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The body of the fourth U.S. soldier who vanished along with three others last week in Lithuania was recovered Tuesday, the Army announced, bringing to a close an exhaustive search following the sinking of a 70-ton M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle into a quagmire of mud and water. The Army has not released the names of the soldiers pending notification of the next of kin. The bodies of the other three soldiers were recovered Monday. The four, all members of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, had been participating in a relatively routine training exercise near Pabradė, a Lithuanian city close to the border of Belarus -- a staunch Russian ally. The unit deployed there in January as part of the Pentagon's bolstering of NATO's front lines amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. "This past week has been devastating. Today, our hearts bear the weight of an unbearable pain with the loss of our final Dogface Soldier," Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, 3rd Infantry Division commanding general, said in a statement. "Though we have received some closure, the world is darker without them." https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/01/body-of-4th-us-soldier-found-lithuania-concluding-exhaustive-search.html Funny Tibs didn't follow up on this. .

In the end, what you or I think doesn’t matter much. What matters is what Ukrainians want and when Putin is willing to stop killing them. Last time I saw, about 50% of Ukrainians still wanted to fight. Their president had well over 60% approval rating. Ukrainians will accept giving up some land but want a security guarantee in exchange since they rightfully have no trust in Putin. Putin is an evil butcher. He doesn’t care how many Russians or Ukrainians die. No one thinks he will stop after his Ukraine war. He may pause, rebuild his bomb inventory and then launch another offensive against another former Soviet country in the name of “evicting the Nazis” there. Ukrainians are not asking for American troops. They are quite willing and able to do the fighting. The vast majority of the support we have given Ukraine goes to American military weapons manufacturers to make bombs etc to send over there. That’s supporting a lot of American jobs. We all wish those businesses weren’t so busy and there were less killing in the world. It’s definitely not ideal. If Putin would stop the slaughter, it would end. European countries are investing in their militaries and aid to Ukraine. If Ukraine wants to continue the defense of their nation, they will have access to weapons. Putin doesn’t seem ready to stop the meat grinder. The only viable solution seems to be a DMZ between the sides with NATO troops at the new border. Let there be peace.

Clearly you don’t understand this. Europe doesn’t have the ability or will to lift up Ukraine. Ukraine is running out of bodies. America has been bankrolling the war, and now the American public wants out. This is an unwinnable war for Ukraine unless we enter WW3, which is what Zelenskyy wants. And I don’t blame him, but that’s not in our interests, at all. So, here we are. And you still can’t answer the question… what do you want given the reality of this situation? If you want American troops on the ground, just say it. Thats how Ukraine wins. Otherwise it’s a slow death funded by American tax dollars until they run out of bodies OR a peace deal in which - yes, it’s not fair - but Russia likely keeps some land and gets assurances about NATO & Ukraine’s future as it pertains to the West. The Disclose article is based on conversations very much ongoing in German circles Unlike the pulled from thin air quote from “The Halfway Post” above that I cannot believe has been quoted by multiple people as real…

I would just like to see from a non-bias source what these other countries are doing to our goods, from a tariff perspective (before this most recent round took effect). Are our goods being held to a different tax standard as to what we're receiving? I know in the auto industry, vehicles made here are taxed at such a high rate it makes zero sense to buy an American made vehicle in some foreign countries. Why do I have the feeling this could be like the Paris Climate Accords or NATO, where the United States is being taken for a free ride from a number of other developed nations that could carry their own weight.

Daily Mail: President Trump's Peace Plan has leaked allegedly. Highlights: -Ukraine is barred from joining NATO. -Ukraine must withdraw from Kursk. -Ceasefire on April 20. -May 9th, Ukraine and Russia make a joint declaration of agreed conditions, after which Ukraine is encouraged to stop mobilizing and end martial law. -Ukraine must recognize all Oblasts annexed by Russia as lawful Russian territory. This would mean Russia would gain huge tracts of Ukrainian territory it hasn't actually conquered. There are no Russian concessions other than Ukraine may get to join the EU in 2030, and a DMZ is established between Russia and Ukraine, policed by the EU. I don't think this is real, because it's such a pathetic deal for Ukraine, they might decide to take their chances with just European support.

Seriously. The EU put for more money than anyone this includes the US. The US had 85% of the dollars pledged spent on arms made in US which means US citizens and companies benefitted You fought commies in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan, had 10s of thousands of American lives lost to stop advancement. Ukraine never asked for boots on the ground, only bullets and satellite help. Trump walks away from it all, trump walks away from Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan etc. Trump walks away from NATO, from Poland, from Romania, Moldova, the Baltic and hands his friend Putin a free ride. Soon a trade deal with the oligarchs will start, Russian steel, maybe oil Watch for defunding if NORAD soon. Now to tariffs Trump claims Canada rips off US with 250% tariffs on dairy. UsMCA in 2020 says, dairy, eggs, poultry and other farm products are tariff free to a certain level of imports, BOTH WAYS, and if that level is surpassed a high, prenegotiate tariff level go's into place FOR BOTH COUNTRIES, EXACTLY THE SAME. Those tariffs have NEVER been imposed by either country. F**k trump.

