HomeUkraineThe United States should consider “direct military action” if North Korean troops take part in the war in Ukraine. This was stated by Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner.
The United States should consider “direct military action” if North Korean troops take part in the war in Ukraine. This was stated by Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner.
October 28, 2024
The United States should consider “direct military action” if North Korean troops take part in the war in Ukraine. This was stated by Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Turner.
Turner is a Republican from Ohio, and is up for re-election this cycle (the one going on right now).
He would not be saying this this month if it were likely to be at all controversial, especially since his party is the one with the likes of JD Vance (who is also in Congress from Ohio, though as a Senator). Fortunately, Turner seems to be sober on international matters in contrast with many others in his party who are not.
Once the election results are reasonably projected in the second week of November, I would expect to hear more discussion on this from others both in Congress and in the White House.
On that note: this election will all but certainly be heavily litigated and will dominate headlines for weeks even if results are known by the weekend. Why might it take days or a week to know results? Because some states (Georgia, Florida, Colorado) start counting ballots as soon as people turn them in; by election night they usually have a 70-85% results to announce which nerds will be able to use to make final projections — but other states prohibit even one ballot from being counted until no more ballots are accepted on election night (Arizona works this way). Those states are often 2-3 days before a close election result can be forecast, and a close result will require a recount; this is how you can end up not knowing results for certain until the next weekend.
And obviously, states that start counting before election day do not announce “running totals” though they will sometimes publish data about party alignment, gender, age, etc. of people who have voted (no names, just demographics). No states release even partial results until overnight between Tuesday / Wednesday and even then results may be held until *all* states have closed their polls; considering that the US has six time zones this can mean quite an offset for those on the east coast or in Europe. Do not expect even preliminary results before Wednesday day-time if you are in Ukraine. Hawaii is GMT -10, Ukraine is +2.
That translates to the first meaningful “data dump” at 7am Ukraine time, with some key states possibly being uncertain going into the weekend.
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They won’t but they NATO should
Turner is a Republican from Ohio, and is up for re-election this cycle (the one going on right now).
He would not be saying this this month if it were likely to be at all controversial, especially since his party is the one with the likes of JD Vance (who is also in Congress from Ohio, though as a Senator). Fortunately, Turner seems to be sober on international matters in contrast with many others in his party who are not.
Once the election results are reasonably projected in the second week of November, I would expect to hear more discussion on this from others both in Congress and in the White House.
On that note: this election will all but certainly be heavily litigated and will dominate headlines for weeks even if results are known by the weekend. Why might it take days or a week to know results? Because some states (Georgia, Florida, Colorado) start counting ballots as soon as people turn them in; by election night they usually have a 70-85% results to announce which nerds will be able to use to make final projections — but other states prohibit even one ballot from being counted until no more ballots are accepted on election night (Arizona works this way). Those states are often 2-3 days before a close election result can be forecast, and a close result will require a recount; this is how you can end up not knowing results for certain until the next weekend.
And obviously, states that start counting before election day do not announce “running totals” though they will sometimes publish data about party alignment, gender, age, etc. of people who have voted (no names, just demographics). No states release even partial results until overnight between Tuesday / Wednesday and even then results may be held until *all* states have closed their polls; considering that the US has six time zones this can mean quite an offset for those on the east coast or in Europe. Do not expect even preliminary results before Wednesday day-time if you are in Ukraine. Hawaii is GMT -10, Ukraine is +2.
That translates to the first meaningful “data dump” at 7am Ukraine time, with some key states possibly being uncertain going into the weekend.
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