The left and even some Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
These attacks are totally hypocritical and dishonest.
Remember, for three years, Trump’s critics completely failed to prevent or stop this war. They essentially accepted it. All the while, hundreds of thousands of people died and much of Ukraine was destroyed.
Consider first signals the Biden administration sent to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin before the war.
Nineteen days before the Russian invasion, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told members of Congress that Russia would completely defeat Kyiv within 72 hours if Russia decided to invade. He told them in closed-door session that the war would cost 15,000 Ukrainian lives and 4,000 Russian lives.