Comments by "Stephen Sipe" (@stephensipe5405) on "“Trump may be President again: How to avoid a disaster.”" video.

Wilson is not reflective of Republican Party thought and mainstream. The comments Wilson makes is totally wrong in where Republican Party is concerned. President Zelinsky needs to NOT get involved in choosing sides in US politics. In this regard, speaking with Speaker Of The House McCarthy is essential to ensure Ukrainian aid from the US. If Speaker McCarthy needs some kind of accountability, President Zelinsky should give it. Keep in mind, every American politician has a shelf life and use by date. President Trump may no longer represent the majority of Republicans. This does not mean most of President Trump’s policies are not supported. It means as time goes on the importance of certain issues supersede other issues. Most Republicans are a highly nationalistic and support the military. We do NOT support authoritarianism at home or aboard. For us, defeating Putin’s Russia in Ukraine without a nuke war or directly involving US troops is critical. I communicated this to my Congressman and President Trump’s Committee. Total support for Ukrainian victory does not mean a blank check. Ukraine’s government has a poor record of transparency with much corruption. This is happening during the war. It will happen more during post war clean up and reconstruction. Is Ukraine prepared to stop Russian companies using Greek fronts to tap US for Ukrainian reconstruction? This is something Democrats in the US ignore at home in accounting for social expenditures. Republicans do not want Ukrainian aid to help Ukraine’s enemies or Euro-grifters, including NGOs with great sounding names. Ukrainians should demand accountability.
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@byecatsstacey7467 Republican Party members do not have to hold anyone accountable except members like Congresswomen Cheney was defeated in her Primary. Elections have to be transparent and free of computer manipulation. Most states have instituted reforms preventing the misdeeds of the 2020 election. It’s time to more forward fixing America again. The border immigration, H1N1 visa immigration, and reforming the FBI/Justice Department.
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@maddog1046 Ukraine during President Obama’s time had a Ukrainian President acting as a puppet of Russia. This Ukrainian President also has Ukrainian Oligarchs stealing. After the Maiden Revolution in 2014, Ukraine started to have a fair election democracy oriented towards Europe. However, it was unstable and learning the democratic process. President Trump had to wait until 2018 to send US Advisors to retrain the Ukrainian Military as a NATO organized force. The US Advisors had intel the Russians had KGB agents in both the government and military. Most US organizing was at the Brigade and Battalion Staffs. We also insisted on building an NCO Corp. However, only small arms were given to fight in the Donbas because of Russian agents. When President Biden took over, US Advisors continued training. President Zelinsky ignored President Biden’s warnings of a Russian attack. US Advisors were pulled a week prior to the invasion. President Biden refused to send heavy weapons to Ukraine until Ukraine purged known Russian agent, about 100. President Zelinsky final agreed even though it meant firing a lifelong friend. Then the US delivered HIMARS, M777, and ammo for both systems. The US could not move before Ukraine was ready and then reformed. Sending MBTs and IFVs is now critical for Ukrainian success. Germany should not be a roadblock to Ukrainian success. Ukraine needs 3 Brigades Combined Arms and 2 Brigades Recon. By my count from Ramstein today, Ukraine is getting: 1: 2 Recon Brigades (US Stryker; France AMX 10, Canada Senator) 2: 1 Brigade Combined Arms (Poland, Finland, Spain Leopard 2s, US Bradley M2 IFVs) 3: 1 Brigade Infantry (UK Challenger 2 MBTs, Germany Marder, Multiple Countries IFVs) 4: 1 Brigade Artillery (Multiple Countries with various systems) In order to conduct Offensive Operations, both #3 and #4 should be used to replace Ukrainian Soviet Era equipment in probable defensive locations. This will allow 1 Brigade Combined Arms and 1 Brigade Artillery of uniform Soviet MBTs and HIMARS/M777 artillery to be part of Offensive Operations standardized logpacs. It would have been better to have a 3RD Brigade Combined Arms. Maybe if Poland can find 174 Leopard 2 MBTs, 87 MBTs for #2 and 87 MBTs for the 3RD Brigade, the US will send an addition 152 Bradley M2s. This is all achievable since Canada has 100 unused Leopard 2 MBTs also.
