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:::::::*Are you willing to go over there and [[die]] for them, or send a friend or family member to defend [[democracy]], [[European values]], and [[gay rights]]?

:::::::*Are you willing to go over there and [[die]] for them, or send a friend or family member to defend [[democracy]], [[European values]], and [[gay rights]]?

:::::::{{Cquote|''The truth is we've lost this [[war]]. The truth is we made a major blunder thinking that we could bring the [[Russian]]s to their knees and knock them out of the ranks of the [[great power]]s. And the Russians are doing very well on the battlefield relative to the [[Ukrainian]]s. The Ukrainians are in deep trouble. And I want to emphasize here, that whatever you think of [[Trump]]'s policies towards Ukraine, he is slowly but steadily backing off from supporting Ukraine. He's turning the responsibility for helping Ukraine wage war against Russia to the [[European]]s. He's passing the buck here ever so subtly. Trump understands that this is a losing war, and he doesn't want to be blamed for it. And he sees no point in continuing to throw good [[money]] down a rat hole. So, he's backing off. The Europeans can buy [[weapon]]s from us and give them to the Ukrainians. So if you think the Ukrainians are in trouble on the battlefield, which most [[people]] now think is the case, and then you factor into that that the [[fact]] that the [[United States]] is beginning to pull away from supporting Ukraine, tell me how the situation just doesn't get worse for Ukraine. And the answer is it does get worse for Ukraine....''|||[[John Mearsheimer]], August 28, 2025.}}

:::::::{{Cquote|''The truth is we've lost this [[war]]. The truth is we made a major blunder thinking that we could bring the [[Russian]]s to their knees and knock them out of the ranks of the [[great power]]s. And the Russians are doing very well on the battlefield relative to the [[Ukrainian]]s. The Ukrainians are in deep trouble. And I want to emphasize here, that whatever you think of [[Trump]]'s policies towards Ukraine, he is slowly but steadily backing off from supporting Ukraine. He's turning the responsibility for helping Ukraine wage war against Russia to the [[European]]s. He's passing the buck here ever so subtly. Trump understands that this is a losing war, and he doesn't want to be blamed for it. And he sees no point in continuing to throw good [[money]] down a rat hole. So, he's backing off. The Europeans can buy [[weapon]]s from us and give them to the Ukrainians. So if you think the Ukrainians are in trouble on the battlefield, which most [[people]] now think is the case, and then you factor into that that the [[fact]] that the [[United States]] is beginning to pull away from supporting Ukraine, tell me how the situation just doesn't get worse for Ukraine. And the answer is it does get worse for Ukraine....''|||[[John Mearsheimer]], August 28, 2025.}}

:::::::And Mearsheimer didn't just spring the phrase, "We lost this war" on us suddenly; he prepared us months ago back in February. Everything he said then has been borne out since, and corroborated by others. [https://youtu.be/izu9cqyz2U8?t=628]

::::::And Mearsheimer didn't just spring the phrase, "We lost this war" on us suddenly; he prepared us months ago back in February. Everything he said then has been borne out since, and corroborated by others. [https://youtu.be/izu9cqyz2U8?t=628]

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::::::Note: While the field of [[Geopolitics]] is confusing at first, and problems of digesting a colossal and disparate reams of information seems unsurmountable, there is an internal [[logic]] to decision-making among leaders (or at least should be), and what [[strategies]] are intended to achieve. This I think is Mearsheimer's greatest strength, if not genius. His ability to summarize and make others see that logic in an almost a realtime fashion. If you are going to go to school, you need to attend class every day, not just read newspapers. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 00:19, August 29, 2025 (EDT)

::::::Note: While the field of [[Geopolitics]] is confusing at first, and problems of digesting a colossal and disparate reams of information seems unsurmountable, there is an internal [[logic]] to decision-making among leaders (or at least should be), and what [[strategies]] are intended to achieve. This I think is Mearsheimer's greatest strength, if not genius. His ability to summarize and make others see that logic in an almost a realtime fashion. If you are going to go to school, you need to attend class every day, not just read newspapers. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|''Zelensky Must Go!'']]} 00:19, August 29, 2025 (EDT)