Lots of the back-and-forth can be found here. As far as I can tell, it seemed quite cordial. Remember that they have a history and know each other. Of course, we don’t know what they said behind closed doors. But … Continue reading →
This: The House of Representatives on April 20 rejected another border security bill. A person might be forgiven if, on reading that, he or she concludes that Republicans didn’t favor it. After all, the GOP controls the House (although barely), … Continue reading →
Last night there was a horrific massacre at the start of a concert in a large venue in Moscow. The fog of war is still operating, but it appears that at least a hundred people were killed and that the … Continue reading →
A discussion of the topic in today’s open thread has convinced me to write a separate post about Trump’s position on aid to Ukraine. Hungary’s Orban – Putin’s closest ally in Europe – has started a rumor that Trump won’t … Continue reading →
Prigozhin’s plane has crashed, apparently killing everyone onboard: Prigozhin, an ex-convict turned billionaire, was to leave for Belarus as part of an amnesty deal offered by President Vladimir Putin to him and his mercenary force. While thousands of his armed … Continue reading →
Joe Biden’s bragging about his threats to withhold aid to Ukraine unless the prosecutor Shokin was fired always had a strong stench of corruption and protection of his son Hunter. Always. And yet the MSM and many others insisted it … Continue reading →
Yesterday the big news was that Hunter Biden’s former business associate Devon Archer testified before Congress and said that Joe Biden talked to Hunter’s business associates at least 20 times, but they all just chatted about stuff like the weather. … Continue reading →
It’s because the fog of war is unusually thick in Ukraine. One thing I have noticed almost from the start is that the only constant is the war itself. So I tend to especially discount any reports that say it’s … Continue reading →
Lots of people are writing about this, but I’m not going to do so except to say what I’ve said here many many times: I am suspicious of all the detailed military information on the Ukraine war and all prognostications. … Continue reading →
I see no problem with his statement. I’ve highlighted certain words I think are important: While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, … Continue reading →
Stephen Green writes: The Russo-Ukraine War might very well end up a quagmire, but neither Russia nor Ukraine is there yet… The Russo-Ukraine War just turned one year old. That is not by any measure even a long war… Absent … Continue reading →
I offer my usual caveat on linking to this post with recent news on Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The fog of war is always operative, so each person will probably take this differently. But I think it’s fairly clear … Continue reading →