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sarisataka

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16. If I were an adviser to Biden

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 04:49 PM

Mar 2022

and walked into the Oval office to tell him "Mr. President, we need to do more in Ukraine" He like will reply with a question of what am I recommending. When I tell him, "Well sir, more." I would rightfully be looking for a job tomorrow.

Saying we need to do "more" is a completely vapid statement. "More" need to either be a course of action with a maximum limit, as Biden's statement of no troops, or a course of action with a goal, such as fight the Russians until an objective has been reached.

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What should the US do about Ukraine? redux [View all] sarisataka Mar 2022 OP

Other ibegurpard Mar 2022 #1

+10000000 Pachamama Mar 2022 #2

Agree...take the next to last option and add "...yet" Maeve Mar 2022 #6

Hard pass. Too many options to consider as unwavering policy in a rapidly changing situation. highplainsdem Mar 2022 #3

So "we have to do more" sarisataka Mar 2022 #4

In case you haven't noticed, the Biden administration HAS been doing more and more. highplainsdem Mar 2022 #7

Which would equate to the option sarisataka Mar 2022 #10

No it does not ibegurpard Mar 2022 #11

I would be very surprised if there aren't already contingency plans for direct US-Russia combat. highplainsdem Mar 2022 #12

I have direct knowledge sarisataka Mar 2022 #13

Which makes your poll about this useless. The simplified poll is better, when a decision about what highplainsdem Mar 2022 #14

If I were an adviser to Biden sarisataka Mar 2022 #16

Tell me at what time in the future and under what circumstances I'd be giving that advice, and I can highplainsdem Mar 2022 #17

Pass Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #5

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Mar 2022 #8

Trashing. (See how easy that is? It doesn't require that I demand that everyone else stops Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #9

We don't know what is being communicated back channel MoonlitKnight Mar 2022 #15

where is the "more" option WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2022 #18

I realize many people don't like David Frum due to his past True Dough Mar 2022 #19