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2025-03-02 Home Front: Politix
Clarice Feldman: Zelensky’s Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Day
By Clarice Feldman

It was an eventful week, with the SDNY FBI office apparently defying Attorney General Pam Bondi’s demand that it turn over all its Epstein files to her. Newly confirmed FBI director Kash Patel headed over there to search the premises and interview staff to find out where they are or even if they still exist. 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 is 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.

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Posted by badanov 2025-03-02 07:52|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top

#1 Feldman's conclusion:
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.”


Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2025-03-02 08:39||   2025-03-02 08:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Thought experiment:

The Mexican superpower invades and bites off large chunks of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Big Daddy Canada offers to referee a ceasefire but only if the invaders get to keep what they taken and the US gives up a $hitpot of our mineral production.

As the American President, your response to the Canucks is?

And no, I don't want to hear how it's "not the same" because it is.

Oh and yes, Z. IS a putz, but since when has that been a bar to running a country?
Posted by Mercutio 2025-03-02 09:27||   2025-03-02 09:27|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Now say this in Serbian, Mercutio.
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-03-02 09:30||   2025-03-02 09:30|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ don't need to. Didn't you here English is now our official language?
Posted by Mercutio 2025-03-02 09:48||   2025-03-02 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 All countries and their leadership should have a strong awareness of their super power neighbor's interests. FAFO...
Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2025-03-02 09:50||   2025-03-02 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-03-02 10:06||   2025-03-02 10:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, the Poms are short of money - running a 1984 IS expensive.
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-03-02 10:11||   2025-03-02 10:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Problem is, Mercutio, Mexico is not a superpower. We are.
Posted by Gomez Angeatch7411 2025-03-02 11:51||   2025-03-02 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Polish PM nails it!
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1896198819341344892
Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-03-02 15:13||   2025-03-02 15:13|| Front Page Top

#10 There are parts of Texas Mercurio, that I would not advise you to try to invade.
Posted by EMS Artifact 2025-03-02 15:20||   2025-03-02 15:20|| Front Page Top

#11 Like Austin?
Posted by Andy Speaking for Boskone6219 2025-03-02 16:52||   2025-03-02 16:52|| Front Page Top

#12 Re #8 - another round of Biden or Harris and the roles would have been closer to my hypothetical
Posted by Mercutio 2025-03-02 16:54||   2025-03-02 16:54|| Front Page Top

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