I am not so sure about spirited debate, but I agree trump wants honour and respect. The apology that came from Zelensky reminds me of a prostitute paid to say that it is the biggest dick she has seen.
Again, Trump is right. The priority is to stop DEATH. Who gives an honest shit about borders and 'the right side of history' when all those people who actually care about it are 6 feet underground?
I don't think this is what they are trying to do though. They absolutely care about borders, regardless if people are six feet under. What if the end to the war and the stop of death was a deal where Russia got the mining rights? Would that be approved by the US?
Well yeah in Trump's case, fair point lol
Tbh, it's more likely than previous presidents. Trump has a track history of A) Being strongly anti-war, B) Letting the world know exactly his thoughts and intentions - which we saw live in front of the world with that oval office fight.
Now when it comes to the US government overall, that's an entirely different story and I'm not sure just how much one influences, or works around, the other. The USA has a long (perhaps entire) history of putting itself first:
First World War - American mostly sat around selling weapons to both sides, creating one of the most massive transfers of wealth ever known.
Second World War - Ready to extract even more wealth in the form of massive loans and and the sale of British companies for a dime a dozen. By the end the empire was eviscerated, cut to the bone, almost every penny sent into the wallets of the USA.
So yes, even when it came to the direct allies of the US, they were thinking about their wallets and resources above all else. Why would it be any different now?
So I do believe Trump is genuine, He more likely takes personal pride in being the anti-war guy, rather than empathetic reasons. But for the rest of the 'deep state' as they call it... who knows.
It also has a history of putting dictators in power. And, it has a history of abandoning support when it suits them.
It wouldn't. I don't think that the world should "rely" on the US at all.
I don't think is anti-war though. I think he recognises how valuable war is, but also that it loses some value if US has to directly get involved. WW2 was them selling to both sides as well, until Pearl Harbour.
Right yeah - I despise that we in Europe have left our military to rot for so long by relying on the collective strength, that the UK for example by itself can barely stand on its own two feet. We all come crying to the USA about everything it's absurd.
Trump ultimately is a businessman to the bone. I don't believe anything he says is based on a deep morality, but on how he can turn it to an advantage - this is true.
War, to him, gives China a big advantage on many levels. That, I reckon, is the ultimate crux. Although I'm no military strategist so just a guess really!
Ultimately though, ending the death is still priority number 1. The rest can be worked out later