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Bernie Sanders: Invading Ukraine is wrong, but no need to "get tough"

In my view, we must unequivocally support the sovereignty of Ukraine and make clear that the international community will impose severe consequences on Putin and his associates if he does not change course.

With that said, I am extremely concerned when I hear the familiar drumbeats in Washington, the bellicose rhetoric that gets amplified before every war, demanding that we must "show strength", "get tough" and not engage in "appeasement". A simplistic refusal to recognize the complex roots of the tensions in the region undermines the ability of negotiators to reach a peaceful resolution.

One of the precipitating factors of this crisis, at least from Russia's perspective, is the prospect of an enhanced security relationship between Ukraine and the US and western Europe, including what Russia sees as the threat of Ukraine joining NATO

Source: The Guardian on 2024 Presidential Hopefuls Feb 8, 2022

Donald Rumsfeld: Rumsfeld says there are ties between Iraq & Al-Qaida

I have acknowledged since September 2002 that there were ties between al-Qaida and Iraq. This assessment was based upon points provided to me by [the] then CIA director George Tenet to describe the CIA’s understanding of the al-Qaida Iraq relationship. Intelligence on the Saddam-al-Qaida question “migrates in amazing ways” and there were “many differences of opinion in the intelligence community”.
Source: Simon Jeffery, The Guardian, on Bush Cabinet Oct 5, 2004

Vladimir Putin: Admit no mistakes in Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea

A 2016 report--"No 32-04\vd"--says sanctions imposed by the US after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea have contributed to domestic tensions. An expert on Russia's spy agencies said, "The Kremlin micromanages most of these operations. Putin has made it clear to his spies since at least 2015 that nothing can be done independently from him. There is no room for independent action."

The UK's former ambassador in Moscow said, "There is no sense Russia might have made a mistake by invading Ukraine. The report is fully in line with the sort of thing I would expect in 2016, and even more so now. There is a good deal of paranoia. They believe the US is responsible for everything. This view is deeply dug into the soul of Russia's leaders."

Source: The Guardian on Trump Impeachment Jul 15, 2021

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