Doubt that happens, but I guess its what this WH wants, the fall of Ukraine https://www.the-sun.com/news/13593590/zelenskys-flee-ukraine-trump-insiders-warn/ VOLODYMYR Zelensky should flee Ukraine "immediately" amid escalating tensions between Washington and Kyiv, insiders in the White House have warned. US-Ukraine relations exploded this week, with military intelligence suggesting Russia is just days from declaring victory over the almost three-year war. The agency said: “Russia is preparing to declare an alleged ‘victory’ in the war against Ukraine by the ‘round date’ - 24 February 2025, the third anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale war. “Moreover, these plans may also include a ‘Russian victory over NATO’, as Muscovite propaganda has long described the war against Ukraine as a war with the Alliance.” A key aim is to “cover the status of an aggressor and war criminal isolated by the civilised world with the cloak of a supposedly ready for peaceful settlement ‘constructive side of the conflict”.

The average (poor) MAGA loser must hate these brave soldiers https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/trump-deal-putin-us-military-volunteers-ukraine-peace/ US military volunteers fighting alongside Ukraine’s armed forces have branded President Donald Trump a “jackass” over his peace talks with Vladimir Putin, saying Ukraine’s future was not a “business deal”. Hundreds of former US troops have fought on Kyiv’s side in the conflict over the last three years, following Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s creation of the International Legion at the start of the war. Most have reacted furiously to the news last week of Mr Trump’s private phone call to Putin, in which he apparently ruled out Nato membership for Kyiv and conceded that Moscow could keep Ukrainian territory it has currently occupied. “Trump is a coward, sucking Putin’s d---,” said Charles Carter, another US volunteer, who previously served with America’s 101st Airborne Division.

Some good points and things to contemplate. While we don't agree I appreciate the civility of our conversation. There are many grey areas and we have different perspectives. For me, this entire conflict never made any sense. I just don't see Ukraine as ever having any strategic value to the U.S. and for the life of me wonder why we ever got involved. Without the U.S. and Western Europe pushing for Ukrainian EU and NATO membership, removing an elected President in 2014 that opposed both, installing a more favorable government in his place, and heavily arming Ukraine this conflict would never have happened. There would not have been a Russian invasion. I don't see any value to our interests to participate in an exercise of isolating Russia which is now NATO's only mission. If Russia was to directly threaten us, our ability to respond is clearly superior to their abilities. But here we are. Its a mess we need to extricate ourselves from at the best possible terms. Given his temper tantrum and belligerent behavior, running off to Europe to curry favor and acquire their condemnations of the Trump administration, I'll be surprised if Zelensky lasts through the end of March. Either he's going to be deposed by a military tired of the conflict or on queue through some clandestine or other action of the US administration. He's an actor that believes the delusional he's actually the character he's playing. He'll soon retire in comfort at an Italian villa paid for by US taxpayer siphoned off our aid monies where he'll write a book or two on the conflict. The new guy will be more receptive to our interests which with a new administration, have changed since 2014. I don't see the European nations or their citizens having the ambition or desire to get directly involved in the conflict and little details like incurring casualties and deaths. After 80 years of pacifism, more or less letting America do all the heavy lifting, I'm guessing this dog won't hunt. British PM Starmer and other leaders talk a good game but that's likely all it is. And in the unlikely event they actually follow through and get their countries into this fight and incur lots of casualties I'm guessing their political careers will come to a screeching halt before long. Simply Zelensky can't survive without Washington's support and Europe can't defend itself without America either. They're both delusional if they think they're going to go it alone or defy Washington.

Control. He and Putin and China are dividing the world. If you eliminate oil purchases which the US needs, the balance of trade favors the US. His bs subsidy talk is smoke screen for taking power. Next step...recession in Canada, dollar drops US leaves NATO Greenland is obtained one way or another UN told to leave NYC Political enemies arrested Putin takes over Ukraine China gets Taiwan 2 Canadian Provinces say they want to join US (Alberta and British Columbia) US demands control of Canada to protect America US rejects control of Mexico, trump hates guacamole Peace Bridge is renamed, after Melania Work at Mount Rushmore begins

Its not all that black and white. This isn't some contest between the big bad Russians and Boy Scout Troop Europe. There are plenty of murderous, barbaric regimes Washington work with when the circumstances require that of us. Agencies like MI6 and the CIA are not handing out cookies and tooth brushes to widows and orphans in Africa. Look at all the US corporations set up in China to save a few pennies exploiting cheap and sometimes slave labor with their Chinese partners. What about the Saudi's. They're experts at publicly beheading executions of "criminals" Those ISIS chaps we supported to take over Syria. Islamic terrorists looking to create a Sharia state, watch and wait for it. We dealt with Russia after the break-up of the Soviet Union up until 2014 when Ukraine suddenly became important. When the Maidan coup was performed to remove an elected President that wouldn't play ball with the US and Western Europe over NATO and the EU. This all will be more closely examined by people with intimate knowledge of events. But it really got going after the Clinton campaign, along with FBI, Fusion GPS, and numerous political leaders along with media outlets manufactured and ran with the Russia hoax. Historians should have a field day creating the story of these times.

