[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by JohnnyB

Naftali Bennett, who was the person leading those negotiations, has basically said so himself. Jeffery Sachs, who I consider to be a trustworthy person based on his career history, his dedication to humanitarian interests, the risk posed to his career and likely costs at advocating this position, and his direct exposure to senior people and heads of state in the related countries, has said that he has been told off the record from all sides that it went down that way. And, it aligns with the national interests, the historical record of behavior by the US, and their recent activities under this administration in other areas.



Sure, it could be wrong, but when you've got the guy who was there saying it, backed up by a trustworthy source saying it has been confirmed by every side involved, and it aligns with the historical pattern, the current motives, and other current activities, that's a pretty good case on a balance of probabilities, which is likely all that we will ever have.

Naftali Bennett tried being the hero because Putin invited him to meet to "end the war" and was upset that no one took him up on it. Jeffery Sachs is just a professor who thinks the war started because of NATO enlargement which no serious person could possibly agree with. He has no way of knowing anything.