In my opinion his ambition is to placed on the mantle next Stalin, Ivan, and Peter. So world conquest no. But definitely aggressive expansion. But I’m not his psychiatrist.

Are you suggesting a more submissive, conciliatory, and compliant position would stop Putin’s aggression? Sounds like Chamberlain’s position in 1938?

@Garban We have a submissive pussy in place now. Maybe he could send Corn Pop over to solve the situation.

@CourtJester I had to look up the “Corn Pop” reference; very clever. However, I fail to see the relevance to NATO’s position on what’s happening in Eastern Europe, please elaborate.

@Garban There really isn’t much to elaborate on. Trump was a pompous dick. I don’t know that I’d hang out with the guy, but the world knew that he would blow shit up if pushed and no other country got stupid for four years. And now we have Biden. Even Obama said “never underestimate Biden’s ability to fuck things up.” And now he’s doing it on a global scale.

@CourtJester Do you understand that question is about the Western Powers position aka “NATO”?

@Garban Trump didn’t rely on NATO but rather the power of the US. It worked out pretty well.

@CourtJester Okay I didn’t want this conversation to degrade to this but: What actions would 🦧 take to stop Putin’s aggression? Please be specific as to what he would have done. This isn’t about Biden.

@Garban That’s speculative. Who knows? But Putin has wanted this for a long time and he’s been saying for years that the Ukraine should be a part of Russia. He didn’t attempt it until Biden stumbled into office. That’s for good reason.

Taiwan is next and Biden won’t do a damn thing about it.

@CourtJester I hope you understand that’s a very weak argument for your position?

@Garban but it’s true. As president, it’s on Biden’s shoulders.