Why does it seem like Russia/Ukraine is the only region liberals and neocons care about? Will they? Not if USA/Europe have strong leadership. You can hate Trump all you want but Russia didn’t invade during his first term. They did the term before him and the term after him. They’ve done it while Europe is gutless and dependent upon America for defense. Should we go into Africa and start arming governments and picking sides in an effort to stop the relentless slaughter of civilians and rise of tribal warlords and gangs leading to the largest refugee crisis of the modern era? Thats something that is actually effecting Europe, almost as if it’s by design. So maybe there’s a reason we allow the slaughter of Africans but pick and choose our battles to focus on territorial battles in Russia/Ukraine, of which we provoke by expanding NATO and saber rattling on Russia’s doorstep. One man actually wants to stop the slaughter of the innocent men in Ukraine and Russia, while the rest of the Western world demands body bags… for what. Nobody, STILL, can outline the end game of funding a forever war. Nevermind the future effects of forcing Russia & China to further align.

This is nonsense. The next step in your revolution is trump taking control of the Fed and it's decisions. At that point, he will have taken full control, Justice, military, FBI, Congress, including the Federal Election Commission and you are closer to being Russia than the constitution. Can Canada survive this economic war...it will be very very hard. We are now up against a huge enemy, with a border of 3500 miles. Nato or the EU or Commonwealth can not help us. If military action happens, no. We would be controlled by the new Trump country. Our only independent salvation may be China. If I was a decision maker, I would start a conversation. The only other possibility is internal revolution inside the US. There is no purpose for these tariffs. There is no step Canada can take to stop them. The is no demand that Canada can respond to. Not one. We, like Ukraine and Mexico are the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th victims of trumps revolution away from the free west to the oligarchs society. The 1st victim is the American people and constitution. It is amazing how for 50 years America could never even speak to Castro, 90 miles away, an insignificant communist dictator, and today the US president is hugging Putin and punishing countries around the world who have been friends for 100 years in the Free West. This is the end of the greatest democracy the world has ever seen.

Yes Canada needs to stop this woke bs. Yes Canada like many countries have had a long journey to the far left in many areas. I hate it, vote against it, and speak out against DEI. For a year I took Covid shots survived as dud my asthmatic wide and my 1 year old grandson living in my house. Do I think they had lasting effect. Yes. But none of this gives your prez the right or reason the threaten our country or anyone else. Comment if you wish. I do on rediculous and illegal sanctuary cities, migrant control, the cause of trump victory and buffalo head followers. But across the board tariffs attack us, 51st state attacks us. Breaking our trade agreement attacks us, and attacking our NATO partners is an attack on us. We are no longer friends after 150 years (that is terrible since we played no part in that ) nd my neighbour elected a radical ultra right leader, which to fiscal conservative is terrible...as was Biden.

Yes, you're brain washed. It humbled Starmer, because for all his talk of sending British troops to Kyiv, he won't do it until the war is over and a peace agreement has been reached. Why? Pretty much for the same reason that Biden said he didn't want to empower Ukraine enough to actually defeat Russia. Only enough to force a stalemate and inflict damage on Russia. Why? Because in a scenario where there's an actual existential threat to Russia, they have the power to destroy every European nation within a matter of minutes. Maybe the English and French could respond in time and ensure M.A.D. But how about we never find out? Trump is right to press for a negotiated peace. The delusional and brain washed are pushing for an expanded regional conflict and potential nuclear war. By the way, any talk of "Trump is giving Russian everything they want!" Is B.S. Russia wants Kyiv disarmed. Instead Trump has motivated all of Europe to crank up their defense spending in support of NATO and Ukraine. Russia wants Ukraine to lose the idea that they have sovereignty. Ha! Another big L for Putin. You want to know who's giving Putin what he wants? All of Europe, who has paid more to Russia for energy than they have to defend Ukraine. Europe is weak because of an over reliance on the US for security and Russia for energy. Talk about predicting the future back in 2016.

Ahhhh right. Fill the Zone with *****! Make truth irrelevant. Propaganda 101. Since launching the war, Putin has painted it as a defensive operation to protect Russia. He's claimed it was needed to stop imminent large-scale attacks from Ukraine on largely Russian-speaking eastern regions in Donbas that Russia has occupied since 2014. Prigozhin, whose fighters have played a leading role in the war, said that was not true and there had been no imminent risk of attack from Ukraine.  Recent Stories from ABC News     "The ministry of defense now is trying to deceive society, the president, and tell a story there was insane aggression from Ukraine and that they intended to attack us with the whole NATO bloc," Prigozhin said.  "The Special Military Operation that began on Feb. 24 was started for completely different reasons," he said. Prigozhin has been in a public feud with Russia's defense ministry and its head Sergey Shoigu for months, blaming them for Russia's disastrous prosecution of the war. As Russia has faced deepening setbacks in Ukraine, he has become an unexpected, prominent critic of Russia's leadership, using social media to post almost daily video updates excoriating it as incompetent, but stopping short of directly criticizing Putin. Prigozhin also said in Friday's video that the two goals Putin announced at the start of the war— the "demilitarization" and "de-Nazification" of Ukraine—were "pretty stories."Instead, he blamed Shoigu, the defense ministry and a "clan of oligarchs" for starting the war. He accused Shoigu of seeking glory and wanting "to rob" Ukraine and divide up its assets

