Reagan was in opposition to Gorbachev, a reasonable adversary compared to Putin. Additionally, Reagan did not have to follow in the hollowed-out shadow of a treasonous president. Biden has been forced to follow Trump. Jimmy Carter was no perverse intimate of a Russian dictator. Reagan had a comparative cake walk and he screwed even that up.

This kind of dumb assed opinionating by "military experts" needs to be cut out and separated from legitimate commentary. People need to understand that Putin's invasion of the Ukraine was premised on his relationship with Trump...period. And people should quit talking about how the US, a superpower, needs to behave in the face of an opposition with nuclear capability. It's not a war we want. Patriot drunken saber rattling can portend the end of the world, you morons. The Ukrainians are carrying the fate of civilization on their shoulders because they have to. I think they're well aware of that. Only in America can you find ignorance deep enough to not know that.

if and when a stand alone funding bill is introduced in the House. People need this stuff explained to them, why the Ukraine war is so important to the US and its allies.

He's also right about the smart war Ukraine has fought. This is a study in asymmetrical warfare, bigger not being better, but being unwieldy at times, that mindset getting in the way. I'm glad the Pentagon has taken note and is adapting.

Oh, and the ruble is back down to trading for just under a penny. Also, petroleum prices are on their way down. Plus Russia is confronting the need for a new harbor for their Black Sea fleet, Sevastopol has gotten too dangerous and they've abandoned it.