Clearing the way for Putin....in case he wants to invade..

[ironglow]

  First,  dum-Dum closes our embassy in the Ukraine..
   Now the Pentagon pulls Florida NG troops from the Ukraine...where they were placed back in November...

   That leaves Putin free to invade, if he chooses..

    One problem....Ukranian people are not patsies such as Biden is.  If Putin decides to enslave them, he may find out that he has bitten off a bit more than he wants to masticate..

   Momma by day..sniper by night...

         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVc4HPhanc 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3od0AKb4z1U

[phalanx]

If Putin does invade the Ukraine he may find out he has another Afghanistan on his hands.

[Bob Riebe]

The U.S. troops were over 900 miles from the invasion point, they would have been useless or slaughtered if they tried to intervene.

[O-mega]

The U.S. troops were over 900 miles from the invasion point, they would have been useless or slaughtered if they tried to intervene.

The presence of US troops raises the stakes considerably, as is the case in South Korea, you think the US Troops would be more than a speedbump there?  But if a foreign power attacks US troops en mass, that frees up the US to use the entire force to retaliate.  Removing them takes that risk off the board.

[Bob Riebe]

The U.S. troops were over 900 miles from the invasion point, they would have been useless or slaughtered if they tried to intervene.

The presence of US troops raises the stakes considerably, as is the case in South Korea, you think the US Troops would be more than a speedbump there?  But if a foreign power attacks US troops en mass, that frees up the US to use the entire force to retaliate.  Removing them takes that risk off the board.

U.S. are not in the Ukraine, they were in Romania and Romania would not be attacked; nor does the U.S. have any defense agreement with the Ukraine.
The whole thing is a political game which the U.S. is losing badly.

[O-mega]

The U.S. troops were over 900 miles from the invasion point, they would have been useless or slaughtered if they tried to intervene.

The presence of US troops raises the stakes considerably, as is the case in South Korea, you think the US Troops would be more than a speedbump there?  But if a foreign power attacks US troops en mass, that frees up the US to use the entire force to retaliate.  Removing them takes that risk off the board.

U.S. are not in the Ukraine, they were in Romania and Romania would not be attacked; nor does the U.S. have any defense agreement with the Ukraine.
The whole thing is a political game which the U.S. is losing badly.

The U.S. is not in the Ukraine because they pulled them out: https://news.yahoo.com/florida-national-guard-troops-ordered-144833572.html, which is why the OP posted this.

[Bob Riebe]

They were there to train, not to have any influence of what Russia is going to do.
Had they been killed it would not have given the U.S. a legal reason to respond, that only occurs when there is a defense treaty.

Putin knows how to play Biden and liberal tweets he has advising him and is winning big time.
Biden can huff and puff, but that is all he can/will do.

[ironglow]

The U.S. troops were over 900 miles from the invasion point, they would have been useless or slaughtered if they tried to intervene.

   Which goes to show, Biden was just making it more convenient for Putin..

  Here's the story of the man who made over 500 Soviets "bite the bullet".  It can happen again...

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOyfswWtFIY

[phalanx]

I think we should be more worried about our own southern border first and finish the wall. Trump said this last week.
These border jumpers are damaging our own economy.

[Dixie-Dude]

Eastern Ukraine is predominately Russian speaking.  Russia will get no resistance from them.  Two provinces are not even controlled by the Ukrainian government.  Most of Ukraine's industrial capability is in these provinces.  Western Ukraine is mostly agricultural.  I think Russia is only going to try to take the eastern portion of Ukraine since they are mostly Russians anyway.  Eastern Ukraine manufactured some of the old Soviet Unions aircraft, the Zenith rocket (similar is size and capability to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, but not reusable), and they manufactured rocket engines.  I think Russia want's this capability back. 

Ukraine is also is currently a neutral country that is NOT in NATO.  Their current president has been shutting down TV and radio stations that critize him.  He has also been arresting his political enemies.  Ukraine is a very divided country.  The eastern part already want's to join Russia.

I say we should not get involved with this, it is all political.  If the eastern part want's to join Russia and control two eastern provinces, let them go.  It doesn't affect us or Europe at all right now.  This is all Democrats Russia, Russia, Russia, crap they are pushing. 

Putin is not as bad as he seems.  He has given back all the church buildings that were confiscated by the communists to the Russian Orthodox church.  He has closed his borders to Muslim immigrants.  He wants Russia for Russians.  What is wrong with that?  He feels threatened by NATO right near his borders.  This is like Mexico being in league with Russia with Russian troops next to the US.  Sometimes you have to step back and look at it from a Russians perspective. 

[Dee]

I think we should be more worried about our own southern border first and finish the wall. Trump said this last week.
These border jumpers are damaging our own economy.

They're doing far more than damaging our economy. They're driving crime through the roof, increasing homeless numbers, increasing unskilled labor numbers, increasing numbers of the uneducated, importing diseases that were virtually wiped out decades ago, introducing new diseases to our population, allowing terrorists to walk across the border, and organize unmolested, and destroy our culture of ndividual freedom, and liberty.

[Mule 11]

We. Have many worries. Southern border. Northern jab mandates, allowing true terrorists to run rough shod on our cities and jail freedom fighters without charges or rights of a speedy trial, steal what ya need, clean needles, crack pipes and narcan provided for the dregs, double prices on goods, fair trade for our enemies yet none for America. Leaving our southern border wide open while at least postulating a concern for Ukraine. Paying off our enemies by closing pipelines and trying to enforce mask and jab mandates on our transportation of goods and human traffic, let’s not forget the 350 billion in armament left to China/errr taliban. steal what you need without charges. I could continue for a bit. Ukraine is not on my radar as it does not affect me or my family more than our political fiesco of destroying this great, god, given, country. God bless America and death to all who betray her...