As a 57 year old Reaganite that full supports the Ukrainians it is hard for me to believe that most Americans feel that Putin will stop in Ukraine. Putin has said publicly that he would not. Poland and the Baltic States are next. It may take the Commie Bastards a year, three years or even five years to regroup and build up their hardware capabilities, but they will.
I think Reagan would have viewed ukraine as a great opportunity to punish the soviets for over extending themselves. He would have already announced a joint ukraine US air/naval base in Crimea and sent a couple of ships down the Danube to bolster the bases’ maritime defence. And he would of convinced Norway to allow the US navy to build a base as close to Murmansk as possible.
Michael McCaul, Chairman (R), House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a speech before the vote on aid to Ukraine
"Our adversaries are watching us here today. And history will judge us by our actions here today and now. So as we deliberate on this vote – you have to ask yourself this question. Am I Chamberlin or Churchill?"
Ronald Reagan was also the purveyor of the trickle down economics lie. His support for the rich and corporations has had a great deal to do with the horrendous financial discrepancy between the top percenters and the rest of us. I do not find him to be a shining example of a pillar of Democracy; rather, a voice for populace bluster. You on the other hand, I like a lot. Keep it up.
IMHO I believe Reagan would have already had advisors in country close to the front to bush those boundaries. I'm not a warmonger nor do I wish for war. I believe that we used to walk around the yard with the big one swinging, cough Iran Contra cough.
The landscape has now changed to giving politics a big chance until its time to use force and then play the victim.
I am not a Regan fan for other reasons, but I have to agree with you on the fact that his policy was consistent. Without his steady clearly understood policy, especially toward Russia things would be very different now. Yes, he had the benefit of Gorbachev as the Russian leader who was willing to talk and change things, unlike leaders previous and since. I definitely think things would look very different in Ukraine and in the Indo-Pacific area if he were in the White House now. The republican party would also have a very different look too, without the people that populate it now. He never would have stood for what it has become.
Trolling is a fishing term, You are not a fish, therefore not required to take the bait. Reagan was my commander and chief. He used back door deplomacy better then any President in our history.
While we're focussing on the actions of dead leaders, how would Stalin or Beria have handled Putin? Chamberlain was flat out wrong, too focussed on UK's internal problems to effecvitely deal with an expansionist Hitler. Stalin signed right up, because he had his own plan in mind.
I have fond memories of Reagan pulling out of the Nixon/Ford/Carter slide into mediocrity. Mistakes - some - we all make 'em. But after the 20th century, we should have learned that when someone comes looking for a fight, you give it to them.
The problem is that Biden is not Reagan, nor is Trump. At best Biden is still an antiwar Democrat from the Vietnam era. Hence the abrupt, "Let's get the f--- out of there!" on Afghanistan. And the extreme fear of offending the Russians.
Trump is a narcissist and narcissists do not give a shit about anyone but themselves, either personally or internationally. He's the pinnacle of isolationism.
As someone who would love to piss on the grave of Ronny for killing the labor movement in the US and his destruction of the middle class....even a broken watch is right twice a day.
Reagan would send a note to the Ukrainians and say
"Dear Ukraine: When the Soviet Union Collapsed, we signed an agreement with you that we would guarantee your security if you gave up your nukes. It turns out that we won’t do that, so we are giving you your nukes back. There's a ship that docked in Odessa yesterday…"
Ronald Reagan would send in Oli North to organize and fund an insurgency in Russia. Oli would use his old contacts in Iran to divert the gold Putin was using to pay for the Shahead Drones. He'd sell the Iranians old Dragons he had stashed in South America.
As a 57 year old Reaganite that full supports the Ukrainians it is hard for me to believe that most Americans feel that Putin will stop in Ukraine. Putin has said publicly that he would not. Poland and the Baltic States are next. It may take the Commie Bastards a year, three years or even five years to regroup and build up their hardware capabilities, but they will.
I think Reagan would have viewed ukraine as a great opportunity to punish the soviets for over extending themselves. He would have already announced a joint ukraine US air/naval base in Crimea and sent a couple of ships down the Danube to bolster the bases’ maritime defence. And he would of convinced Norway to allow the US navy to build a base as close to Murmansk as possible.
Michael McCaul, Chairman (R), House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a speech before the vote on aid to Ukraine
"Our adversaries are watching us here today. And history will judge us by our actions here today and now. So as we deliberate on this vote – you have to ask yourself this question. Am I Chamberlin or Churchill?"
Slava Ukraini!
The United States abandoning Allies isn't a good look. Especially to Russian aggression.
Ronald Reagan was also the purveyor of the trickle down economics lie. His support for the rich and corporations has had a great deal to do with the horrendous financial discrepancy between the top percenters and the rest of us. I do not find him to be a shining example of a pillar of Democracy; rather, a voice for populace bluster. You on the other hand, I like a lot. Keep it up.
IMHO I believe Reagan would have already had advisors in country close to the front to bush those boundaries. I'm not a warmonger nor do I wish for war. I believe that we used to walk around the yard with the big one swinging, cough Iran Contra cough.
The landscape has now changed to giving politics a big chance until its time to use force and then play the victim.
I am not a Regan fan for other reasons, but I have to agree with you on the fact that his policy was consistent. Without his steady clearly understood policy, especially toward Russia things would be very different now. Yes, he had the benefit of Gorbachev as the Russian leader who was willing to talk and change things, unlike leaders previous and since. I definitely think things would look very different in Ukraine and in the Indo-Pacific area if he were in the White House now. The republican party would also have a very different look too, without the people that populate it now. He never would have stood for what it has become.
Trolling is a fishing term, You are not a fish, therefore not required to take the bait. Reagan was my commander and chief. He used back door deplomacy better then any President in our history.
Reagan was also a believer in the idea that you could hit a bullet with a bullet.
The pundits laughed at the very thought.
Who’s laughing now?
While we're focussing on the actions of dead leaders, how would Stalin or Beria have handled Putin? Chamberlain was flat out wrong, too focussed on UK's internal problems to effecvitely deal with an expansionist Hitler. Stalin signed right up, because he had his own plan in mind.
I have fond memories of Reagan pulling out of the Nixon/Ford/Carter slide into mediocrity. Mistakes - some - we all make 'em. But after the 20th century, we should have learned that when someone comes looking for a fight, you give it to them.
Ronnie Raygun was the greatest US President, hands down...prove me wrong
The problem is that Biden is not Reagan, nor is Trump. At best Biden is still an antiwar Democrat from the Vietnam era. Hence the abrupt, "Let's get the f--- out of there!" on Afghanistan. And the extreme fear of offending the Russians.
Trump is a narcissist and narcissists do not give a shit about anyone but themselves, either personally or internationally. He's the pinnacle of isolationism.
Calvin and Hobbes was the best comic ever!
As someone who would love to piss on the grave of Ronny for killing the labor movement in the US and his destruction of the middle class....even a broken watch is right twice a day.
Reagan would send a note to the Ukrainians and say
"Dear Ukraine: When the Soviet Union Collapsed, we signed an agreement with you that we would guarantee your security if you gave up your nukes. It turns out that we won’t do that, so we are giving you your nukes back. There's a ship that docked in Odessa yesterday…"
Ronald Reagan would send in Oli North to organize and fund an insurgency in Russia. Oli would use his old contacts in Iran to divert the gold Putin was using to pay for the Shahead Drones. He'd sell the Iranians old Dragons he had stashed in South America.