Victor Davis Hanson
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Obama, Mr. Trump, or Mr. Biden to get it back militarily. Nobody believes they can. They're not going to... Another argument that Neil Ferguson made was, we're giving back... You're playing poker and you're giving away all of your leverage.
You say you're not going to get back Donbass and you're not going to get Crimea and you're not going to put... Well, don't tell Putin that because now you're giving away the... No, no, no, no. If you're playing poker... And you're bluffing and you're going like this. Well, I've got a really good hand. They know you're bluffing.
You say you're not going to get back Donbass and you're not going to get Crimea and you're not going to put... Well, don't tell Putin that because now you're giving away the... No, no, no, no. If you're playing poker... And you're bluffing and you're going like this. Well, I've got a really good hand. They know you're bluffing.
You say you're not going to get back Donbass and you're not going to get Crimea and you're not going to put... Well, don't tell Putin that because now you're giving away the... No, no, no, no. If you're playing poker... And you're bluffing and you're going like this. Well, I've got a really good hand. They know you're bluffing.
They know that Europe doesn't want them in NATO because they don't want to go have to rescue them by statute. We don't want them in NATO. Russia doesn't want them in NATO. And I don't think Ukraine wants them in NATO. deep down inside. And more importantly, nobody believes they have the military ability to take back Crimea and take back Donbass.
They know that Europe doesn't want them in NATO because they don't want to go have to rescue them by statute. We don't want them in NATO. Russia doesn't want them in NATO. And I don't think Ukraine wants them in NATO. deep down inside. And more importantly, nobody believes they have the military ability to take back Crimea and take back Donbass.
They know that Europe doesn't want them in NATO because they don't want to go have to rescue them by statute. We don't want them in NATO. Russia doesn't want them in NATO. And I don't think Ukraine wants them in NATO. deep down inside. And more importantly, nobody believes they have the military ability to take back Crimea and take back Donbass.
And nobody wants to give them that, you know, a half, I don't know how many billions it would be, a half a trillion dollars in equipment to try and another 300,000 dead to try to take those things. But, and here's what I think J.D. Vance and Neil Ferguson and Donald Trump would all agree on. They can cut a deal.
And nobody wants to give them that, you know, a half, I don't know how many billions it would be, a half a trillion dollars in equipment to try and another 300,000 dead to try to take those things. But, and here's what I think J.D. Vance and Neil Ferguson and Donald Trump would all agree on. They can cut a deal.
And nobody wants to give them that, you know, a half, I don't know how many billions it would be, a half a trillion dollars in equipment to try and another 300,000 dead to try to take those things. But, and here's what I think J.D. Vance and Neil Ferguson and Donald Trump would all agree on. They can cut a deal.
They can go to Putin and say, okay, you get to go tell the Russians that you institutionalized the occupation, the theft of Crimea and Donbass. You can tell them that you caused dissension in NATO and you stopped Ukraine from taking being in NATO and that was worth, it's a disaster for Russia. And then you got the sanctions lifted. And Russia now is going to be part of the G7.
They can go to Putin and say, okay, you get to go tell the Russians that you institutionalized the occupation, the theft of Crimea and Donbass. You can tell them that you caused dissension in NATO and you stopped Ukraine from taking being in NATO and that was worth, it's a disaster for Russia. And then you got the sanctions lifted. And Russia now is going to be part of the G7.
They can go to Putin and say, okay, you get to go tell the Russians that you institutionalized the occupation, the theft of Crimea and Donbass. You can tell them that you caused dissension in NATO and you stopped Ukraine from taking being in NATO and that was worth, it's a disaster for Russia. And then you got the sanctions lifted. And Russia now is going to be part of the G7.
It's going to go back to the normal. And then Ukraine can say, we saved our country and we pushed them back to where they were on February 24th. And that would mean that Putin would have to withdraw 30 or 40 miles. They would make a South North Korea type DMZ. And that's the negotiation. And I think that Trump can, if he pulled that off,
It's going to go back to the normal. And then Ukraine can say, we saved our country and we pushed them back to where they were on February 24th. And that would mean that Putin would have to withdraw 30 or 40 miles. They would make a South North Korea type DMZ. And that's the negotiation. And I think that Trump can, if he pulled that off,
It's going to go back to the normal. And then Ukraine can say, we saved our country and we pushed them back to where they were on February 24th. And that would mean that Putin would have to withdraw 30 or 40 miles. They would make a South North Korea type DMZ. And that's the negotiation. And I think that Trump can, if he pulled that off,
And to pull that off, he's saying some crazy things, but like everything he says, whether it's Gaza or Panama. You know, I had a talk with some people this weekend, and somebody came up to me and said, I won't mention the person, but not a friend, and a couple people wrote me really nasty things. Oh, you're a Trump sellout, or you're an appeaser. Shame on you.
And to pull that off, he's saying some crazy things, but like everything he says, whether it's Gaza or Panama. You know, I had a talk with some people this weekend, and somebody came up to me and said, I won't mention the person, but not a friend, and a couple people wrote me really nasty things. Oh, you're a Trump sellout, or you're an appeaser. Shame on you.
And to pull that off, he's saying some crazy things, but like everything he says, whether it's Gaza or Panama. You know, I had a talk with some people this weekend, and somebody came up to me and said, I won't mention the person, but not a friend, and a couple people wrote me really nasty things. Oh, you're a Trump sellout, or you're an appeaser. Shame on you.
You've ruined your reputation for suggesting there should be a negotiation. We need to give We need to give him a lot more. We can give him a trillion. All this crap. We should have American troops and all this stupid thing. We should put him on the nuclear. No, no, no. But the fact is there can be a negotiated settlement that will stop the killing and Ukraine will have its country.