All bull####. Deflect, confuse, muddy the waters. The maga idiot way. Let's threaten war with a Nato ally, it's justifyable because the other party is full of *****. When is one of the parties going to act like the adult in the room? We know the answer, never. Dems were voted out for being #######s, never being held accountable by those that voted for them. Re enter Trump, people already making excuses for him predictably. Fast forward 4 years when Republicans are voted out, dems come back in and continue business as usual. Wash rinse and repeat.

Nice piece https://apnews.com/article/trump-imperialism-canada-panama-greenland-b4b53445dee97398b498b79eab54d49b Charlie Kirk, a key Trump ally who joined Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., on a trip to Greenlandthis week, argued on his podcast Wednesday that it was imperative for the U.S. to control Greenland. The island is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding NATO member. Beyond the country’s strategic location in the Arctic and its rich resources, Kirk said, “there is this other component. It makes America dream again, that we’re not just this sad, low-testosterone, beta male slouching in our chair, allowing the world to run over us.” sounds a lot like the Nazis…

Your Sunday Clarice. . . . . . . . . Zelensky’s Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Day By Clarice Feldman FTA: The week ended with a blowup of what was supposed to be the signing of an agreement between the Ukraine and the U.S., a preliminary step for opening negotiations with Russia to end the war. How you view the consequences of the blowup seems like an inkblot test: If you see the U.S. abandoning a faithful ally, you probably are a Democrat. If you see Volodymyr Zelensky as an arrogant grifter who overplayed his hand, you probably aren’t. Luckily the entire meeting is available on video so you can see for yourself the context in which the last few minutes occurred. Those few minutes being the only thing most viewers saw. Not without basis, President Trump believes that China, not Russia, is a bigger threat to this country and disengaging Russia from this fight will further our chances of drawing Putin away from alliances with China. Not without reason, the President believes the war is a meat grinder, an ongoing stalemate which could well lead to World War III if Ukraine is admitted to NATO and more weaponry and manpower from elsewhere are poured into the conflict. Not without reason, the President thinks both Russia and Ukraine have suffered substantial human and economic losses which will only continue unless both sides make some concessions and none of the suggested concessions he has hinted at supporting jeopardize either country’s vital interests. Not without reason, the President wants to know to what use Ukraine put all the billions of dollars we gave them to defend itself from Russia. Zelensky has three times indicated a willingness to sign an agreement with us, granting us mineral rights. The president thinks that once we establish that we have these interests in Ukraine, Putin will not further attack. Zelensky, doubtless egged on by those who wish the war to continue, wants a promise of more concrete security guarantees -- i.e., NATO troops on the ground and more military equipment -- but he nevertheless agreed to sign on to this, once in a meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant when he said he’d sign at Munich, again in a second meeting at Munich when he said he'd sign at Washington, and a third time when he was invited to do so in the Oval Office. Having pledged three times to do so, in a public meeting in the White House (in which disrespectfully he appeared in some kind of athleisure wear) he regularly interrupted the president, insisted once again on a firm security pledge, not only the mineral rights agreement. He rolled his eyes, shook his head, and brought his country’s ambassador to tears with his performance. Finally, he was escorted out of the White House without an opportunity to enjoy the luncheon planned for him. The post-signing press conference which had been scheduled was cancelled. Zelensky clearly misjudged his bargaining strength or the consequences of this stunt. I’m quite sure his fanciful overestimation of his strength and the U.S. support for him was due to people like Antony Blinken, Victoria Nuland, and Alexander Vindman, who reportedly encouraged this intransigence to come to terms, and equally toothless and discredited EU officials and members. {snip} Here’s my take: A clear-eyed, masterful negotiator looked at the field, came up with what he believes is the best available deal for his client (us) and the world and a posturing midget egged on by arrogant armchair warriors failed to grab it. Instead, Zelensky used this opportunity to insult his strongest benefactor and seems stunned to learn that was a stupid move. If this administration had a coat of arms, it would be encircled by a motto reading “FAFO.” https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/03/zelensky_s_terrible_horrible_very_bad_no_good_day.html .

