Sacks proposes arming Ukraine following Cold War rules similar to US support for Afghan mujahideen.
“I'm willing to arm Ukraine under Cold War rules, I e, the way that we armed the mujahideen in Afghanistan.”
Sacks criticizes expansive US objectives in Ukraine including toppling Putin and framing as autocracy versus democracy.
“And moreover, you've got the State Department declaring that we're in a global struggle between autocracy and democracy. So we've defined the struggle in Manichean terms.”
Sacks criticizes Biden and Austin for expansive objectives including toppling Putin and weakening Russia as great power.
“You've got Austin saying that our objectives here go beyond Ukraine is to basically to kick Russia out of the League of Great Powers.”
Sacks warns expelling Russia from Sevastopol naval base threatens them existentially and invokes their nuclear doctrine.
“And if you tell them that that what Ukrainian victory means here is they get kicked out of that naval base and lose control of the Black Sea, you have threatened them existentially.”
Sacks warns that expelling Russia from Sevastopol naval base would constitute existential threat risking nuclear escalation.
“the Russians have a naval base at Sevastopol that gives them control over the Black Sea.”
Sacks states forty billion dollars in weapons going to Ukraine is just one month's delivery.
“40,000,000,000 of weapons are going there, and it's just this month's delivery. So, I mean”
Sacks claims no American president has ever declared Ukraine a vital US national interest.
“no American president has ever claimed that The United States has a vital national interest in Ukraine. Name the president who's done it before.”