Quote Originally Posted by slack_pie View Post
To me, it seems a calculated move by "the good guys" to escalate the war in the lead up to Trump taking power, to make it as difficult as possible for him to do what he said he'd do and be a broker for peace.

You can use all sorts of mental gymnastics to explain why firing US missiles, using US systems, into Russian territory at the say-so of the US president isn't a major escalation, but ultimately it is.

How would it lead to WW3? Well, Putin will be forced to retaliate in some way against the US/NATO, who will then be forced to retaliate in turn, and so on. I'm not saying it'll happen, but this move by the Dems pushes us one step closer to the brink.

Again, you have to ask who actually authorised this. Who's running the US at this point and what are their intentions? Old Joe's not fit for office and is on a trip to the Amazon for some reason, so it can't be him. Kamala has presumably been disassembled and stored back in the White House attic, so it's not her. So what group of people are pushing this forward, and why?
If anything it makes it easier for Trump. If he wanted to allow the use of these weapons in Russia the decision has already been taken and he can just leave it there without it being an escalation.

If he wants to remove the permission he'll be seen as de-escalating.

I don't understand your position on this. Do you think America shouldn't help Ukraine defend itself in any meaningful way, but somebody else should? Or nobody should and we should just let Russia do what it wants there?