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Correct me of I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the president has the authority to send troops to engage an enemy for up to like 60 days before needing to have anything cleared by congress.
If this is how Republicans want to play, we could still still support Ukraine by intervening directly.
The LAST thing we want is to be directly involved.
The last thing we want to do is show Russia that the threat of escalation is their free pass to wipe other countries off the map. The best thing we can do in terms of impact on the US, is to arm Ukraine so that they're capable of winning this stupid fucking war on their own; but republicans are blocking that, because they don't give a fuck about human life.
I don't see any good options on the table... so, what's the least-bad option?
Fuck that!
That really will escalate the war.
Oh dang, I forgot about escalation. Which country should we feed to Putin after he's done destroying Ukraine? Gotta keep him appeased at all costs!
A nato one. Give them all the materiel they want, and arm them to the teeth, just not boots on ground.
So... just sit back and hope the next country they invade is a NATO member? Got a plan B for when it isn't?
So you would like to march American troops into another fucking war? We have been at war over half my life, I’m done with it.
Give those boys all they need short of boots on ground.
If you don’t like my opinion, feel free to block me.✌️
Putin can end the war any minute. That's what I'd like. But he won't.
Failing that, enabling Ukraine to defend itself is the next best option. That's what I'd like. But republicans are doing their evil shit again and blocking that route.
All of the remaining options are shit. If you don't like what I'm proposing, dude I'm with you: I don't like it either. This whole situation is horrible, and it's shameful as fuck that we have politicians here in the US that are hell-bent on enabling Putin.
...but what's left to do? Throw our hands up and say "gg republicans, you outplayed us! Putin, Ukraine's all yours!"?
...you want dead or wounded American soldiers? Disgusting.
Edit: just to clarify, my point is that we're all human, no matter the occupation. You shouldn't think of sending troops like moving a chess piece. That's someone's family member.
Speaking as a vet - I understand the implication. I also understand the implication of just letting Russia decimate other countries without consequence. Families are being murdered on your chess board right now whether or not they fly our colors. Russia is currently in a severely weakened state, so a full military response from the US and hopefully our allies would end the war practically over night.
The best option is for Russia to pull out on its own - that's not going to happen. The second best option is for Ukraine to defend itself in a manner effective enough to force Russia to withdraw - republicans are blocking that. The third best option is for the rest of the world to step in to swiftly end wars of aggression.
The worst thing we can do is show Russia that the threat of escalation is enough to give them a free pass to just wipe other countries off the map.
I mean, if it's between people who didn't volunteer and people who did, I would have to say it should be the volunteers (US military)
This isn't /r/NCD
Now that is certainly a take