shadrap

I get it now. the tariffs have to be "more targeted & effective", like Biden did.

well excuse me then. I thought you have posted many times that Trump is an idiot because of these new rounds of tariffs. I must have been mistaken.

appears he wants them more favorable than before.

per your link: “The work that was done through the Inflation Reduction Act to support U.S. electric vehicle manufacturing, batteries, critical minerals,” Lovely said. Biden’s tariffs might be more targeted, but they’re also a lot higher. Rachel Brewster, a professor at Duke Law School, said the Trump administration set tariffs in the 10% to 25% range. “What they were trying to do is say to the Chinese government, ‘We’re flexing our muscles. We’re hurting you. And so you need to talk to us,’” Brewster said. But the Biden administration has raised certain tariffs a lot more. Semiconductors and solar cells will face a 50% levy. And tariffs on electric vehicles will rise to 100%. so tariffs are only horrible when Trump does it?

I do know that he did a lot of tariffs that you & the left were pissed about. Then Biden got elected, kept them & nobody was upset.

per your first sentence, yes it's mainly because of Trump. The same people complaining now did so when Trump did tariffs in his first term. OMG disaster!!! except Biden & team kept them all in place. go figure. Imagine getting upset with finding billions of our tax dollars being WASTED. Everyone should be happy as hell but, yep, same old=========but TRUUUUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Regarding the rest of your diatribe, you make way too much sense.

Federal employees(notice I didn't say workers) reduced? Yes, yes, and yes. if Biden would have done it I would have cheered.

we don't know yet.

misinformation?? as in Biden is sharp as a tack that we heard for 4 years from the media?

your quote: "Giving asshat Putin everything after so much has been sacrificed is madness and crazy to me". giving up stuff is part of the thing when losing regardless of "after so much has been sacrificed".. may be crazy to you but this is what happens. God guy-bad guy. it's a losing proposition for Ukraine. Maybe lose a few more thousands of people & a few billion in dollars & then capitulate? Also I mention WWI not 2 as Germany had fought France et al to a military standstill & had actually gained actual ground.

see your second sentence. According to you it was crazy for Germany to surrender in WWI to the Allies.

so Germany shouldn't have surrendered in WWI ??

appeared to me he tried to take over the room..JD & Trump didn't let him. when you come begging you don't come off as demanding. pretty simple really. Biden had 3 years to do something other than write a blank check.

any idea why Biden didn't get something material out of giving Ukraine billions? sounds like Europe may be funding some serious defense now that Trump is threatening turning off the spigot. this should be a good thing, right?

pure gobbliegook. probably got that from your brilliant economist Paul Krugman, but I highly doubt that even that idiot would put that in print.

Z man wanted to toot his own horn on certain demands or requests at the last minute, then was put in his place. I can see why you want to frame it that way though. Trump bad. Trump uncovers billions in abuse, fraud, & waste. Trump bad. Trump wants to save billions in taxpayer money & stop the killing of people in a European war. Trump bad. I think we got it.

wondering whether this would be under aiding & abetting?

a really good read for this thread. Some FACTS, some speculation. https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/03/zelenskyy_and_the_future_of_nato.html

sometimes I just go, this is what you got? I get it sides and all but can't you just for a moment realize that good things can come from the other side or are you another braindead MSNBC propaganda machine that regurgitates what they spew. what I've seen you type is the latter. this is not a side deal where you win some prize for being a liberal that wants help from the government. this is much more than you. but apparently you think a win on your side makes you some sort of savant of political sports? this is real world stuff. congrats on the win, now go out and make some money, pay income tax & help out the country. good luck with that.

not a thing.

coward? cripes man, call it a day.

dimwit? real mature response. any more pertinent revelations?

play tough guy when you are not. pretty cool stuff. keep us informed on how you, Biden & team would handle this.

the horror. pics of the protesters? this should be good.

I really don't have an answer but your comments raise many things that are not so black & white. I DO know Trump wants it over. Killing people is not good. Trump is trying. Biden fed the war machine with no end in sight. reality regardless of sides.