Tom Paine 1949
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This would be the perfect time with a weak president and russia causing trouble in ukraine
President Biden is not “weak,” and his administration has shown a great deal of savvy and competence in confronting Putin’s stupid, brutal and bloody adventure in invading and trying to overturn the government of Ukraine.
I have long opposed NATO’s rapid expansion plans and feared the West was “setting up” Ukraine to become a devastated battle zone, another “proxy war” in our geo-political fight against Russia. I also opposed our government’s support of the hard nationalist Ukrainian forces that overthrew the democratically elected government of Ukraine in the “Maidan Revolution.”
But as inadvisable as that “Revolution” was in my opinion, as much as I preferred that “Greater Ukraine” (including Crimea) remain a “neutral” country trading with Russia and the West, I also believe every supporter of democratic rights must now oppose dictator Putin’s mad and bloody invasion, which endangers world peace (and will probably fail in its aims). NATO troops should stay out of this fight, and a NATO-enforced “no-fly” zone would also be a terribly dangerous idea, only strengthening dictator Putin’s case before his own people.
In Taiwan, the U.S. is now setting up the Taiwanese for a similar fate, as I have made clear. However, the very different balance of forces there, the legal situation that Taiwan is unrecognized by the U.S. or the UN, and many other factors as well, make it urgent that we not abandon our long-standing policy to try to keep Taiwan as a “neutral” trading partner of both sides, an essentially autonomous part of “One China” — for as long as possible.
The war-mongering tweets and proposals of Republicans like Mike Pompeo to arm Taiwan to the hilt and recognize its independence will not help preserve peace or the Taiwan status quo — which best serves both our present interests and Taiwan’s real interests as well.
Pompeo tweets, risks war with China over Taiwan
Such chirping from the former secretary of state, who has obvious political ambitions, is reckless and irresponsible.
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