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Well, Ive got to pick up dinner, so i can't spend much more time on this, but I'll send a quick response befor I head out.
First of all, I had assumed you quoted everything you consider relevant to this discussion. Clearly that wasn't the case, so I'll look at the additional context you just provided.
For Q1, I'll have to watch the first 40 minutes at some point to make an informed judgment here. I can think of many reasons why this wouldn't be unreasonable--for example, the negotiated deal contains no security guarantees to Ukrain and no promise of support. My assumption is that Zelensky was hoping it would be an in to negotiate further support. It's possible that he did this in an unreasonable way--granted I haven’t personally watched it so I cant say for sure--but in itself, this is how normal negotiation works. He agreed to something that doesn’t really benefit Ukraine with hopes of getting something more in the future. And again, it's certainly possible that he did this in a blatantly offensive and unreasonable way. Based on what I've seen, I doubt it, but I'd have to watch it myself.
Q2: Why on earth would you do this? It seemed blatently apparent to me from the course of the conversation. I will reiterate my take on it that I already posted:
Vance: Negotiate. Zelensky: We tried and it didn't work. What do you want us to do? Vance: Negotiate for peace, loser. Zelensky: But Russia brome our peace deal last time Vance: How dare you talk to us lime that?
I mean, if your take is different, fine, but don't just expect me to take it as a given that I'm going to agree that what appears to me as the obviosuly correct interpretation of events is wrong.
Q3: Again, I'm not seeing it. I know this is your take and apparently Hanania's, but as I keep saying, it does not look like that's what happened to me at all.
Anyway, I hate typing on my.phone and I have to get going.
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