This will be very brief. The long version is in the linked article. I’ll admit when I first heard this talk—actually, some time ago—I thought, No, this is too crazy. Never say never, I guess. There are, in fact, interest groups with an interest in escalation:
FWIW, I think it's going to be over (mostly) by the Spring. Russia is heavily reinforcing, especially in Belorussia. Once the ground freezes (or maybe a bit afterward) they're gonna go full Operation Bagration and finish this thing. The Rasputitsa comes in spring so they've gotta force it by then or wait till summer By then, Europeans will be freezing, starving (a little hyperbole there) and in no mood to assist in a war with Russia. Hopefully Biden will be a lame duck and this whole ****show will be past us - At least the nuclear war part.
I've been on night shift schedule and I wake up to this.
This article assumes facts not in evidence, namely that Poland/Romania/Whoever are among the "willing", as in willing to commit to a ground war with Russia.
My guess (Guess!) is that the Brandon regime is probably willing to do this, but no one else with the possible exception of the Brits. The Brandon people are plungers, but post Kabul and post a whole series of Biden's cognitive meltdowns they'll have God's own job finding anyone willing to commit to a venture like this under American leadership. The Poles/Romanians/other suckers would have to provide most of the ground troops and the US most of the air power. Our coalition partners would have to believe that A.) The Biden people know what they're doing B.) They won't see their power grid go down under Russian missile attack C.) Afterwards they won't glow in the dark. That strikes me as a tough sell. I don't think they'll find a lot of takers.
MacGregor isn't wrong to be concerned, but I suspect the Biden Administration is running out of willing coalition partners. It would take a rasher man that I to say this is impossible, but I don't think it's probable.
Maybe they'll wait a couple of months until they can emulate napoleon and Hitler with a nice winter offensive into Russia. Senile Zhou can surely do what they couldn't. Maybe he'll lead the charge. On a white charger. Him before any of my sons!
This was an interesting piece from about a week ago on the logistical challenges to setting up a "buffer zone" inside Ukraine's borders. While the assumed pretext in this case was a radiological event, the author outlines the realities and largely dismisses the prospect based on all of the obstacles. Let's hope our leadership wises up and steps back from the brink.
Petraeus and others continuing to further define what a “proxy” war should resemble.
And today our Defense cabinet minister giving strategy updates and recommendations on Ukraine advancement options.
First I’ve heard of Austin openly doing this.
FWIW, I think it's going to be over (mostly) by the Spring. Russia is heavily reinforcing, especially in Belorussia. Once the ground freezes (or maybe a bit afterward) they're gonna go full Operation Bagration and finish this thing. The Rasputitsa comes in spring so they've gotta force it by then or wait till summer By then, Europeans will be freezing, starving (a little hyperbole there) and in no mood to assist in a war with Russia. Hopefully Biden will be a lame duck and this whole ****show will be past us - At least the nuclear war part.
Can't we bring the 101st back home and send in the FBI, Biden's foot soldiers. They will do whatever he asks them to do. Us, not so much.
I've been on night shift schedule and I wake up to this.
This article assumes facts not in evidence, namely that Poland/Romania/Whoever are among the "willing", as in willing to commit to a ground war with Russia.
My guess (Guess!) is that the Brandon regime is probably willing to do this, but no one else with the possible exception of the Brits. The Brandon people are plungers, but post Kabul and post a whole series of Biden's cognitive meltdowns they'll have God's own job finding anyone willing to commit to a venture like this under American leadership. The Poles/Romanians/other suckers would have to provide most of the ground troops and the US most of the air power. Our coalition partners would have to believe that A.) The Biden people know what they're doing B.) They won't see their power grid go down under Russian missile attack C.) Afterwards they won't glow in the dark. That strikes me as a tough sell. I don't think they'll find a lot of takers.
MacGregor isn't wrong to be concerned, but I suspect the Biden Administration is running out of willing coalition partners. It would take a rasher man that I to say this is impossible, but I don't think it's probable.
Maybe they'll wait a couple of months until they can emulate napoleon and Hitler with a nice winter offensive into Russia. Senile Zhou can surely do what they couldn't. Maybe he'll lead the charge. On a white charger. Him before any of my sons!
Love the American Conservative. The neocons running the Brandon administration are every bit as insane, destructive, and delusional as he is.
This was an interesting piece from about a week ago on the logistical challenges to setting up a "buffer zone" inside Ukraine's borders. While the assumed pretext in this case was a radiological event, the author outlines the realities and largely dismisses the prospect based on all of the obstacles. Let's hope our leadership wises up and steps back from the brink.
http://thesaker.is/nato-set-to-attack-tiraspol/
Not wildly impractical for psychopaths... Loungo is right on here in his many interviews.