I think it's a stretch, maybe not a big one but still. This could cause a shift to another os, at least in countries where having such a model is out of the question. And something like that can cause a snow ball effect of people switching. Right now Microsoft is still in a sweet position, problems already coming from apple. They wouldn't.
That would be a nice commercial for duckduckgo. But it would totally make sense for the user. I bet Google payed a lot of money for that not to happen.
You don't see anything further that your nose do you? America already spent about 10% of yearly budget, check the sum in 10 years. Ukraine doesn't matter to you personally, but you don't matter. Ukraine matters.
That is interesting isn't it, how you agree with them? I wonder why that is. It couldn't possibly be because of the source of your information. A smart man like you, you probably carefully digest information for a wide variety of sources, not just a single opinion talking head.
There can't be any meaningful peacetalks when one side actively occupies another country and claims it wants even more territory. Of course the only "peace talks" they would listen to are from the only country that hasnt completely cut them off which is China. And china has its own interests in this.
Peace is easy. The only thing that needs to happen is that Russia removes their army from Ukraine borders. The borders they have recognized and signed dozens of international resolutions to that effect for the last 30 years.
Your statement is completely illogical and because of that it has never been done in such a way. It might work against a smaller country where there wouldn't be any other involved party. Especially not the size of EU. Not even then. You are repeating Russian propagandist talking points. Why? Are you aligned with them? If not, doesn't it concern you that you are using exactly the same language?
Again, the funding for Ukraine continues. In reality yhere is no disturbance there.
Again, calls for peace are in almost every public speech of almost every world leader, so I have no idea what the hell you are taking about. But I've seen this taking point coming from the kremlin when they are trying to self victimise.
I have no idea what mission you think America has accomplished. The war will last for some time and America has signed contracts to deliver weapons for at least the next two years. Multi year contacts have been signed with many other countries. The weapon deliveries have barely just begun. You being in majority is a big streatch after one cnn poll. What currently matters is that congress is voting 3:1 in favour of continuous help. It's unlikely that will change in the near future and even if it did, many contracts are already signed.
And again, the idea that they would limit aid to prolong the conflict is completely illogical.
No and no.
Best is what is best for Ukraine. There are many aspects to it not only one, of course each countries politicians have to look at it from different perspectives and wheigh the options with those in mind, but that doesn't change what matters.
I have seen non stop calls for peace for all nations and leaders in the world. In not sure what media you follow, but calls for peace have been going on since before the war, since before the occupation of crimea. I've seen leaders go to see Putin and plead for peace. Putin has 0 interest in that unless he gets everything he wants, so he can start to prepare for next invasion.
I've heard this talking point before, but it's completely illogical. If you want to hurt Russia you give the other side everything they want and in great numbers and let them do whatever they want with it.
You may be tired, but then prepare to get completely exhausted. America is America because of its army and how that army is used. Your community is that, because of who and what americas army is. For better and for worse. Europe is how it is because of that also.
In this situation it is the job of America and the west to defend Ukraine and it is the moral imperitive for the west to stand behind them and help with whatever we can. That is the only option. The only option. If we don't do it, the consequences may be dire, but it is also the right thing to do. America should and will increase the funding. My estimates are half of the budget for one year. That money is a negligible percentage of all the money that was spent in history to bring Russia to it's knees and no American soldiers lives.
Like I said already, it's mostly old weapons without any real value.
USA has not contributed nearly enough. It was just breadcrumbs. Of course they have all the perogative to stop, but when you look at the economics of the situation, usa has no option but to continue and drastically increase funding for Ukraine. That is what is happening and will continue to happen until Ukraine is not occupied anymore and is protected enough against threats from Russia.
The aid you speak of that was supposed to be eliminated is only an aid mechanism which was never used. The aid is coming in through other channels, usually directly through congress. In reality, nothing has changed and it's likely this mechanism will also be soon reinstated to give Ukraine more options on the conditions it receives aid on.
If you want to talk numbers, I think Ukraine will need at least half of the usa military budget to win this war and more to keep the Russian hordes at bay after the war. Europe can provide some of that, but where weapons are in question, that is more of a usa thing.
If America wants to keep it's status in the world, which provides enormous diplomatic and economic benefits, they have to step up when that is needed.
The west can not afford to let Ukraine be destroyed and taken over by Russia. It would set an incredibly dangerous precedent and it would send a certain message to all allies and everyone else that would destroy diplomatic standing of usa. The support usa gave is miniscule, mostly old weapons that they would have to pay do destroy anyway. Miniscule in regards their military budget, a budget that is huge exactly because of Russia and threats like it.
Don't worry, nobody is asking you.