Because Ukraine has drained American and European weapons stockpiles to dangerously low levels. Because he wants Europe to stop over relying on the US, get their ***** together and create a manufacturing base to be able to provide for their own defense. Because he sees the Ukraine war as unwinnable, short of NATO going all in on war with Russia. So he wants to avoid WWIII. Freezing this conflict along a DMZ will result in something more like the end of the Korean War than the appeasement of Hitler by ceding all of Czechoslovakia. There will be a demilitarized zone with peace keeping troops. Europe will get their ***** together, increase their defense spending and prepare for peace through strength. The idea that freezing the conflict zone in Eastern Ukraine will leave Europe susceptible to Russian aggression makes no sense if all of Europe commits to building for their common defense. The people that are most up in arms over the idea of peace are those who have been skimming off the top of US aid to enrich themselves. Ukraine can't win. To insist that they will win a war of attrition against a country many times it's size, who can rely on foreign troops is delusional to say the least. We've heard France and now England say they're willing to put boots on the ground. So far it's been all talk. Are they really willing to make their homeland targets for Russian missiles? I think not. And that's why we won't see French or English troops fighting en mass in Ukraine. Ending this war before it expands is the right thing to do for all parties, except the individuals enriching themselves from foreign aid.

Thanks for sharing your perspective. Except for the far-left populated with conspiracy theories of some impending dictatorship (which I do not see any chance of happening) here in The States, I don't hear any serious conversation on the idea of the US taking military action against Canada or Greenland. In my view the culprit is a lot of inappropriate rhetoric out of the administration. I also don't believe there's any plan or understanding between the US, Russia, and China to look the other way while they each take aggressive actions to take over territory. I do see China's motivation to take over Taiwan and Russia's desire for some provinces of Ukraine but in each case its not the need for more land or territory. The idea Russia has designs on taking over the European continent is comical. They simply do not have the economic or military resources to pull that off. Russia's aim in Ukraine is a buffer zone between them and NATO. Taking over Taiwan has been a historical goal of the communists in China since the revolution and I see Trump's objective as a 21st century version of the Monroe Doctrine but the execution of that plan has been a disaster using confrontation where cooperation would be more effective. One fault in his strategy is he seems to view everything as transaction rather than taking a systemic view of things. I see the main objective being to eliminate China's influence and footprint in the Western Hemisphere. Canada is seen as a country where the CCP wields a very high level of influence over the government and the country. How true this is or to what extent is debatable. I do see some issues with trade, tariffs, regulations designed to eliminate competition, and support protectionism. My view of free trade is a mutually agreed to exchange between 2 parties without any interference from the government(s). Any real free trade agreement should be about 2 or 3 pages long. But such a view is unrealistic given the circumstances where governments are involved. I think both sides need to concede and compromise but the environment for that may not exist at the moment. As for America itself, I see the political divide as a battle between two Americas. But not the left vs. right struggle everybody tends to focus on here and in the media. Its between America the country and America the empire. They are not constituted in of the same physical territories or interests and the empire is not just geographically America. It is worldwide with many interests in many places. Most so-called MAGA people are more concerned with the interests of America the country and don't want to play world cop and get involved in constant wars while liberals are more concerned with the interests of the Empire. I don't believe the majority of either group realizes the distinction. The left sees MAGA as illiterate hillbillies and rubes easily duped into believing outrageous things influenced by mis and dis information. While the right sees Liberals as snooty over-educated idealists that look down on anyone that doesn't hold the same enlightened world view as they do.

You are correct on what may happen. More European than American and I am sorry to say, a portion of the population has been made fearful of the right as a result of trump. People see Carney as more likely to drag them towards Europe, UK and even China. Every time trump says 51, votes change to the left. Citizens were fed up with taxes, regulations, Trudeau, immigration until 51 happened. I see that direction he is purposely interfering in our election, aligning with trumps real plan to take over Canada, militarily in 2026. Are there portions of Canada who may want to join, sure, like there are areas of US who may want to leave. On the other hand I prefer wine and Scotch, my good friend next door, is a beer drinker and his wife doesn't drink. He is a golfer, decent at it, I on the other hand do not like golf, prefer walking, soccer, baseball. He is Blue Jays, I am Yankees. We have been friends and neighbours 30 years. His car has never been in his garage, mine is always in my garage. We accept each other. I see know reason to challenge his life. He is a great guy, fair, generous, loyal. We share lawnmowers, snowblowers, even newspapers. I see know reason why the US and Canada, or Europe or UK can't be the same. I see know reason why Trump and his lap dog Vance feel necessary to publically berate others for their choices as if what is occurring now is god given. Why Trump thinks we should listen only to him, why he thinks he is the world's judge and chief executioner. If the US want to change, our our guest, if the US wants to change their style of government, so be it, if the US thinks that by going back to the 1970s type of society, just do it. Build your factories, tell your companies to come home, tell your unions they are invited in, if you want out of NATO, go, if you want to shutdown NORAD, do it. 1970 is behind us. Companies went to China, Korea, Vietnam, Mexico because the high cost of manufacturing, unions controlled the economy. But..not our concern. Canada may continue leaning left, not sure how that negatively affects the US. But it is trumps plan. You remember the Ottawa truckers protest, financed by the American right, the Jan 6th groups. Which is why bank accounts were ceased. This was the beginning of the ultra right from the US. Canadian citizens know this, so they often run from the far right. Which is the exact reason why I believe his military takeover of Canada is likely the reason. Russia gets Ukraine and Georgia, and maybe 1 or 2 others, China gets Taiwan, and Phillipines and 1 or 2 other, US gets Canada and Greenland.

