Ron DeSantis insists Ukraine is NOT a 'vital' U.S. interest:

[DBLCD]

Ron DeSantis insists Ukraine is NOT a 'vital' U.S. interest: Florida Governor says China and the border should be priorities - and not getting 'entangled' in a 'territorial dispute' with Russia

• DeSantis revealed his views in response to Tucker Carlson's questions
• He said there should be no 'blank check' for the war-torn nation
• Former VP Mike Pence said there was no room for 'Putin apologists' in GOP

By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S. POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 10:28 EDT, 14 March 2023 | UPDATED: 18:13 EDT, 14 March 2023



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that Ukraine's war against Russia is not a 'vital national security interest' for the U.S., in comments where he called the war a 'territorial dispute.'

The potential Republican presidential candidate made the statement in response to a series of questions by Fox News host Tucker Carlson about U.S. assistance to the war-torn nation.

It comes at a time with Republicans in Congress are demanding more scrutiny for the $113 billion in U.S. aid sent to Kyiv last year, and as Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said it should not get a 'blank check.'

DeSantis's position on American assistance to Ukraine distinguishes him from several high-profile Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said it (aid to Ukraine) should be the 'number one priority' for the U.S. in December. ...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11858427/Ron-DeSantis-insists-Ukraine-NOT-vital-U-S-calls-territorial-dispute.html

[LibwithaClue]

He's right. 🙄


"While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party — becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them," DeSantis said. Likely the reference is to the civil war which predates the Feb.24, 2022 Russian invasion by many years: the conflict in Donbas which went back to 2014 and by many estimates took over 14,000 lives on both sides."

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/desantis-issues-most-blistering-takedown-yet-us-role-ukraine-territorial-dispute

[CoopingProne]

I guess Mexico could invade California, Russia could invade Alaska, hell, the French could take Lousiana,. All 3 once owned those states.

I suppose they could argue that for Donbass,, but Russia tried to take the whole country but failed miserably. DiSantis has no foreign policy experience and it is showing.

[keltec]

He is right . If Ukraine was taken by Russia tomorrow it would not affect us in any way . It was a part of Russia for decades before all this .

[CoopingProne]

The Russians are so beaten down at this point, even if they take Ukraine, they probably would take a breather. But if their blitz krieg was successful a year ago, would they have stopped there? The next stop would be NATO country.

[Harry Callahan]

I guess Mexico could invade California, Russia could invade Alaska, hell, the French could take Lousiana,. All 3 once owned those states.

I suppose they could argue that for Donbass,, but Russia tried to take the whole country but failed miserably. DiSantis has no foreign policy experience and it is showing.

California and the rest of the border southwest is being invaded from Mexico as we helplessly watch.

[Dustoff262]

It's a no win situation for the US. We can't continue depleting our weapon stores, and we can't walk away either.

The US, on average, is in a military conflict every three years, some of which overlaps the other. It's not by coincidence either. It's what Eisenhower tried to warn us about. He knew that the military industrial complex has an insatiable appetite and it constantly craves the blood of our youth.

Desantis is correct. Ukraine is not in our vital interest. We weren't supposed to grow NATO as a promise to Russia. We did, because NATO's usefulness is vacant without provoking the bear.

[none]

The moron Pence saying that they won't just stop at Ukraine. They are struggling to gain control of the lower part of Ukraine that borders Russia., how are they going to storm through Europe?

[Prosay]

Anyone ever hear of another such conflict we got involved in, by the name of "VIETNAM"?

[DBLCD]

Xi JinPing Assumes Peacemaker Role while US is Absent on World Stage – Xi to Speak with Zelensky Next Week After Discussions with Putin

By Jim Hoft Mar. 14, 2023 2:36 pm195 Comments


It is no secret the US is flailing on the international stage since Joe Biden started playing president. Biden’s surrender to the Taliban and the billions in US military equipment he left for the terrorist group laid the foundation of the Biden foreign policy – Defeat and Surrender at all costs.

China’s Xi Jinping assumed the role of global peacemaker recently. China brokered a historic peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran that caught the US flatfooted.

Now Xi Jinping is holding peace talks with Ukrainian and Russian leaders. Xi will call President Zelensky next week after his talks with Putin. Xi hopes to end the War in Ukraine while Joe Biden and the West continue to fan the flames of WWIII.

America is in decline under Joe Biden. China picked up the mantle.



The Wall Street Journal reported:

The new surge of diplomacy reflects a conviction on the part of Mr. Xi and the Communist Party that China can offer an alternative to the U.S.-led model of international relations by relying on commercial ties rather than military might to sway the decisions of other countries.

An expansion of Beijing’s diplomatic clout also offers potential leverage against what Mr. Xi criticized last week as a Cold War-style, U.S.-led campaign of “all-round containment, encirclement and suppression” against China.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/xi-jinping-assumes-peacemaker-role-while-us-is-absent-on-world-stage-xi-to-speak-with-zelensky-next-week-after-discussions-with-putin/

[CoopingProne]

The Chi Coms already drafted a 'peace' deal yet they are just now speaking to Ukraine? It's absurd.
China cannot play honest broker, it has to be a neutral nation.

Xi and Putin are tyrants. They oppose everything this nation stands for. They are adversaries.

[Dustoff262]

Putin has been repeatedly warning the US and NATO countries to stop interfering in Ukraine.

Putin is going to do something that will be a hard slap across our face. There is much he has to avenge his country for, including Nordstream.

This does not look good especially since the big networks will not address what is happening in Ukraine in an even handed way.

[DBLCD]

The Chi Coms already drafted a 'peace' deal yet they are just now speaking to Ukraine? It's absurd.
China cannot play honest broker, it has to be a neutral nation.

Xi and Putin are tyrants. They oppose everything this nation stands for. They are adversaries.

"Xi and Putin are tyrants. They oppose everything this nation stands for. "

So does Joe Biden.

We should take Trump up on his offer, he stated he could broker a peace deal in 24hours. I believe he could.

[Jobsecurity]

China brokering a peace deal for the Middle East is a tremendous blow to US credibility. Now China will be seen as the problem
solvers, helping them internationally when they eventually try to take Taiwan.

[LibwithaClue]

"Xi and Putin are tyrants. They oppose everything this nation stands for. "

So does Joe Biden.

We should take Trump up on his offer, he stated he could broker a peace deal in 24hours. I believe he could.

The democrats would never take Trump up on that offer, they know if anyone could make it happen it's him. 😅 They don't want peace.