Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
by rayiner on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:02PM
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I agree the first gulf war is a better comparison. In our household we thought Bush was wrong about that too, and I recall my dad being quite happy he lost reelection over it. I’d argue it set us up to get roped in for Round 2.
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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
by smallmancontrov on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:16PM
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Crimea is the better comparison. The US appeased Russia on Crimea in 2014 (the sanctions were too weak) and it caused the Ukraine invasion in 2022. Why would appeasing on Donbas in 2025 work better?
Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
by anigbrowl on Saturday March 01, 2025 @03:46AM
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Bush didn't lose re-election over the first Gulf War, which on the whole went swimmingly for the US in a very short timeframe. He lost because he looked out of touch in his electioneering and didn't know the price of milk during a debate with Bill Clinton. There was a recession underway that drained some of the froth out of the irrationally exuberant 1980s. Of course it didn't help him that he was basically a CIA policy wonk whereas Clinton was the most charismatic candidate since Kennedy.