Subj : I watched the 'talk' that..
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Mar 04 2025 19:24:00

Hello Kurt!

 AA>> [...] But Vance and Trump were
 AA>> disrespectful pricks in this situation.

 KW> Two things stuck out at me - When Zelenskyy said, in
 KW> pretty good English that if you don't deal with Russia in
 KW> Ukraine, you'll deal with them at your doorstep, and it
 KW> felt like Trump saw that as an opening to distort that and
 KW> go on the offensive, saying "You don't tell me what to
 KW> do". That seemed like an intentional escalation, not a
 KW> misunderstanding.

I think the phrase T used was "don't tell me how we FEEL".


 KW> Secondly, when Trump described Zelenskyy's strategy as
 KW> "not good business", it rang hollow. Governing a people is
 KW> *not* a business.

Yeah.. T is primarily in business mode, so not surprised he  
uses business jargon.  The "cards in your hands" one is a bit  
ridiculous, and Z picked up on that when he said "I'm not  
playing cards!"


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