we were unprepared for russian response. we got a russian response and we were caught flat footed. that s poor policy making. that s what we need. again, we need to engage russia and have a better idea of what they re really thinking about, what their capabilities are, and then fashioning a policy that gets us where we want to get if not tomorrow over time. and it s been bad for us, but also bad for ukraine because we re in a situation where we made this commitment that we are likely not going to follow through on anytime soon, and at the same time ukraine has had crimea taken away, has been subject to this very brutal conflict. it hasn t worked well for either. if you would address this point because this is a very interesting point. yeah, it might be nice. it might be even right to say if ukraine wants to be a member of nato, they can be a member of nato. if we don t have the stamina to follow through, our allies don t have the stamite farmina to fol through, isn t
elena. what s the alternative universe that you want to create? so tom and paul are making a case that we have a lot of interests, may not like everything that russia does, but we have to talk to them and get done what we can and tom had a list of things which if those are on your list to do, russia could play a role. what s the alternative? well, the alternative is that we have some sort of tougher policy towards russia. there have to be consequences for what it has done on the international order for it s invasion of sovereign country, it s mass murder of civilians in syria. that tougher policy will be a mix of. includes ramping up sanctions which we have in place. reinvesting in our relationship with our allies. standing up to russia s human rights abuses, and of course, investigating russia s best export to the west. which is corruption. russia needs to clean up it s own act. and it s not about telling them what to do, it s our way or the highway, that is absolutely not
tomorrow, warmer, back up to 70. alyx: a des moines suburb cracks down on a popular travel trend. airbnb helps homeowners rent out their space to complete strangers. iowa is des moines is enforcing rules. homeowners who rent their home for fewer than 31 days must be at home during the rental. , and face a fine of up to $750. they kind of afford stability and at least somebody in the neighborhood that is monitoring the situation. i do not understand the hype because honestly, we have never had a problem. alyx: waukee is reviewing a similar measure and planning to it has withstood blizzards and has been around for about 20 years but next week, the indoor golf level in iowa will s bubble in iowa will succumb to progress. it stands eight stories high. the owner says she and her to a real estate developer. the deal has not been finalized made public. a lot of golfers will miss the indoor driving range this winter. the middle of january and you are thinking about the warm
it is going to be a beautiful day. by noon, temps be in the low 50 s, headed for a high of 59. alyx: a des moines suburban is cracking down on a popular travel trend. airbnb helps homeowners rent out their homes to complete strangers and des moines is enforcing roles against short-term rentals. anyone who rents their home for less than 31 days must be at home, and violators face a fine of $750. it kind of affords stability and make sure there is someone that at least has some kind of a neighborhood that is monitoring the situation. i do not understand the hype for it because honestly we have never had a problem. alyx: now waukee is reviewing a similar measure and plan to discuss that next month. it has withstood blizzards and windstorms for two decades but next week, the only indoor golf bubble in iowa will succumb to progress. the longview golf center is as long as a football center field and stands eight stories high. the owners are selling the 85 acres to a real esta
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