America is now standing at a crossroads — unsure what to do, which way to turn. On one side is the russian-Ukrainian war, more precisely russia’s aggression; on the other is the Iranian-Israeli war, in fact a struggle to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
America has no desire to step onto the first road, because President Donald Trump dislikes Ukrainians, and he cannot stand Zelensky at all. In making decisions he relies first and foremost on his emotions, not on common sense, and the compliant Congress and House of Representatives, where Republicans hold the majority, indulge him. True, inside that Republican “hive” there are “right bees” — Republicans of the so-called Reaganite mold who have always supported Ukraine — but they are not heard, just as the majority of American society that stands with Ukraine is not heard. So Trump has to wriggle out of the situation: he loves putin, calls him a friend, tries in every way to shield him from trouble, drags out the timing of steps that would force the aggressor to cease fire and sit down at the negotiating table without invented rashist “wants.” How many times have we heard, “I give two weeks for putin to understand the need for a truce,” “I give two weeks for a settlement,” “I give another week and then we’ll see,” “I give, I give, I give….” How many of those “givings” have there already been, how long can those deadlines be shifted?
Trump cannot — or simply does not wish to — understand that russia can be forced into peace only by force. This suits putin, who also plays for time with phony ideas and proposals of a fake desire for peace so he can fight longer, seize more Ukrainian land, bomb and destroy Ukrainian cities and villages, kill civilians — the elderly, men, women, and children.
Where did such love come from? They say Trump feels a debt to “rashia,” which gave money for his dubious projects, pulled him out of debts and bankruptcies — not without the consent of the chief rashist himself. So now he is paying it off.
It's said that Trump is very fond of money: Ukraine proposes buying weapons from America, and again something is wrong, because what will putin say if Trump agrees? Everyone saw how he fled Canada after the G7 summit so as not to meet Zelensky, who would, among other things, ask him about this. Some conspiracy theorists claim he does not want to make it public, preferring to act quietly, without wide publicity, so as not to irritate putin. Well, maybe so — the future will show.
For a certain time (about three and a half years, until the next presidential election — or perhaps less, a year, until the next U.S. midterms that could change the balance of power) Ukraine must rid itself of illusions about American help and not fret over Trump.
Whatever the case, we must do our own work: strengthen ties with our real European friends, build up military “muscles” with their help, develop our own defense industry, improve technology, heed no warnings, and strike russia wherever we can. They strike our homes, maim and kill hundreds of civilians, and putin smiles, claiming military targets are being destroyed. We must act so that the “moskalota” feels what war is; we have been too humane toward them.
The second road is the Iranian-Israeli war. Whether to step onto it or not — Trump still has not decided, despite having hastily left the G7 summit, citing urgency. They say the real reason was his unwillingness to meet Zelensky and overall discomfort in talking to democratically elected European leaders. It is easier for him to deal with dictators; he understands them better.
So what to do? Tag along with Israel’s victory over Iran, if Israel prevails. Trump is desperate to declare himself a victor against the backdrop of all the troubles and failures that have beset him during the last five months of floundering back and forth in foreign and domestic policy. But what about the idea of being a global peacemaker, about the coveted Nobel Peace Prize? Forget it?
Republicans are now split into two camps: some persuade Trump to enter the war with Iran (mainly the “Reaganites” — Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz); others advise against it and urge focusing on domestic problems (mainly the MAGA supporters — Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor - Greene). A telling example is the debate between Cruz and Carlson shown on CNN. Officials in the White House are quarreling over the same issue, reflecting the moods of these two groups. And Trump again plays for time, lurching from side to side: now he proposes that Iran sign an agreement banning nuclear weapons, now he threatens to wipe it off the face of the earth. Ultimately, uncertainty and chaos.
And what about Ukraine? If Israel + the USA achieve victory and destroy the Iranian dictatorship, we will only be glad when a friend and ally of our enemy is eliminated, because the friend of our enemy is our enemy. Iranian “shahids” and missiles are still striking Ukrainian territory. A few weeks ago russia signed a partnership deal with Iran and, by its logic, should help Iran in the war with Israel. But putin is afraid — he would have to go against America. How then could he hope for its favor? Now Ayatollah Khamenei has realized the value of a treaty with russia, which is not worth the paper it is written on.
The russians are now asking the USA not to enter the war with Iran, threatening “unpredictable consequences” if it does — a long-familiar kremlin tactic of threats and intimidation. Should Khamenei’s regime fall, it will be the second major geopolitical defeat for russia after Syria. Driven into a corner, putin savagely takes revenge on Ukraine: the latest airstrike on Kyiv killed 28 residents and left hundreds wounded. Every day strikes hit regional centers in southern and eastern Ukraine, every day there are new victims. And great America, great Trump, instead of threatening russia for this, accusing it of terrorism, merely muttered something in response. Yet no matter how unpleasant it is to hear this from former partners, no matter how much the encouraged rashists gloat, they will not defeat us.
If the USA does not intervene in the Iranian-Israeli conflict, it will lose its geopolitical initiative and primacy. That will hit Trump’s prestige, which he cannot tolerate, for instead of MAGA (“Make America Great Again”) he will make it isolated, cowardly, and small.
The future will show how America copes with these challenges and passes this crossroads. Let us wish her success, to remember and help Ukraine, and all the best to the friendly American people.
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