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Yes, you read that right. It seems in Karlan's mind, all that's stopping "the Russians" from invading the US is the Ukrainian army, which must be kept strong to stave off the ultimate disaster. The law professor made the baffling comment during the House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on Wednesday.
Karlan's emphatic doomsday warning produced stunned reaction online, with conservative journalist Jack Posobiec describing the moment as one in which the respected professor went "full neocon."
"The students who are paying through the nose at Stanford are really not getting value for money," added author and commentator George Szamuely, referring to Karlan's teaching role at the prestigious university.
Comment: These are the kind of low-intellect dinosaurs behind U.S. foreign policy. It should give you an idea of the utterly sub-standard level of mentation informing actual decision-making in the circles that determine where money, bombs, and ill-will flow. Karlan isn't an anomaly; she's a textbook case of the Cold War thinking so in vogue these days. It really is time to drain the swamp.