JD FOSTER: The Blob Reminds Us That It’s Still Living In Fantasyland

Team Trump seeks to end Russia’s war on Ukraine and the commentariat remains in fantasyland, preferring the negotiators make an omelet without breaking eggs.

The particulars are that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke to NATO members in Brussels, Belgium, revealing some highly inconvenient truths. Trump spoke with Russian President Putin a few hours later and then with reporters. Then Trump talked with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the path forward.

Hegseth’s illuminations about Ukraine infuriated even some rookie Republicans, particularly three points, none of which are actually new.

First, Ukraine has no hope regaining much territory lost to Russia since 2014. Sad, but true, and the Ukrainians have already said as much.

Second, he observed Ukraine would not be joining NATO under present circumstances. Simple fact: Putin will not deal if Ukraine is allowed NATO membership; want peace? no NATO for Ukraine.

Third, Hegseth insisted that, however matters turned out, there would be no “U.S. boots on the ground” in Ukraine. This is so obvious even former President Joe Biden understood it.

Three long-standing facts, yet the clown corps was still apoplectic Hegseth dared utter them. Hegseth, they said, had given away vital leverage in making these statements. Putin was dancing in the Kremlin.