Bob Thomas Report

Opinion, Commentary, and Analysis

Category: Russian Invasion of Ukraine

  • Bob’s Razor

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    We’ve all heard of Occam’s Razor. Simply stated, it means that the simplest explanation for something is usually correct. Occam’s Razor is probably the most famous philosophical razor, but there are others. One of my other favorites is Hanlon’s razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. According to Wikipedia,…

  • Why Not Talk?

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    The words one chooses to describe possible approaches to solve a problem tells you everything about their perspective. On October 25, 2025, Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna met with Russian representative, Kirill Dmitriev, to discuss peace with Russia. The typical arguments followed. Reactions to these meetings fell into two general camps. One side expresses disgust…

  • MAGA on Zelensky

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    September 16, 2025 Some in the MAGA movement somehow see Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the villain on the world stage, and Russian President Vladimir Putin as the unwitting leader who was given no choice but to invade Ukraine. Let’s start with a little context… Context: Russian Invasion On February 24, 2022, Russia launched an…

  • JD Vance, Ordo Amoris, Who is my neighbor?

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    Around January 30, 2025 JD Vance said, As an American leader, but also just as an American citizen, your compassion belongs first to your fellow citizens. That doesn’t mean you hate people from outside of your own borders, but there’s this old-school [concept] — and I think it’s a very Christian concept, by the way…

  • In Defense of Neville Chamberlain

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    As I write this a meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska is scheduled for August 15, 2025 to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine. In this context the name Neville Chamberlain comes up often. Trump/Putin Alaska Meeting But first let me get my forecast on the table before it happens… Putin will say all he…

  • An Immorality So Great

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    Anyone old enough to have lived through Reagan’s time as president looks at political leadership since that time and senses that something is drastically different – for the worse. For those who weren’t old enough, you can catch up by watching/reading Reagan’s speeches and comparing them with what you hear today, even from the most…

  • The Budapest Memorandum

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    Many of those who oppose providing military aid to Ukraine think of this aid primarily as an act of charity that we cannot afford. But almost no one knows about a significant event that occurred after the breakup of the former USSR. Before the breakup of the USSR, they had the largest nuclear arsenal in…

  • Reagan Quotes

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    Ronald Reagan is the godfather of modern conservatism. He slam-dunked TWO landslide elections – arguably three as Bush was elected in 1988 purely on Reagan’s coattails. Almost every Republican since then – AND EVEN A HANDFUL OF DEMOCRATS – invoke Reagan’s name today and quote his speeches from memory. There’s a reason for all that.…

  • Russian Propaganda: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear

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    In America we throw around the word “propaganda” a lot, usually applied to “mainstream media” being overtly biased toward the political left. Not that this isn’t a good example, but the American news version of propaganda is in the lightweight division compared to the big boys, Nazi Germany and RUSSIA. There are two major differences…

  • Country of Heroes

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    In one of the most famous scenes from the movie “Braveheart”, the main character, William Wallace (played by Mel Gibson) is in front of his outnumbered Scottish army about to face the English forces in battle and gives a little speech. Wallace: Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace, and I see a whole army…