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I agree, there's a long, complicated, nuanced explanation for why Russia decided to start this war of conquest. The question is, why does any of it matter now?

Sad, sad grandstanding from Belarus. But since they're practically a Russian colony at this point, it makes sense that they yip whenever master tugs their leash.

Ron DeSantis' Debate strategy memos have leaked. He thinks he going to win by...hitting Vivek, not Trump, and by sharing emotional anecdotes. This guy is ***** clueless.

I'd like to see the Bills matriculate the ball down the field. Man you guys are off your game!

He's an entrepreneur who now advocates for everything he advocated against in 2020. Currently he's running a very good campaign to be Trump's VP.

The best part was Liev Schreiber. The second best part was Liev Schreiber making fun of AR for not knowing that Manta Rays and Whale sharks are harmless. AR was too far up his own ass to realize it too.

I'll stick to Acts.

Vivek is running an amazing campaign to be Trump's vice president. He's parroting Trump's stances on everything, bleeding support away from DeSantis... This is a masterful VP campaign.

Trumps popularity was actually at its highest during COVID and Post-COVID. Democratic attacks backfired. But his highest ever popularity was...49%. A competent presidential campaign can work with that number, and the election was very close because Trump's campaign shaped up quite a bit after Bill Stepien took over. This is a logical argument, it's just refuted by the evidence. Trump actually made up ground with the electorate during Covid. He lost because he ran a bad campaign. Also because a ton of people hate him, have always hated him, and will never vote for him, because even when the economy is humming, between 40 and 60% of America still hated him. Just like Hillary Clinton, but with credit to Trump, Hillary was a far, far, far worse campaigner than he is.

If they're running against Trump, they are quite electable. If they run against LITERALLY ANY OTHER REPUBLICAN WITH A PULSE, you'd get a Reagan/Bush style wipeout. ...but they're going to run against Trump, because they've used his crimes to manipulate GOP primary voters into picking him again. And vulnerability to this sort of checkers level political tactic is why I don't want Trump again, ever. Well, that and he's absolutely hell-bent on claiming more power for the Imperial Presidency, which is why we're in this mess.

The USSR had spies under ever rock and behind every bush too. Ended up not mattering because they bankrupted themselves with forever wars and unsustainable subsidies to shithole countries based on a commodity bubble. It'd be great if China went to all this trouble of penetrating our military, designing hypersonic weapons, funding belt & road... then imploded because nobody could tell the emperor he's got no clothes on without getting shot.

That D Line of Dareus, Jerry Hughes, Meatball and Mario Williams was unreal. They had what, 50 sacks between them?

My lord. Somebody put Collinsworth out to pasture. Mike Terico is still great. No Spiro Dedes/Gus Johnson, but we'll take him.

Nope. They play us tough, then find a way to lose. Which is fine. Nobody cares how many games you almost win.

Nope. They haven't. But they want a participation trophy for trying real hard.

No, they realize he's the only person that can lose to Joe Biden.

I wish your argument had worked on North Vietnam or the Taliban. We'd live in a better world.

Yup, I have been. France has as sprawling, "informal" Empire amongst its old colonies in West and Central Africa. Those nations are bound to France and French-run financial institutions by a lot of arm twisting and shadowy treaties. A ton of money and strategically critical raw materials got funneled into French coffers for pennies on the dollar. Doesn't surprise me that those chickens have come home to roost. -However- If Putin and Wagner are behind it, and Putin and Wagner are basically bragging OJ style about how they're behind it, then the game is afoot. France+ African Allies vs Putin, Wagner and African allies. Putin just backed out of the black sea grain deal, then blew up all of Ukraine's grain exporting ports. Which wete the major suppliers of grain foodstuffs in Africa pre-War. He just went to the African Union and tried to strongarm them with veiled threats against their food supplies, which he largely controls unless the AU shifts suppliers. African leaders who are sympathetic to Russia in a lot of other spheres are not impressed, notably Egypt and South Africa So now there's lots of talk that West African alliances and/or the African Union will intervene militarily. Probably with a blank check from the French. Which is more egg on Macron's face, as he's been massaging Russia from the start, trying to forge an image for himself as a "realist" and a "peacemaker". Just to have Russia turn back around and kick him in the balls.

Wait a minute... a political attack has to be factually correct in order to be effective? If Ron DeSantis believes that, I've got John McCain's mixed race love child from the 2000 Primary on the line. She's selling bridges in Brooklyn.

Sure, why not? They can put a "Most Improved" banner next to their "We Almost Beat Buffalo Twice!" banners.

BB would sacrifice at least one of his sons to coach Josh Allen.

"Son, calling everyone who isn't MAGA a child grooming woke mob leftist globalist communist war monger is a great way to get eight years of Joe Biden." Dean Wormer.

So DeSantis was ready for another lay up fight against the clown car that is the Florida Democratic Party. He was not ready to be hit by black Republicans...all of whom are either running against him, or have already endorsed Trump. ...aaaaannnndded just like that, he's back on the defensive. On a race issue, right after he fired a staffer for posting some possibly, maybe, nazi imagery. I was told this guy was smart. Still waiting for the proof. He's great at running up the score against gong show opposition with a rubber stamp legislature to help him. How's about he wins a fight against someone who can hit him back?

Sounds a lot like what we did to the Plains Indians.

U.S. Official Shares Details of Secret ‘Track 1.5’ Diplomacy With Moscow Russia has started its Forever War. They've got no plan except that they can't lose. Even when we want to let them off the hook...they refuse because that looks like losing to them. So they'll continue their current plan of bluster, bull####, and hoping they can shovel cannon meat into Ukraine until NATO gets sick of it and goes away, or forces Ukraine to the table. Everybody knows this ends with a deal. Nobody in Russia who matters wants a deal.