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arandomusername | on: Trump wins presidency for second time
True they are pro-israel, but so is most of the dems. It's the one topic that actually gets bipartisan support.

repubs aren't pro russia. they are just anti-getting-involved in there.

Cthulhu_ | parent | next
As de-facto world police, inaction on the US' part is compliance.

Of course, it took what, 70, 80 years of US influence to weaken the European armies to the point where we're highly reliant on them for defense, deterrence, tech and material. The Crimea invasion should've been the catalyst for the massively increased spending and prioritization of the military in Europe, not the 2022 escalation. I hope for Ukraine's sake that Europe has been able to catch up and restart production of equipment and that they can supply it asap, because after Ukraine it'll be Moldavia and Georgia, which already have pro-russian separatist movements / areas. Poland has invested a ton in updating their military at least.

I hope the US doesn't have veto powers to stop article 5 from being enacted if it does come to that.

xnx | root | parent | next
No small portion of US economic dominance is spending more on the military than he China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, and Ukraine combined. Sending money to Ukraine wasn't out of the goodness of US hearts, it was to fight a low grade proxy war with Russia. Every dollar the US spends in the Ukraine destroys many times the amount of Russian equipment and spills no US blood. I am not endorsing these actions.
arandomusername | root | parent | next
trying to be de-facto world police has caused many issues for US. (Current) repubs wants to stop getting involved in other conflicts (except supporting Israel)
cynicalpeace | root | parent | next
This sounds like "Silence is violence" garbage that is used to bully anyone who's not an activist. In this case, actively pro war.

No. We don't want to be world police. We want to make money and grow our families.

PoignardAzur | root | parent
It's a little more than silence. The US is actively selling weapons to Israel, actively sanctioning Israel's biggest enemy/rival Iran (not specifically to help Israel, but still), pressuring other Israel enemies to normalize relations with them, using their Security Council veto to block any UN resolution against Israel, etc.

Israel's diplomatic position would be much weaker if they didn't believe that the US would keep supporting them no matter what they do.

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CapricornNoble | root | parent
> I hope for Ukraine's sake that Europe has been able to catch up and restart production of equipment and that they can supply it asap,

They can't and they won't.

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-weapons-shells-european-unio...

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ukraine-military-aid-2026/a-69...

Sending more munitions to Ukraine means it takes the Russian military longer to overcome the Ukrainian army by force of arms. The unstated aspect that is often glossed over is that this requires more and more Ukrainian men to be forced against their will to die for the territorial integrity of the country (because in 2024 the Ukrainian military is fueled overwhelming by conscription, not by volunteers). It's bizarre to me that is considered a "pro-Ukrainian" take. It's like egging on Paraguay during the War of the Triple Alliance to keep fighting, no matter if ~70% of your male population dies in the process. Just don't surrender!

wholinator2 | root | parent
It's pro-ukrainian in relation to the alternative, which appears to be the eventual complete dissolution of Ukrainian sovereignty?
MaxHoppersGhost | parent | next
> It's the one topic that actually gets bipartisan support.

Gee I wonder why. Every single US senator takes AIPAC lobby money.

inemesitaffia | root | parent | next
And they pay well and on time
arandomusername | root | parent
If only there was a president that wanted pro Israel lobby groups register under Foreign Agents Registration Act, wonder what would have happened.
BolexNOLA | parent
>repubs aren’t pro russia

They sure are for the right price.

pvaldes | root | parent
> repubs aren’t pro russia

This only matter if we think that the Republican party still exists, and was not silently replaced by other party carrying its blood stained skin. Is GOP still alive? Is a serious question.

I have a lot of doubts about the real independence of republicans in this situation. The man at charge is obviously pro Russia and the republicans can't do a s*t about this. They will be replaced one by one. Anything that would try will be pushed out of the road.

BolexNOLA | root | parent
GQP/MAGA is the party now. Old GOP was definitely swiftly executed.

I heard Mitch McConnell called a RINO a few weeks ago. That says it all.