The best move NATO could take right now is not admitting Ukraine as a new member, but instead Russia.
NATO should commit to never admitting Ukraine.
These moves would cement peace.
Unfortunately, the leadership in NATO sees Russia as an enemy. Pity.
Category: Foreign policy
Real Diplomacy
The one president in my lifetime to show any real diplomacy was Nixon. Nixon faced a terrifying coalition in the Soviet Union and communist China. There was tremendous anti-communist sentiment in the country, but, despite this, Nixon came up with a strategy to weaken this dangerous coalition vis-a-vis the US.
To everyone’s surprise, he made a personal trip to China to assuage the communist Chinese leadership. This was real diplomacy because it was eminently in US interest to weaken that dangerous coalition, even to the point of making peace with your ideological enemy — here the Chinese communist party.
Fast forward to the situation today: surprisingly, Trump faces the exact same dangerous coalition. The proxy war in Ukraine, waged by the US/Nato, has driven the Russians into the arms of the Chinese, even though Russia is no longer a communist country, but in fact one that holds elections and is predominantly Christian.
Trump should take a page from Nixon’s playbook in order to weaken this same dangerous coalition. That would be real diplomacy a second time by a president in my lifetime. But instead of rapprochement with China, it should be with Russia.
There are many reasons why such a rapprochement with Russia makes total sense in terms of real US interest. For one, Russia is chock full of nuclear missiles aimed at us. Such a rapprochement would vastly reduce this risk. Secondly, Russia is a country rich in natural resources, so there would be enormous opportunities for US companies to mutually benefit from economic development in this country. Finally, as mentioned, Russia does hold elections and is predominantly Christian, so this country is ideologically compatible with our political regime.
Will Trump have the stones to do what Nixon did and do some real diplomacy here? It obvious what he should do. Cut off all military and political support for Ukraine, forcing a settlement of the proxy war on Russian terms. Dropping all sanctions, particularly with regard to Russian oil. Perhaps a minerals deal with Russia, like the one with Ukraine, and discussion concerning American assistance in developing Russia’s oil and natural gas resources. A personal trip to Moscow, just like Nixon did with China.
Drop Them
US should end further military aid to Ukraine completely as well as intelligence gathering. Force Kiev to capitulate to Russian demands to end the bloodshed in this ill-considered proxy war against Russia.
Russia/Ukraine
Russia is the country that defeated Nazi Germany. Do you really think they will have a problem defeating an incredibly corrupt Ukraine?
Memorial Day
Praise for those Americans who sacrificed their lives in war, but distain for a US government that has initiated so many ill-conceived and foolish wars.
US Destroys You
US foreign policy has destroyed yet another country: Ukraine.
We were the good guys in WW2, but ever since the villains.
Anti-Russia Policy
The anti-Russia policy of the US government has been a disaster, and what we are encouraging in Ukraine has pretty much destroyed that country — the fault not of Russia, but of NATO’s aggressive expansion eastward, encouraged by the US.
With respect to Ukraine, Russia had no choice but to protect their “sphere of Influence” against this NATO aggressive expansion. That’s what great powers do. That’s what the US did in the Cuban Missile Crisis; that’s what the Russians are doing in Ukraine.
Ukraine Destroyed
The US anti-Russia policy and manipulation relative to Ukraine has pretty much destroyed that country.
US Foreign Policy
Instead of promoting wars around the world, US foreign policy should focus on doing things that actually benefit other countries and their citizens — a foreign policy focused on benevolence. Ultimately, that would also be in OUR best interest.
Afraid
You get afraid when you realize the leadership in Washington today are a bunch of dolts who make decisions based mostly on wanting to win a popularity contest rather than rational decisions based on the best possible outcome.
We are facing imminent food shortages, the erosion of our currency, an economic collapse, and horrible decisions in foreign policy that have driven our two most consistent adversaries — Russia and China — into a mutually beneficial alliance hostile toward the US.
Hard times are coming to this country…hard times, and much of it is our own doing.
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