutation of your viewpoint. Jorg... censorship is censorship... regardless of how anyone tries to rationalize it as creative "editing."

Ray: I have told you before, I don't want to promote my blog on this site, like you attempt to do. For the rest, I have no comment.

Ray,

I won't cut and paste a couple of pages to reply to your question about why Putin didn't invade while Trump was in office. We covered that very extensively in our back and forth about the LTE, Delusional, on Feb. 24th with free milk and theater.

You mentioned charitable donations above and I am with you on that. I am not sure which ones Jorg participates in but you know I like food so I sent a donation to World Central Kitchen this morning. It is the organization started by Jose Andres to feed people after disasters worldwide, both natural like earthquakes and hurricanes and manmade like Ukraine. I understand they are set up at the Poland/Ukraine border to feed those that have been traveling without eating to get there.

Hello, again, Jorg

To be clear... I am NOT promoting your blog in the DJ's comments section; we get plenty of your anti-conservative rhetoric through your LTEs.

No comment? Hmmm... I was hoping you could tell us why you think Putin used aggression against Ukraine when two Democrats occupied the Oval Office but did not insert his military into Ukraine when a Republican was in the WH?

Let's hope events unfold soon so the bloodshed will stop.

Jorg – you’re hilarious! “… a rather imaginary stretch.” Is that what we’re calling the truth these days? Is this your approach when you’re unable to censor opposing viewpoints? And now you have no more comment? It sounds like you’re throwing in the towel, again, because you've backed yourself into a corner.

Tafhdyd: These are my favorites for donations: SPCA, ACLU, SPLC, St. Jude, ALOIS, humanist societies, and others catering to children in need.

Jorg,

Thanks for the info. I am a member of the Alois Society of the Alzheimer's Assoc. Is that the ALOIS you speak of or is there another similar?

Hi, Tafhdyd

Yes, you are correct. We thoroughly launched salvos across the internet re: Trump and Putin. While... in my view... the argument from the left side of the aisle was often anecdotal... that's OK. No one has perfect information. In the end, when it comes to Russian aggression in Ukraine, here's your scorecard:

Putin 2 - Democrats 0

Putin 0 - Republicans 0

Did Trump's admin share intel with Putin's guys re: ISIS? Yes. Did Biden's admin share intel with China re: Putin? Yes... and then what happened? Ol' Xi gave our intel to Vlad. Haven't heard much about that from the left side of the aisle.

In the comments following the "Delusional" LTE, I asked, "Did Biden’s Afghanistan policy influence Putin’s Ukraine invasion plan?" Your response? "Not in the least." Yes, it's true Vlad has been dreaming of restoring Mother Russia to its former USSR glory for 30 years, however, he had to bide(n) his time. I'm sure Vlad's plans for expansion to the west via Ukraine have been tucked away in a file folder (to protect it from western hackers) probably for years, but it looks like the stars (and tanks) started to line up after Joe's inauguration. At a minimum, Joe's Afghanistan debacle provided Vlad with some insight into what would probably be Joe's response when the tanks started to roll.

My wife and I contribute to the Hilde Back Education Fund, Compassion International, Tunnel to Towers, Operation Smile, Plant with Purpose and some local non-profits.

Tafhdyd: That’s it, ALOIS, established to fight Alzheimer and other types of dementia. I have recently added The Samaritan House, after I read Tom Huening’s biography about John Kelly and his remarkable life, once he was able to rid himself of the Catholicism he unfortunately happened to be born into.

Ray and Jorg,

Ray, I am not familiar with your charities, I will check them out. As for Vlad and when, I still say it is not because Biden is in, it is because the cow is dry and Donald wasn't going to be able to help him anymore. According to John Bolton, Trump had often talked of withdrawing from NATO and if he was elected to a 2nd term he would have. Vladimir was counting on that to make things even easier.

Jorg, I have volunteered with Samaritan House for about 40 years. They are a good organization. I like to put most of my donations to local groups rather than the big name nationals, i.e. Peninsula Humane Society (part of SPCA) rather than the national.