
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Since the Madman of Moscow started lining up his troops on the border of Ukraine, President Biden has been doing a lot of protesting … a lot of strong talk … a lot of threats. ; But he has also been giving Russian President Putin a lot of leeway … a lot of opportunities … and a lot of back-handed encouragement.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We can recall when Biden promised that the minute a Russian boot touched ground in Ukraine, Putin would be slapped with sanctions that would crush the Russian economy. ; He assured the world that the pre-invasion threats of sanctions were designed to deter Putin from moving ahead with his invasion. ; Vice President Harris echoed that sentiment in a major speech in Europe – telling the world that sanctions are the best deterrent.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">That was then. ; This is now. ; While in Brussels to meet with the leaders of NATO, Biden flipped. ; Sanctions are not effective as a deterrence. ; Isn’t that what a lot of experts were telling him when he was making those empty threats?  ; So, Biden knew his threats were not serious – and even worse, Putin knew they were not serious. ; ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, sanctions do not work. ; Have not worked in the past. ; Will not work in the future. ; But even at that, Biden never imposed all the Draconian sanctions that he could have – and he still has not.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If sanctions cannot work – especially in the short-term – what next? ; Maybe threats of military intervention on the part of NATO. ; If Putin can intimidate with threats of nuclear war, it seems that Biden and NATO should threaten a military response – and the United States has a much larger and more powerful military than Putin.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Biden not only took a military response off the table, he used scores of occasions to assure Putin that neither the United States nor NATO would get involved in a shooting war with Russia under any circumstances. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hmmmm.  ; Let’s consider the Biden strategy. ; He knows – and Putin knows – that sanctions will not be effective in preventing in deterring the Moscow Madman from invading Ukraine. ; It will not deter him from escalating the war on Ukraine. ; I it will not dissuade him from committing horrific war crimes on the people of Ukraine. ; AND … Biden also promises Putin not to use the most powerful military on earth to stop Putin – the only other option that might have caused Putin to reconsider his diabolical plans.. ; That looks a lot like a diplomatic green light to me.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Biden did not even leave that option on the table as a negotiating point. ; No. ; No. ; No. ; Biden literally put out the welcome mat across Ukraine. ; And at the time Biden did that, no one believed that the Ukrainian military and people would be so effective in blunting the Russian invasion. ; Biden not only ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The next option was to provide the weaponry to increase the Ukrainian chances of winning the war. ; The major pressure came from those NATO nations just west of the Ukrainian border. ; Biden acquiesced, but not with any enthusiasm. ; He was slow walking the delivery of weaponry – and outright vetoed the sending of the all-important jet fighters. ; They would have challenged Putin in the only arena in which he was winning – and killing. ; The skies.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What Biden did not tell the American public at the onset was that those sanctions that would not stop Putin would still impact on the world economy – creating more inflation, supply-chain issues and food shortages. ; Suffering such consequences might have been worth it if the sanctions were effective in stopping Putin. ; But instead, we got failed sanctions that has more impact on the good folks in the world than on Putin.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Biden’s most recent announcements following the NATO summit had to do with those fleeing Ukraine. ; He would allow 100,000 to come to America – a fraction of those he is letting slip in at the southern border. ; He would send $1 billion dollars to NATO countries that are accepting millions of refugees. ; A good move, but it does nothing for the war effort. ; In fact, it arguably serves Putin’s interests in getting a lot of the population re-located outside of Ukraine – part of Putin’s move-them-or-kill-them policy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Recently, it is being reported that Biden is pressuring Ukraine President Zelenskyy to concede to Putin on two critical issues – future admission to NATO and official cede the Donbass Region to Putin. ; If those reports are true, Biden is literally lobbying to give Putin a major victory. ; And if such an unholy deal is consummated, you can bet the sanctions will be removed and the war crime issue will be dropped. ; There will be no ongoing punishment of Putin.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Biden was quick to act in one arena in which Democrats excel – throwing money at the problem. ; But he was very careful not to do anything that would provoke Putin – like making sure Ukraine wins the war.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now all this comes on the heels of Biden’s surrender in Afghanistan – strengthening the free world’s enemies and weakening good old U.S.A. ; He is now about to enter a new – and worse – Iranian deal that will strengthen the strength of America’s enemies. It is a deal in which the chief negotiator is … Putin. ; Biden reversed Trump’s opposition to the Nord Stream Pipeline from Russia to Germany, but Biden reversed the policy and approved the certification.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As we start to see the ”Biden Doctrine” taking shape, it seems reasonable to ask: ; Whose side is he on?”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, there ‘tis.</p>

Whose side is Biden on?
