I am not interested in debating whether Ukrainians made sound choices in Zelensky, but the fact is, he's enjoying robust support.
I can't vote in Ukraine and neither can anyone else in this forum, so it's a moot point.

Here is what I am interested in...the long term goals of Vladimir Putin, namely dismantling democracies around the world and replacing them
with authoritarian regimes.
BONUS HINT!! They won't be COMMUNIST regimes, or even remotely leftist, that's a guarantee.

If Ukraine was, in fact, already a part of the Russian Federation since 2000, or even since 1998, would it be safe to say that Putin might attempt to leverage some kind of assault on another country in the buffer region?
I think so. I think he'd set his sights on destabilizing Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Moldova, Estonia, Turkey, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania, Slovenia, and finally... ??

He can do that with a lot less effort if NATO itself is destabilized and effectively neutered, yes?
Let's see, which American president did his level best to neuter NATO?
Name's on the tip of my tongue...

Does anyone actually think that Putin would be satisfied enough to withdraw if he takes Ukraine?
Does anyone actually believe that getting rid of NATO solves our problems?
Does anyone think that it is remotely possible that some folks on the Far Left believe that Putin knows what's best for the world today?

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