Does the fact that the Ukraine war wasn’t ended in 24 hours like Trump promised mean that he either lied or was too dumb to understand that it is more complicated?

Last Updated: 03.07.2025 03:55

Does the fact that the Ukraine war wasn’t ended in 24 hours like Trump promised mean that he either lied or was too dumb to understand that it is more complicated?

He just needs to order his troops to go home.

Well, it can certainly be both — you can be dumb and lie at the same time.

When I heard it for the first time, I immediately said that “ending the war in Ukraine in 24 hours” was impossible — people who believed it probably still believe in Easter Bunny.

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Russians will leave Ukraine.

In fact, ending the war in Ukraine is straightforward:

Putin can end this war any day.

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If he does not, start destroying his forces inside Ukraine until he does.

Now Trump is saying that the defender state "does not have the cards" when the aggressor has not advanced in 3 years. Jim Mattis was right.

Tell Putin to completely withdraw from Ukraine by a certain date.

What was the weakest period in US history in terms of military strength? Was it during World War II or the Vietnam War?