The only person to talk about backing out of NATO since its creation has been Putin/Xi and Trump/Musk. So why wouldn't everyone think it?

NATO is Russia/China's greatest deterrent. It's literally devastating to our national security to pull out--so clearly only a bad actor would want that.... It's pretty goddamn obvious.

Why can't we have a woman president? They're too emotional for politics?

Also: the emotional melt down is a tactic. This is populism trump style, none of this is unintentional

This title is misleading. I watched the whole 9min and he was calm and collected in his delivery. Was he frustrated at the leading questions? Yes. Was he melting down? Ya no, not even close.

Biden’s approach to Israel

seems absolutely sane by comparison to your boss, there, buddy.

and if you were going to 'biden' your support for ukraine, there'd be a non-stop airlift going on with equipment and armaments.

No, TRUmp is placating Putin. He’s got to be a Russian asset.

I'm beginning to feel there's a fundamental disconnect between the vocabulary of everyday people and the words journalists use. I can only imagine how the dialogue goes around a journalist's house.

"Honey, have you heard about the Winstons?"
"No, why?"
"Fred from accounting SLAMMED they're planning to move to Wisconsin."
"Oh, I see. Did you GRILL him about where exactly they'd be going?"
"Yeah, I HAMMERED him with questions until he MELTED down. IN TEARS, he SCREAMED at me, 'Yeah, somewhere near Madison.'"
"...screamed?"
"You know... politely."

Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.

Well... that's not too far off

having the intelligence to realize, but not have the balls to speak out to the fact that the Russian Mafia just regulatory captured your country is something to melt down over.

As a European, only the complete collapse of the Russian federation in an acceptable outcome.

Yeah Biden placated netanyahu. It was bad, but for the lowest of bars, he at least was placating an ally instead of giving a hostile power everything they want and yelling at the ally they invaded

Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.

Distracting from Trump's servile position towards the fascists in control of present day Russia by using the favorite logical fallacy of the USSR, whataboutism, is either highly ironic or very on the nose depending on which axis of the political compass you choose to focus on..

The problem is that most people handling this current situation through the lens of classic geopolitics

This is not classic geopolitics. This is the ultra wealthy enacting their plan to create a global plutocracy. A ruling class of only the most wealthy in the world.

They believe that their plans are more easily achieved with a Russian empire than with a free Ukraine.

Ask people like Rubio questions using that as the basis, not classic geopolitics.

While the title is the usual nonsense, the interview is the usual nonsense delivery that the master of deals is going to save the day, when he couldn't deal his way out of a wet paper bag.

The U.S. isn't placating Putin. The Republican party is. Because they're traitors.

the administration didn’t know Russia’s demands.

Liar

Placating? More like deep throating. The US is gluckglucking Russia and liking it.

Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.

Well good thing he got that far. Now we just need to teach him that Apartheid is ba—

I think I see the problem now.

This guy sucking putin's asshole says what?

Listening to this guy reminded me of Thank You for Smoking, which is a dark comedy of a tobacco industry spokes person trying to make smoking cool and acceptable again. So much bullshit, so little substance. Marco, we've all seen your face during the meeting, bullshitting like this won't save it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3eeTjK0qZY

Compare the way he talks about Putin with the way he talks about Zelenskyy.

With Putin, we have to see what he wants, we have to try to work with him and understand his position, we can't do anything that might make him uncomfortable so he doesn't decide he doesn't want to talk to us, and his broken agreements are in the past while we need to be moving forward.

On the other hand, he repeatedly states that they've "explained this" to Ukraine, that we can't discuss what they want or what their concerns are, we need to focus on getting peace first, and Zelenskyy is at fault because was disrespectful which apparently we can't ignore for the sake of peace the way we can ignore a history of Putin violating peace deals.

If they actually meant what they are saying and this was all about diplomacy and achieving peace, they wouldn't be picking a fight with Ukraine, they wouldn't be publicly undermining them and trying to coerce them, and they wouldn't be refusing to acknowledge any of their concerns. These motherfuckers think that it's a good look for them to be throwing a tantrum about the way Zelenskyy dresses and getting pissy about him not being thankful enough for the way they are so generously pursuing a peace that carves up Ukraine and comes without security of any kind. That's the way they want to spin this. Because apparently they think acting like thrid grade bullies who try to pick on the smaller kids is admirable, that people will see it and think they look smart and tough.

The only thing I even find remotely believable in this interview is Rubio's mantra of "I don't understand." Just in general I think it's pretty clear that there's a hell of a lot he doesn't understand. Things like human decency, geopolitics, basic negotiation tactics, and parables about riding tigers and giving rides to scorpions. But I think he probably does understand that his position is pure bullshit and that his only job here is to try and tow the line while defending the indefensible. That's why he got so panicked when a tweet from a fellow republican came up, because his strategy was to avoid details and try to frame the backlash as partisan politics, so he can't really respond to Republican criticism.

The Republicans are making a real effort to convince themselves that we're now at war with Eastasia. But it doesn't seem to work too good: however much they're trying to integrate the newthink, their brains are working against decades of anti-Soviet and anti-Russian indoctrination.

It's really painful and embarassing to watch them try to reprogram their own brains to please their cult leader...

"What is wrong with being a peacemaker?" When the bully punches you dont ask him what he wants just punch him back you pussy.