(06-05-2024, 02:48 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: I think my biggest (Global) fear when it comes to Trump potentially being re-elected is his disregard for the UN and the potential that aid gets cut off on Ukraine, leading Putin to not only further his invasion of Ukraine but also expanding his reign over other bordering countries such as Lithuania, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and others..

I know this is quite drastic since Russia doesn't have the resources to fight battles across all borders so I ask ...... How do you see Russia by the year 2028 if Trump wins the election?  Personally, if Russia would expand only to the parts of Ukraine that it currently occupies but leaves the other countries alone, I'd almost take that as a win to mitigate my concerns. 

The good news is my homeland of Poland is dedicating 4% of their GDP toward their military so they are slowly becoming one of the most powerful militaries in Europe.

Thoughts??

I agree.  It's good that Trump got countries like Poland and Germany to increase their militaries.

It's not good if Trump makes Russia feel like they get to invade more places.

One thing I would add. There is a treaty that was signed by the US, Russia, and Ukraine when Ukraine gave up their nukes in the early 90s. The Russian soldiers in charge of those nukes in Ukraine could have easily been overrun by Ukrainian soldiers. Ukraine could have just swiped the nukes. But Ukraine chose not to do that. In exchange, Russia and the US promised to respect Ukraines independence and its borders forever. With that in mind, I hope someone gives Ukraine some nukes as part of ending the war. They deserve it.

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(06-05-2024, 07:38 AM)Caldrac Wrote: I'll take "[BLEEP] that was never said" for $1,000, Alex!

Biden might be making it up but there's an article in the Atlantic saying the same thing, European leaders are scared of Trump.

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