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Opinion | Biden isn't escalating the war in Ukraine — he's doing the right thing (www.msnbc.com)
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Summary

President Biden recently authorized Ukraine to use longer-range U.S. missiles to strike inside Russia, marking a small but overdue escalation in the conflict.

This decision aims to disrupt Russia’s military operations and bolster Ukraine’s position, especially with the potential Trump administration favoring pro-Russian policies.

Russia’s retaliatory missile strike on Ukraine, though deadly, represents more of the same tactics.

Analysts argue Biden’s earlier caution was excessive, and calling Russia’s nuclear bluffs is strategically necessary to counter further extortion.

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Unprovoked? The Nazi puppet government was slaughtering ethnic Russians in east Ukraine for years prior to the invasion, while allowing NATO to deploy droves of troops and missile deployments at the Russian border.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Ah, sorry, my mistake.

I took you for someone who was at least attempting to argue in good faith.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I’m not gonna stick to the western narrative, if that’s what you mean.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's fine

If you could stick to reality at least, though

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t know what to tell you. Those things happened. It’s just not flattering for the US, so it’s not mentioned much in the news.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe in your head, sure

I happen to be close friends with quite a few Ukrainians, I know your comment is complete bullshit from my own lived experiences

How much they pay you for the garbage misinformation attempt?

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Your lived experience does not outweigh historical fact. Obama similarly escalated Ukraine tensions on his way out, and deployed a significant number of troops and missile deployments to the Russian border, which Trump then pulled out and the media spun as Trump loyalty to Putin.

And human rights orgs were raising alarm bells about ethnic Russians in East Ukraine being slaughtered for years by the Nazi government. Is your lived experience also supposed to weigh more heavily than that?

Ask your Ukrainian friends why the government keeps naming streets after and erecting statues of famous Nazis from history. I’d be interested to hear the spin on that.