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The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of communism is the sharing of misery. -Winston Churchill
If you think the United States is bad, think of another country that wants to put troops on the border to keep illegal aliens out, instead of walling in their citizenry
I would classify that as fake news .....link please.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
The red-headed spokesperson for the White House said it wasn't true so it must not be true.
OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
Sorry, hearsay doesn't cut it
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
I took the time that you should have taken:
You must have "misunderstood" what the lady said
Added in edit:White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki categorically denied on Thursday that President Joe Biden is pressuring Ukraine to cede land to Russia in an effort to reduce tension in the area.
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are mounting and officials are concerned Russia could invade the eastern part of Ukraine. Psaki made it clear on Thursday that the United States expects Russia to respect Ukraine's border and Biden is hoping to resolve the tension with diplomacy,
That diplomacy doesn't include pressuring Ukraine to cede territory to Russian-backed groups, according to Psaki. When asked about reports the United States is pressuring Ukraine to give up land to Russia as a means of deterring an invasion, Psaki said that is not true, calling it "absolutely false."
I found one rather obscure reference to this in an AP report:
This seems not to have been substantiated by any other source. Even in the AP report it is highly "qualified".Administration officials have suggested that the U.S. will press Ukraine to formally cede a measure of autonomy within its eastern Donbas region, which is now under de facto control by Russia-backed separatists who rose up against Kyiv in 2014. from the AP.
Unnamed "administration officials" to me is akin to a chit house rumor (or put more politely, said by some minimalist reporter, to fool the boss into thinking they did something) not to mention, if you follow this closely, you will see that those two small entities already have autonomy from Kiev.
Last edited by Dave Grubb; 12-11-2021 at 12:20 PM.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Joe Biden once denied pressuring Ukrainian officials to save Hunter’s phony-baloney job, his 10% cut and Hunter’s oligarch employer despite publicly bragging about effectively doing so. I do not believe anything Joe says about his dealings with Ukraine…or anything else.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
I also agree with Joe. We shouldn't fight others' battles. If we are not directly assaulted, we should only use diplomatic measures.
Hunter
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