Cities with good education, health services, and worker rights are wealthier and lean Democrat. I wonder why…

It must be that they’re stealing it all. That has to be it 🙄

Snarky response: Less than 50% of Ukrainians are flying F16s 😉

Non-snarky response: Knowing English is a requirement to fly in any meaningful capacity.

https://unitingaviation.com/news/safety/pilot-air-traffic-controller-communication/

The language of the sky is English. Anyone who is being trained to fly a jet will already know it.

Or hijacking airplanes and flying them into buildings?

Israel and Ukraine have good relations.

There is no binding defense treaty except the one Russia signed.

Russia remains wholly responsible for every death on both sides. Russia signed a binding treaty promising to respect Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty of their existing borders (violated), refrain from the threat or use of force (violated), refrain from economic coercion (violated), seek immediate Security Council assistance should the signatory become a victim of aggression (violated), refrain from use of nuclear arms (threatened), consult with another treaty member should questions arise regarding those commitments (violated when they violated all of the above).

Russia has a literal obligation to shoot itself for invading Ukraine that was signed by the current government. It’s not some cheap “Well we’re the successor of the USSR” as if California takes over the USA’s international slot following a fifty state breakup.

In Germany’s defense is the United States. Russia wouldn’t make it fifty miles into Poland without being crushed.

Edit: Russia would run out of fuel before they made it to the German border.

The US is strong because it wields its power effectively. It puts down its enemies economically, it puts down its threats with overwhelming violence, and it props up allies where needed. This maintains its status, ensures that nobody can act against it except for show, and guarantees further economic prosperity. The US has a strong economy because it maintains a presence with each of its trade partners. Some of that is through treaties with larger allies, some of that is through base agreements with smaller allies, and some of that comes in the form of missile strikes and occupation to remind the less friendly nations why they need to fall in line and keep things amicable.