Pakuanzia ni hapa alipoanzia Colonel Macgregor wa jeshi la Marekani.
Colonel Douglas Macgregor, afisa mstaafu wa jeshi la Marekani anasema Marekani ina nafasi ya kuepusha vita na Putin (Russia).
Jambo la kwanza wanalopaswa kufanya Wamarekani ni kukiri na kukubaliana na nukta ya msingi ya Putin (Russia), ambayo serekali ya Russia imeiweka wazi kwa zaidi ya miaka 25 sasa. Nukta yenyewe ni kuwa Russia hawataki majeshi ya Marekani, mizinga ya Marekani, na majeshi ya NATO kwenye mpaka wake na Ukraine (Mashariki ya Ukraine kwenye majimbo yaliyotangazwa huru na Putin).
Colonel Douglas akaendelea kusema:
Kiukweli kabisa hata sisi Wamarekani hatukuyataka majeshi ya Russia na mizinga yake ndani ya Cuba, Putin naye hataki mambo hayo mashariki mwa Ukraine. Lazima tukubali madai hayo. Tuache kujifanyisha kuwa madai hayo hayana maana (ni ya kipuuzi).
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Retired US Army Col. Douglas Macgregor told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that he was concerned President Biden didn't take Putin seriously enough.
COL. DOUGLAS MACGREGOR: Let me just reiterate something. I, like you and millions of Americans, would prefer that the troops headed to Eastern Europe right now were headed to the Mexican border. But I’m also very concerned that we find a way to avoid a conflict with Russia. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge that Putin’s basic point, not just his point, the Russian government’s point, which they’ve made for 25 years, is valid. They don’t want U.S. forces and missiles and NATO troops immediately across the border in eastern Ukraine. Absolutely. We didn’t want them in Cuba, he doesn’t want them in eastern Ukraine. We should acknowledge that. Stop pretending it’s a nonissue. It is a major issue for them. Let’s acknowledge it and then let’s get down to business and tell them fine, our concern at this point is we don’t want you to proceed west towards the polish border over the Dnieper River in Ukraine.