rant · moment 7 of 19
France Wants an All-Out War Over Crimea
from Kate Middleton & Sociopaths With Logos | The Tim Dillon Show #384 · #384
1 min
Tim mocks Macron's escalating rhetoric that peace is impossible without Ukraine reclaiming Crimea and that Russia's win would zero out Europe's credibility, suggesting Ukraine's suffering is incidental to a larger geopolitical game.
- Tim describes French politicians being pressured to appear tough, claiming they're sitting around saying they have to kill Putin.
- Macron's position: no lasting peace without Ukraine's full sovereignty and return of Crimea—meaning all-out war is necessary.
- Macron claims Europe's credibility drops to zero if Russia wins, framing this as a war between Europe and Russia rather than Ukraine alone.
- Tim notes Ukraine understands they'll eventually be abandoned, citing Afghanistan and historical patterns of Western attention span.
- Tim questions whether the US will tire of the conflict and wonders if Boeing can even reliably deliver the planes being sent.