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@kkpenney444 You have little idea of how American democracy has functioned for several centuries. President Trump did not break American democracy and is not an authoritarian. Voting for any President involves picking from 2 options. Having at least 2 options requires having both Republicans and Democrats. Whenever any Party stays too long, apolitical grifters take over that Party. If you cannot see that, then you an authoritarian minded person stuck in your own ideological delusions. Over a lifetime of political involvement if you have not changed your perspective, the you are willfully ignorant.
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@maddog1046 The delivery of these weapons to Ukraine is a defining moment for NATO. As an American, I almost feel sometimes like Europe is threatening suicide unless America pays them a ransom. Right now it seems most of Europe is united except for Germany and France which have a feet on both the has gas pedal and break at the same time. These 2 countries seem to be fighting the post war commercial battle prior to winning the war. Germany and France may fear a Polish-Ukrainian post war coalition equal in strength to the French-German coalition. It may be time, under the right circumstances, the the UK to rejoin the EU to ensure democracy continues in the EU. I have posted several times the UK has to partner NOW with Poland to create an new arms industry alternative to Germany. It would help the UK to not let Poland have to go it alone. Together, Poland and the UK can create a new MBT, IFV, and artillery/MLRS with a universal mobile platform. The UK experience in fire control and ammo would be critical to this partnership. The UK as an early partner should be able to get a good part of the design and manufacturing. Poland is already lining up former Eastern Block countries and Northern NATO countries as potential customers. UK needs to act quickly to lock in its share.
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@maddog1046 My UK suggestion is tied to job protection and creation. This should unite Conservatives and Labor. EU countries are less pacifist than Germany’s Social Democrats are bought off by Russia. The SDP leadership is literally paid off. Many SDP members still are living in a Cold War world mentality, where to them Russia represents the Soviet Union protecting all socialist ideology. To the extent Germany’s SDP is caving to other EU countries will, I think this represents independent German voters starting to break Green Party or even Christian Democrat Party over Ukraine. Bribes do not mean so much if you lose elections. You military concerns for Ukraine are valid. Ukrainian Military Command and US European Command are building Ukraine’s Offensive battle plan for May of this year. All the equipment promised and received is being tracked. It is all tied into this planning. I have tried to match how this planning process works based on my military training. I know how much manpower and equipment is needed to win this Offensive being planned. What I do not know is how little manpower and equipment is needed to win. This is partly because Ukrainians and NATO are masking training and equipment. I know for a fact, as confirmed by public US announcements, 1000 Bradley M2 crew members will be trained by May. It will take 2 months to train 500 crew members and there are 4 months. Ukraine could use the 1ST 500 crew members to train 500 more in Ukraine. This is potentially 1500 crew members. Each Bradley M2 has a crew of 3 and carries 8. This means enough crews for 500 Bradleys could be ready by May. These Bradleys can carry 4000 troops about 114 Companies of maneuver Units. These are many more support vehicles required to form Battalions, and this is why Canada’s 200 Senator APCs are important. I cannot believe Ramstein’s announcements are mostly random proposals by its 50 members. Do you really believe if Ramstein needed Canada to supply its unused 100 Leopard 2 MBTs, that Canadians would have pledged 200 Senator APCs? No! This is why I see 3 Brigades Combined Arms, 2 Brigades Recon, and 1 Brigade Artillery or 3 Regiments Artillery. Plus 1 Squadron F16s. Keep in mind I also posted several times last June about a Ukrainian Melitopol Offensive to trap Russian Units in Kherson Oblast West. To liberate a city like Melitopol, I suggested using 1 Brigade Urban Assault. At that time I was thinking 3 Infantry Battalions in BTR 80s and BMPs, plus 3 Battalions of MPs in Hummers, and an MI Battalion to go through POWs. I also expected to have several “Companies” of Partisans to help. The 2 Brigades Recon might be made into 1 Brigade Urban Assault using a lighter firepower organization, and still have 2 Brigades Recon only slightly under doctrinal strength. This is where Ukrainian real battle experience has probably given US Advisors key intel on how little is needed in each Brigade to win. It may also allow for 1 Brigade Reserve spearheaded by Soviet Era T MBTs, or it might be the UK will end up supplying 1 Battalion Challenger 2 MBTs instead of a lone 1 Company. The lowest level of military history is written at the Battalion level. Most histories are best detailed at Brigade and Division levels. The UK already has enough Ukrainians in country to fill a MBT Battalion.
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