Summary

Secretary of State Marco Rubio grew visibly frustrated during an ABC News interview when questioned about the Trump administration’s approach to Russia.

Defending Trump’s push for peace talks with Putin, Rubio insisted negotiations were necessary but admitted the administration didn’t know Russia’s demands.

He clashed with host George Stephanopoulos over Trump’s refusal to call Putin a dictator and the U.S. siding with Russia in a recent UN vote.

Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.

  • Xanza@lemm.ee
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    2 days ago

    That’s not true.

    I was being facetious.

    What is The North Atlantic Treaty Organization detering China from doing, exactly?

    Anything in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific that they shouldn’t be doing. China literally just says sometimes “Hey, nice land you got there. Would be a fuckin’ shame if we took it…” and then just pretends like that land has always been a part of China. They literally do it all the time. They’re attempting to expand their empire and without the presence of NATO, there would be no one to stop them… Especially from capturing strategic or necessary assets that are critical to the US, like Taiwan. If we lose Taiwan we’re pretty much omega-fucked and I don’t think people appreciate that fact enough.

    NATO is the largest nuclear deterrent in the world and if we pull out, it’s like taking all the ammo out of our really big guns. It’s such an astonishingly stupid move I cannot even believe that anyone with a pulse would or even could support it. It leaves me fuckin’ bewildered.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      Anything in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific that they shouldn’t be doing.

      Such as? What isn’t China doing that they would be doing without British or French intervention?

      China literally just says sometimes “Hey, nice land you got there. Would be a fuckin’ shame if we took it…”

      You sure you’re not confusing China with the United States?

      NATO is the largest nuclear deterrent in the world

      Deterant to what? They certainly didn’t keep Russia out of Georgia, Crimea, or the Donbas.

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        2 days ago

        Such as?

        I literally went on to explain. So either you’re being disingenuous here or you just don’t read. Either way, I’m out.