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[[Noriega]], [[Saddam]], [[bin Laden]] and [[Gaddafi]] all met the same fate as [[Diem]]. [[Zelensky]] has already bought his ticket and is waiting at the train station. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 12:10, March 4, 2025 (EST)

[[Noriega]], [[Saddam]], [[bin Laden]] and [[Gaddafi]] all met the same fate as [[Diem]]. [[Zelensky]] has already bought his ticket and is waiting at the train station. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 12:10, March 4, 2025 (EST)

:In a sense, the quote highlights a structural flaw in [[American foreign policy]] and [[American]] [[democracy]]. [[Authoritarian]] regimes with [[heads of state]] for life, for example [[Putin]], [[Xi]], or [[Queen Elizabeth II]] are inherently more stable in their ability to make foreign commitments. Americans, blown by the winds of doctrine which change every four years, are incapable of making lasting commitments. That's what led to the disastrous defeats both in [[Vietnam]] and now in [[Ukraine]].

:In a sense, the quote highlights a structural flaw in [[American foreign policy]] and [[American]] [[democracy]]. [[Authoritarian]] regimes with [[heads of state]] for life, for example [[Putin]], [[Xi]], or [[Queen Elizabeth II]] are inherently more stable in their ability to make foreign commitments. Americans, blown by the winds of doctrine which change every four years,<ref>Illustration: [[Charles the Turd]]'s recent invitation to [[Donald Trump]] to attend and "unprecedented" second State Dinner signifying "[[regime change]]" in [[America]].</ref> are incapable of making lasting commitments. That's what led to the disastrous defeats both in [[Vietnam]] and now in [[Ukraine]].

:Personally, I blame the [[Democrat]]s. They have a habit going back to [[Woodrow Wilson]] (maybe even the [[Confederacy]]) of politicizing [[foreign relations]] for domestic politics. They view [[foreign policy]] exclusively as a means to manipulate domestic politics and promote themselves. That's how [[Hunter Biden]] ends up being on [[Burisma]]'s board. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 12:24, March 4, 2025 (EST)

:Personally, I blame the [[Democrat]]s. They have a habit going back to [[Woodrow Wilson]] (maybe even the [[Confederacy]]) of politicizing [[foreign relations]] for domestic politics. They view [[foreign policy]] exclusively as a means to manipulate domestic politics and promote themselves. That's how [[Hunter Biden]] ends up being on [[Burisma]]'s board. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 12:24, March 4, 2025 (EST)

::Now weather a [[USAID]]-funded [[coup]] is cheaper than a stock buyout is a matter for debate & discussion (given the complexity of compliance with international & local laws, exchange rate differentiations, etc). One thing is for certain: there are fewer [[civilian]] casualties in a stock buyout than in a [[regime change]] operation. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 13:30, March 4, 2025 (EST)

::Now weather a [[USAID]]-funded [[coup]] is cheaper than a stock buyout is a matter for debate & discussion (given the complexity of compliance with international & local laws, exchange rate differentiations, etc). One thing is for certain: there are fewer [[civilian]] casualties in a stock buyout than in a [[regime change]] operation. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 13:30, March 4, 2025 (EST)