This Is Insane David Strom April 11, 2025 I am going to leave aside any question about whether the World Health Organization is telling the truth because I have no way of knowing. There may have been a time when, in ignorance, I would have assumed that they were, but that time is long past. The WHO is run by a man who was a Minister in a government run by literal terrorists, it lied throughout COVID, and is corrupt as the day is long. But I will grant for the purposes of this article that they could be telling the truth, and still say WTF, man? Could it possibly be true that 75% of the world's countries can't have a functioning health care system without aid from the United States? Possibly. Is it, in any rational world, acceptable that 75% of the countries in the world cannot ensure that they have functioning healthcare systems without US aid? Absolutely not. That state of affairs is insane, both because it is unfair to the US taxpayers and, just as importantly, it ensures that citizens of foreign countries continue to live under the most incompetent governments conceivable. We are enabling self-destruction in the same way that family members of alcoholics or drug addicts are enabling their relatives by giving them cash to feed their habit. The WHO has “compiled feedback from more than 100 countries” to understand the impact of the aid cuts, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Thursday. {snip} Uh, yeah. If this report is accurate that is absolutely shameful. Worse, given the voting record of countries in the United Nations and what many of these countries say about us, a lot of world leaders use one hand to beg for our cash and the other to hold a knife that they use to stab us in the back. It's one thing for the United States to use foreign aid in order to help address crises and quite another for us to become the primary caregiver for the world. No country should build its health care budget based on an expectation that another would pick up the check. It is, if nothing else, irresponsible, given that services to citizens could be cut by the ascent of a new president. No doubt many will point to a story like this and blame Trump--see, you are HURTING people. I read it and wonder how any "leader" could let his country down so much. And if it is a moral imperative that Western countries subsidize every other government in the world, why don't our allies pick up the slack? They are great about trashing us for not paying the freight but walk away when asked to pick up the tab they so desperately want paid by us. It's NATO all over again. The Western Alliance! Except none of the others in the alliance really wants to contribute much. Do I wish it hadn't come to this? Yes. Would I be willing to talk about helping out during a short transition? Perhaps, depending on the conditions in each country. But 75% of all the countries can't run a health care system without foreign aid from the US? That is insane. But go back to the status quo ante? Not on your life. https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/04/11/this-is-insane-n3801668

