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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: i-node who wrote (356902)	12/10/2025 12:19:53 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 357497

Well, to persuade Trump would mean outbidding Putin. Who is dangling all kinds of valuables in front of Trump.

To: i-node who wrote (356902)	12/10/2025 2:36:50 PM
From: CentralParkRanger	Respond to of 357497

What would be your arguments that we should intervene and enter the war effort? What? Enter the war effort? Who is talking about that? - Only you i-node. Only you. We are talking about ending the war and reaching decent peace for Ukraine - without surrendering territory and sovereignty to Russia. Why it's in US interest? It's impossible to explain to you and to your boss - it's beyond your and his mental abilities . Sorry about that...

To: i-node who wrote (356902)	12/10/2025 5:50:58 PM
From: Mongo2116	4 Recommendations Recommended By John Koligman Mannie rdkflorida2 Steve Lokness Respond to of 357497

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To: i-node who wrote (356902)	12/11/2025 8:21:28 AM
From: Alighieri	3 Recommendations Recommended By CentralParkRanger John Koligman Steve Lokness Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 357497

Assuming, arguendo, it was your task to persuade Trump, what would be (roughly) your argument in favor of joining Ukraine in it war effort? Your language is extreme as usual. What do you mean by "joining Ukraine...". The policy would be to continue to assist Ukraine in its OWN defense rather than promote a surrender by blaming the victim and emboldening an aggressor in a region with the history of two world wide conflicts that eventually engulf us as well. Trump is too transactional and deeply flawed as a human being. His thinking is tactical and shallow. He admires the strong man in the Kremlin, wishes that kind of authoritarian power for himself, fails to appreciate the incredible value of an organization like NATO, covets peace prizes rather than a JUST peace and frankly doesn't even know the difference. This is a guy who embraces a peace proposal drafted in the Kremlin and sends a real estate developer to Russia as a peace negotiator who actually guides Putin on ways to win Trump's support. Give us a break man. Al