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Hi, what are you looking for?Of all U.S. presidents, Ronald Reagan of the Republican Party is by far the most hated in Russia. And for good reason: His administration defeated the Soviet Union and won the Cold War.Of all of the United States’ adversaries, Russia — not China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, ISIS or Al Qaeda — is its greatest threat. That is as true in 2023 as it was in 1953 and 1983.For decades, Washington invested&nbsp;trillions&nbsp;of dollars in defense spending to deter Russia. Trillions&nbsp;–&nbsp;with 12 zeros. If stacked in 1$ bills, 1 trillion dollars would stretch as far as&nbsp;67,866 miles, or&nbsp;2.72 times&nbsp;around the Earth’s equator. That is a lot of money.Aid to freedom-loving Ukraine is not deterring Russia, it is&nbsp;defeating&nbsp;it. It is revealing its logistics networks, destroying its military infrastructure, degrading its weapons systems, incapacitating its soldiers, and reducing the Russian military’s ability to wage war for years to come. This is being achieved at a fraction of the cost of deterrence,&nbsp;without a single American soldier being killed or wounded in battle.Despite this bargain, pro-Russia Republicans have done their utmost to sabotage aid to pro-American Ukraine. For months, conspiracy theorists in Congress have fought tooth and nail to stop funding Kyiv. While a U.S. government shutdown was averted this weekend, aid to Ukraine was unfortunately left out of the temporary funding bill passed by the House and Senate.Rest assured, Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating in the Kremlin. Imagine that: The biggest victory won by Moscow in recent months was not earned in blood by Russia’s army in the killing fields of Ukraine. It was delivered to the Kremlin by elected members of the U.S. Congress, from President Reagan’s party, for the whole world to witness.&nbsp;This much is certain: Moscow is not backing down against Kyiv. To the contrary, Putin is all-in to win against Ukraine. Russia is convinced it will outlast the Free World. Above all, Moscow is betting that the Washington-led West will abandon Kyiv if the White House changes hands next year. And pro-Russia Republicans are unfortunately proving the Kremlin right.To call playing into Putin’s hands in this manner “anti-American” is an understatement. It makes Americans less safe at home and abroad, Washington less reliable to its allies, and the world less amenable to democracy. Conversely, it also makes the United States less worthy of the burden of global leadership that falls squarely on its shoulders.The only thing the free and democratic West’s adversaries respect, and fear, is American power. Responding with weakness in the face of Putin’s aggression against Ukraine is interpreted as fear in the eyes of America’s rivals. It is seen not as goodwill or diplomacy, but as appeasement.&nbsp;Moscow succeeding in Ukraine would be disastrous for Washington. It would make a full-scale war between NATO and Russia almost unavoidable. It would also increase the likelihood of a U.S. conflict with China over Taiwan, and of a North Korean assault on South Korea. Avoiding these contingencies is in the national interest of the United States, and a Russian defeat in Ukraine is the best way of preventing all the above from happening.To think that the Republican Party, which sealed the nail in the Soviet Union’s coffin and won the Cold War, is compromising America’s national interest and Washington’s global leadership in this manner is a colossal embarrassment for the whole world to behold. Reagan rolls in his grave over pro-Russia Republicans.George Monastiriakos is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, and a Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. You could read his published works at&nbsp;www.Monastiriakos.com.CitizenOctober 3, 2023 at 12:12 pmThis author is looking forward to $50,000,000,000.00 in debt as long as his Raytheon stock is up 12%TamerlaneOctober 3, 2023 at 12:14 pmReagan wasn’t anti-Russian, he was anti-communist/socialist. The USSR was an existential threat to the US, which is why Reagan, Ford, and Kennedy—guys who all were America First folks, accepted the need for a temporarily more interventionist foreign policy. Guess what, the Cold War ended, and we won. The Russians aren’t an existential threat to us, nor is Ukraine our ally George… finally, it’s not in our interest to weaken ourselves strategically by intervening here in this quagmire. Apparently you’ve learned nothing from the failed humanitarian and neoconservative interventions in Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria.aldol11October 3, 2023 at 12:58 pmagreeSofronie the MonkOctober 3, 2023 at 1:01 pm“His administration defeated the Soviet Union and won the Cold War.” No, no, the puny Americans could never defeat strong Russia, nobody ever did. It was all planned from the very start. Russia simulated losing the Cold War and many of its colonies and it pretended to go through severe economical issues in the ’90s so that it could funnel the stupid Americans into a feeling of false security (just like they are funneling the Ukrainians in the South and in Kherson). When everything is in place, Russia will behead them in one fell swoop. THAT’S how strong and smart Russia is, there’s no way to defeat them and the West might as well surrender now. For humanitarian reasons.Jokes aside, the Republicans went from “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” to chanting “Russia, Russia!” Americans should really read the history of Poland to see how Russia managed to subvert a far stronger opponent.GhostTomahawkOctober 3, 2023 at 1:14 pmAid to Ukraine is not deterring Russia. It’s emboldened them and costing hundreds of thousands of lives.. over what?Our involvement in that theater caused the war.Reagan wouldn’t roll over in his grave. This isn’t the USSR. He’d be ashamed by the anti American rhetoric coming from the establishment and the inability to put America first.JimOctober 3, 2023 at 1:18 pmNo, Reagan doesn’t roll over in his grave:Peace Through Strength.That doesn’t mean chasing down a losing hand to the last bet.Reagan pulled our troops out of Lebanon.Peace through strength doesn’t mean throwing good money after bad in a poorly thought out strategy.It has failed.Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser.Reagan was a winner.This policy is a dead loser.And, a butchery of the Ukrainians.The offensive has failed and so has this policy.Time to rap it up the best we can, “wind down” money is all it should get, enough to properly close down a failed business venture that went sour.Scoundrels rap themselves in the mantel of Ronald Reagan.His vision was much bigger than the current warhawks.They only know how to fail.I’m tired of it.Reagan didn’t want to rule the World.RobertOctober 3, 2023 at 1:29 pmRepublicans want to stop material and financial aid to Ukraine – not because they are pro-Russia, but because they realize that we don’t have the money to fight a proxy war. Although I personally support defeating Russia and helping Ukraine drive the Russians out of their country, I understand why the Republicans are against these efforts.We’re $33Trillion in debt and we need to cut spending in a meaningful way, not increase it. But the opportunity to hand Russia a defeat as the author described is too good to pass up.But accusing the Republicans of being “pro-Russia” is a silly take on a complex issue.Kelvin ClarkeOctober 3, 2023 at 3:33 pmThis is true now, was true the minute that the Russians attacked, and will be true when the war is over.Failure of Ukraine to win will represent the defeat of the USA.Forget about any respect for the USA anywhere in the world after that.

Hi, what are you looking for?Of all U.S. presidents, Ronald Reagan of the Republican Party is by far the most hated in Russia. And for good reason: His administration defeated the Soviet Union and won the Cold War.Of all of the United States’ adversaries, Russia — not China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, ISIS or Al Qaeda — is its greatest threat. That is as true in 2023 as it was in 1953 and 1983.For decades, Washington invested&nbsp;trillions&nbsp;of dollars in defense spending to deter Russia. Trillions&nbsp;–&nbsp;with 12 zeros. If stacked in 1$ bills, 1 trillion dollars would stretch as far...

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