Some historical US military actions/interventions (from a country with such a stellar history of never invading anyone). Nobody's hands are clean. ARGENTINA 1890 T U.S. “interests” protected in Buenos Aires. CHILE 1891 T Marines clash with nationalist rebels. HAITI 1891 T Black revolt on Navassa Island defeated. HAWAI’I 1893 (-?) N, T Independent kingdom overthrown, seized 1898. NICARAGUA 1894 T Month-long occupation of Bluefields. CHINA 1894-95 N, T Marines land in Sino-Japanese War KOREA 1894-96 T Marines kept in Seoul during war. PANAMA 1895 T, N Marines land in Colombian province.2 NICARAGUA 1896 T Marines land in port of Corinto. CHINA 1898-1900 T Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies. PHILIPPINES 1898-1910 N, T Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos. CUBA 1898-1902 (-?) N, T Seized from Spain, still hold Guantánamo base. PUERTO RICO 1898 (-?) N, T Seized from Spain, occupation continues. GUAM 1898 (-?) N, T Seized from Spain, still use as base. NICARAGUA 1898 T Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur. SAMOA 1899 (-?) T Battle over succession to throne; annexed east. NICARAGUA 1899 T Marines land at port of Bluefields. PANAMA 1901-14 N, T Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone; opened canal 1914. HONDURAS 1903 T Marines intervene in revolution. DOMINICAN REP. 1903-04 T U.S. interests protected in revolution. KOREA 1904-05 T Marines land in Russo-Japanese War. CUBA 1906-09 T Marines land in democratic election. NICARAGUA 1907 T “Dollar Diplomacy” protectorate set up. HONDURAS 1907 T Marines land during war with Nicaragua. PANAMA 1908 T Marines intervene in election contest. NICARAGUA 1910 T Marines land in Bluefields & Corinto. HONDURAS 1911 T U.S. interests protected in civil war. CHINA 1911-41 N, T Continuous occupation with flare-ups. CUBA 1912 T U.S. interests protected in civil war. PANAMA 1912 T Marines land during heated election. HONDURAS 1912 T Marines protect U.S. economic interests. NICARAGUA 1912-33 T, B 10-year occupation, fought Sandinista rebels. MEXICO 1913 N Americans evacuated during revolution. DOMINICAN REP. 1914 N Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo. COLORADO 1914 T Army breaks miners’ strike. MEXICO 1914-18 N, T Series of interventions against nationalists. HAITI 1914-34 T, B 19-year occupation after revolts. TEXAS 1915 T Soldiers crush Mexican-American rebellion DOMINICAN REP. 1916-24 T Marine occupation for 8 years. CUBA 1917-33 T Military occupation, economic protectorate. WORLD WAR I 1917-18 N, T Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1.5 years. RUSSIA 1918-22 N, T Five landings to fight Bolshevik Revolution. PANAMA 1918-20 T “Police duty” during unrest after elections. HONDURAS 1919 T Marines land during election campaign. YUGOSLAVIA 1919 T Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia. GUATEMALA 1920 T 2-week intervention against unionists. WEST VIRGINIA 1920-21 T, B Army intervenes against mineworkers. TURKEY 1922 T Fought Turkish nationalists in Smyrna. CHINA 1922-27 N, T Deployment during nationalist revolt. MEXICO 1923 B Airpower defends Calles from rebellion. HONDURAS 1924-25 T Landed twice during election strife. PANAMA 1925 T Marines suppress general strike.3 CHINA 1927-34 T Marines stationed throughout the country. EL SALVADOR 1932 N Warships send during Farabundo Martí revolt. WASHINGTON DC 1932 T Army stops WWI vet bonus protest. WORLD WAR II 1941-45 N, T, B, NW Hawai’i bombed, fought Japan, Italy & Germany for 3 years; first nuclear war. DETROIT 1943 T Army put down African American rebellion. IRAN 1946 NT Soviet troops told to leave northwestern region. YUGOSLAVIA 1946 N, NT Response to shoot-down of U.S. plane. URUGUAY 1947 NT Bombers deployed as show of strength. GREECE 1947-49 CO U.S. directs far-right forces in civil war. GERMANY 1948 NT Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift. CHINA 1948-49 T Marines evacuate citizens before Communist victory. PHILIPPINES 1948-54 CO CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion. PUERTO RICO 1950 CO Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce. KOREA 1951-53 (-?) T, N, B, NT U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to stalemate nuclear threat 1950 vs. China ‘53. Still have bases. IRAN 1953 CO CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah. VIETNAM 1954 NT French offered bombs to use vs. Dienbienphu siege. GUATEMALA 1954 CO, B, NT CIA directs exile invasion after gov’t nationalized EGYPT 1956 NT, T Soviets told to keep out of Suez Crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners. LEBANON 1958 T, N Army & Marine occupation against rebels. IRAQ 1958 NT Iraq warned against invading Kuwait. CHINA 1958 NT China told not to move on Taiwan isles. PANAMA 1958 T Flag protests erupt into Canal Zone confrontation. VIETNAM 1960-75 T, N, B, NT Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; 1 million killed; atomic bomb threats in 1968 & ‘69. CUBA 1961 CO CIA-directed Bay of Pigs exile invasion fails. GERMANY 1961 NT Alert during Berlin Wall crisis. LAOS 1962 CO Military buildup during Pathet Lao guerrilla war. CUBA 1962 NT, N Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviets. IRAQ 1963 CO CIA organizes coup that killed president, brings Ba’ath Party to power, Saddam Hussein as secret service head PANAMA 1964 T Panamanians shot for urging canal’s return. INDONESIA 1965 CO 1 million+ killed in CIA-assisted army coup. DOMINICAN REP. 1965-66 T, B Army & Marines land during election campaign. GUATEMALA 1966-67 CO Green Berets intervene against rebels. CAMBODIA 1969-75 B, T, N Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, political chaos. OMAN 1970 CO U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion. LAOS 1971-73 CO, B U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion; “carpet-bombs” countryside around Ho Chi Minh Trail. CHILE 1973 CO CIA-backed coup ousts elected leftist president. CAMBODIA 1975 T, B Gassing of captured ship Mayagüez, 28 troops die when helicopter shot down. ANGOLA 1976-92 CO CIA assists South African-backed UNITA rebels. EL SALVADOR 1981-92 CO, T Advisors, overflights aid counterinsurgency war, soldiers briefly involved in hotel hostage clash. NICARAGUA 1981-90 CO, N CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines against Sandinista revolutionary gov’t. LEBANON 1982-84 N, B, T Marines expel PLO and back far-right Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim rebels, Syrian forces. 241 Marines killed when Shi’a rebels bomb barracks. GRENADA 1983-84 T, B Invasion topples 4-year leftist revolutionary gov’t HONDURAS 1983-89 T Maneuvers help build bases near Nicaragua borders. IRAN 1984 J Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf. LIBYA 1986 B, N, J Air strikes to topple Qaddafi gov’t. BOLIVIA 1986 T Army assists raids on cocaine region. IRAN 1987-88 N, B U.S. intervenes on side of Iraq in war, defending reflagged tankers & downing civilian jets PHILIPPINES 1989 J Air cover provided for government against coup. PANAMA 1989-99 T, B Noriega gov’t ousted by 27,000 soldiers,2000+ killed, 1989. Canal Zone & bases returned, 1999. SAUDI ARABIA 1990-91 T, J Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000 troops Stationed; also in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel. IRAQ 1990-91 B, T, N Blockade of Iraqi & Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq & Kuwait; large-scale destruction of Iraqi military in Gulf War. IRAQ 1991-2003 B, N No-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shi’a south; constant air strikes, naval-enforced economic sanctions. SOMALIA 1992-94 T, N, B U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids fail against one Mogadishu faction. YUGOSLAVIA 1992-94 N NATO blockade of Serbia & Montenegro. BOSNIA 1993-95 J, B No-fly zone in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs. HAITI 1994 T, N Blockade against military government; troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup. ZAIRE (CONGO) 1996-97 T Troops at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins. LIBERIA 1997 T Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. ALBANIA 1997 T Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners. SUDAN 1998 M Attack on alleged Al Qaeda nerve gas plant.5 AFGHANISTAN 1998 M Attack on former CIA training camps used by Al Qaeda after its attacks on US embassies. IRAQ 1998 B, M Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions. YUGOSLAVIA 1999 B, M Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of Kosovo. YEMEN 2000 N USS Cole, docked in Aden, bombed by Al Qaeda. MACEDONIA 2001 T NATO forces disarm & move Kosovo Albanian rebels. AFGHANISTAN 2001(-?) T, B, M Invasion to overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai regime, and battle Taliban insurgency. 30,000+ U.S. troops, numerous private security contractors carry out occupation. YEMEN 2002 M Drone missile attack on Al Qaeda, including US citizen. PHILIPPINES 2002(-?) T, N Training mission for Philippine military fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into Mindanao combat missions. COLOMBIA 2003(-?) T Special Forces sent to rebel zone to back up Colombian military protecting oil pipeline. IRAQ 2003-11 T, N, B, M Saddam Hussein regime toppled in Baghdad. 250,000+ U.S. personnel participate in invasion. US & UK forces battle Sunni & Shi’a insurgencies. 160,000+ troops & many private contractors stationed on bases. LIBERIA 2003 T Troops in peacekeeping force as rebels expel leader. HAITI 2004-05 T, N Marines & Army land after right-wing rebels oust elected President Aristide, U.S. forces him into exile. PAKISTAN 2005(-?) M, B, CO CIA drone, air strikes, Special Forces raids on alleged Al Qaeda & Taliban refuge villages kill multiple civilians. Drone attacks on Pakistani Mehsud network. SOMALIA 2006(-?) M, N, T, CO Special Forces advise Ethiopian invasion that topples Islamist government; AC-130 strikes, Cruise missile attacks & helicopter raids vs. Al Shabab Islamist rebels; naval blockade vs. “pirates” & rebels. SYRIA 2008 T Special Forces in helicopter raid near Iraq kill 8 civilians YEMEN 2009(-?) M, CO Cruise missile attack on Al Qaeda kills 49 civilians; U.S. backing Saudi-Yemeni military attacks on Houthi rebels LIBYA 2011(-?) B, M, T, CO NATO coordinates air strikes and missile attacks vs. Qaddafi government during uprising by rebel army. Constant Special Forces, drone raids vs. Islamist rebels. IRAQ 2014(-?) B, M, T, CO Air strikes & Special Forces intervene vs. Islamic State insurgents; training Iraqi & Kurdish troops. SYRIA 2014(-?) B, M, T, CO Air strikes & Special Forces intervene vs. Islamic State insurgents; training other Syrian rebels; bomb alleged Syrian gov’t chemical arms sites. NIGER 2017 T Special Forces combat Islamist insurgents, fly drones.

