It’s not really transactional though, for that would imply that one follows through, on one’s own commitments. And, it’s naively short-sighted, for it assumes that other nations won’t react according… (View Post)

Ukraine simply has to keep fighting till their enemies get sick of taking casualties. It does not have capture Moscow. That’s a strategy that plenty of smaller nations have pursued successfully (Nort… (View Post)

But, Trump is making the choice for them. He wishes them to be ruled by that nice Mr. Putin. Trump is a traitor to his own country, and a menace to others. (View Post)

He might, but Vance is a liar, as much as his master is. Vance wants a Russian victory, in Eastern Europe, because he has some hang ups about European nations. (View Post)

Very much so, but it was quite cosmopolitan (about 10% of sailors at Trafalgar were from overseas). There were also lots of Irish sailors. The Royal Navy was actually a pretty good option for the low… (View Post)