Morning Jolt: A Gift to Putin: Biden’s Disastrous Response on Ukraine

On the menu today: President Biden's comment about minor incursions by Russian forces into Ukraine is a big deal, much bigger than he realized when he said it — another indication that vast swaths of the American foreign-policy cognoscenti really are unable to understand Vladimir Putin. Elsewhere, Greg and I have a wide-ranging conversation with former senator and vice-presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, and a quick rundown of what's actually in the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

A Major Mistake about a 'Minor Incursion'

Yesterday afternoon, President Biden stood before the world and declared that, "I think what you're going to see is that Russia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera."

You probably heard a lot of people reacting strongly to Biden indicating that the U.S. and NATO responses may not be quite so strong if Russia only makes a "minor incursion" into Ukraine. To understand why so many people reacted strongly, you need to know about the "little green men ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 20 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 20 2022 A Gift to Putin: Biden's Disastrous Response on Ukraine On the menu today: President Biden's comment about minor incursions by Russian forces into Ukraine is a big deal, much bigger than he realized when he said it — another indication that vast swaths of the American foreign-policy cognoscenti really are unable to understand Vladimir Putin. Elsewhere, Greg and I have a wide-ranging conversation with former senator and vice-presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, and a quick rundown of what's actually in the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. A Major Mistake about a 'Minor Incursion' Yesterday afternoon, President Biden stood before the world and declared that, "I think what you're going to see is that Russia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera." You probably heard a lot of people reacting strongly to Biden indicating that the U.S. and NATO responses may not be quite so strong if Russia only makes a "minor incursion" into Ukraine. To understand why so many people reacted strongly, you need to know about the "little green men ...   READ MORE

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