Sure. First, I will admit that when I see the term "maga," which is clearly a pejorative when used here, I don't pay much attention to the post. If you are asking about Trump's stuff, glad to respond. I don't think his Russia/Ukraine thing is correct. I don't think his no tax on tips thing is desirable, not because it's a bad idea but because it makes tip jobs more competitive than non tip jobs that pay about the same, and some of those are extremely valuable. I'm not a fan of some of the tariffs, though some are absolutely justified. I have no problem with his actions re the Justice Dept., which has become an arm of the Dem party with gross impropriety, but I don't want him screwing around with the CIA, which I know something about. My problem with you, and that knucklehead that never shuts up about him here, is that you join the media in posting absolute bullstuff. He never said what you have stated regarding good people with regard to white supremacists and neo nazis, and it didn't matter to your group when his actual quote was placed in evidence. That is total nonsense and gross, intentional ignorance/lying. My issue with Trump is that he is not a leader. He uses the power in his grasp to get done what he wants, which is usually a good idea. What he doesn't do is have the leadership ability to recruit more folks to his side. Reagan had that. George Bush had that. Clinton had it to some extent after he gave up after the debacle in 92, and the hiring of David Gergen. That skill leads to unification, and he doesn't care about that. Trump will never be a recruiter based on leadership. Still, there is no doubt that major change is justified, in the handling of the DOD, our international agreements, ie., NATO and the UN, and a host of other things that have been totally screwed up and become jobs programs for useless people.