Bobby. wrote on Mar 3
rd, 2025 at 8:40am:
Jovial Monk wrote on Mar 3
rd, 2025 at 8:33am:
Trump? Trump is an 80yo baby, epitome of narcissism. He would be left with nothing, as the USA is finding out.
Trump is ready to do whatever Vladolf Putler tells him to do to end the war.
Not quite right Goober.
Correct version:
Quote:Trumpy is ready to do whatever Vladolf Putler tells him to do
Trumpy is a ruzzian asset. Putler likely flatters him the right way.
Trumpy has no idea. He came up with a figure of American aid to Ukraine of $US350Bn then at the meeting to bait Zelenskyy he mentioned $US500Bn.
I don’t think Trumpy really reads his briefs—bit like Tony Abbott in that and in general [lack of] intelligence.
All crap: a figure of $US150Bn is more like it. But let us look at that a bit closer. The Himars and ATACMs are brilliant. But the Abrams tanks are clapped out, need extensive work to make them battlefield ready and giving them to Ukraine saved the US government a LOT of money scrapping them.
Now, Trumpy has missed out on a supply of critical minerals for the US economy. If Trumpy makes a deal with Putler then Ukrainian drones and sabotage will end any attempt to mine Ukrainian minerals, even those under ruzzian control. With upsetting major allies and trading partners—Mexico, China, Canada, the EU, the UK and even Australia—his economy is going to face major shocks,, shocks the minerals could have cushioned the US economy.