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2025-03-02 Home Front: Politix

Clarice Feldman: Zelensky’s Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad, No Good Day

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Posted by badanov 2025-03-02 07:52|| || Front Page|| [11139 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

Again, British PM Keir Starmer put on a huge dog and pony show with Zelensky yesterday, but when it came time to write a check, he gave 1/100th of what we've paid. 😂

Good luck with that. Zelensky is your problem now.
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) March 2, 2025

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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