events like the alaska meet expose all manner of foolishness around the edges;

This image tells the whole story. The US is not a signatory to the ICC treaty… in fact, the US is threatening the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its prosecutors with sanctions and arrests. Europe, by contrast is a signatory, but appears ready to ignore the legitimate charges against Netanyahu for his role in the Palestinian genocide. Europe has become a cesspool of turpitude.

Did you hear the heads exploding all over Europe on Friday at the conclusion of the summit between Putin and Trump? Years of a massive, coordinated propaganda effort to paint President Putin as the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin was demolished by the images of the two smiling Presidents exchanging warm greetings, and by Vladimir Putin’s scripted remarks at the concluding press gaggle.

I am pretty sure that Trump entered the first meeting with Putin in Alaska believing that he could persuade Vladimir — because he is Trump, the master negotiator — to agree to a ceasefire. What Trump did not anticipate is that Putin came prepared to explain in meticulous detail the root causes of the war — i.e., specifically Joe Biden’s rejection in January 2022 of Putin’s draft treaty to address the security of Russia and of Europe — and Russia’s willingness to negotiate a comprehensive end to the war… not just in Ukraine, but with NATO.............more...........