It's a long and complex history and context which needs telling. Then again, it's only half as long as a regular Joe Rogan podcast. Many thanks for your analysis on the subject. It is invaluable.
I haven't seen the Marx Bros. "Duck Soup" recently, but Zelinsky seems to fit in there perfectly. Maybe Biden has a role. Our government and our media are cheering things on. Not having prevented the show from starting, as we would have under President Trump, we can only sit back and watch the show. Humanitarian crisis? I only wish our own government would be as concerned for its 'domestic terrorists', a label they have given two thirds of the country, as I expect Putin to be for the Ukrainians.
Col MacGregor appears to know his stuff. Looked at the wiki page and see he fought at 73 Easting. Former co-worker of mine was in Ghost Troop if I recall correctly. It’s sad how guys like MacGregor get cast off the ship by people who know he’s a clearer thinker than they are. Men like him should be Sec Def rather than retiring as Colonel. Sounds like a Patton-type.
Remember how the military was the most respected institution in the US, because they were a lean mean and efficient machine, promoting the very best on merit alone? Myths die hard.
Excellent post Mark! Amen. MacGregor gave a masterclass there to TG. Another brilliant piece, and beautifully titled, is from VDH, “The Crowded Road to Kyiv” - left me speechless.
I almost never read VDH, and this sentence illustrates why:
"[Putin] thinks if he can grab back some of the old Soviet Union’s now lost 100 million people and 30 percent of its territory, then his Russia would again become a superpower ..."
Right, Steve, but it's not just RINOs. I'm stunned that so many of the writers I trust for sensible commentary on domestic matters are simply howling at the moon here. Illustrates the big American failing--lack of historical understanding and of geopolitics. We think God is on our side and so things will magically work out for the best.
To take over all of Ukraine would probably be an enormous drag on Russia. For that reason Putin is likely to settle for a new neutral, demilitarized, denazified, and shrunken Ukraine.
That the media wants us to believe that Putin's bitten off more than he can chew proves to me he is not in a quagmire. They would like us to believe there is death and destruction everywhere, he has stupidly divided his forces and is not progressing according to plan shows they have no idea what his plan is. I assume Putin will soon 'back off', they will tell us, as he is forced to stop short of what he hoped to achieve, but he probably had limited goals to start with.
https://youtu.be/q1sEDdUuOBM
Thanks--but it's long!
It's a long and complex history and context which needs telling. Then again, it's only half as long as a regular Joe Rogan podcast. Many thanks for your analysis on the subject. It is invaluable.
If there is any reason to think maybe Rootin' Tootin' Putin is not the bad guy we are told he is, it's this: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/ukraine-our-full-solidarity/
"The essence of our organization is its belief in respect, dialogue, and collaborative and cooperative efforts.
We therefore deeply condemn the aggression by Russia against Ukraine, the attacks and atrocities.
Our full solidarity is with Ukraine’s people and all those who are suffering innocently from this totally unacceptable war.
We will do whatever is possible to help and actively support humanitarian and diplomatic efforts.
We only hope that – in the longer-term – reason will prevail and that the space for bridge-building and reconciliation once more emerges.
Klaus Schwab and Børge Brende"
Exactly.
I haven't seen the Marx Bros. "Duck Soup" recently, but Zelinsky seems to fit in there perfectly. Maybe Biden has a role. Our government and our media are cheering things on. Not having prevented the show from starting, as we would have under President Trump, we can only sit back and watch the show. Humanitarian crisis? I only wish our own government would be as concerned for its 'domestic terrorists', a label they have given two thirds of the country, as I expect Putin to be for the Ukrainians.
Col MacGregor appears to know his stuff. Looked at the wiki page and see he fought at 73 Easting. Former co-worker of mine was in Ghost Troop if I recall correctly. It’s sad how guys like MacGregor get cast off the ship by people who know he’s a clearer thinker than they are. Men like him should be Sec Def rather than retiring as Colonel. Sounds like a Patton-type.
Remember how the military was the most respected institution in the US, because they were a lean mean and efficient machine, promoting the very best on merit alone? Myths die hard.
As long as the Propaganda Media maintains a lock on the American non-thinking public ("Putin = Hitler"), these misadventures will continue.
Excellent post Mark! Amen. MacGregor gave a masterclass there to TG. Another brilliant piece, and beautifully titled, is from VDH, “The Crowded Road to Kyiv” - left me speechless.
https://amgreatness.com/2022/02/27/the-crowded-road-to-kyiv/
Thanks, but ...
I almost never read VDH, and this sentence illustrates why:
"[Putin] thinks if he can grab back some of the old Soviet Union’s now lost 100 million people and 30 percent of its territory, then his Russia would again become a superpower ..."
IMO, Putin is a helluva lot smarter than that.
Notes the lack of an approved narrative, which is why the pundits are flailing:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/02/its_ukraine_gaslighting_time_.html
Good analysis with background by David Stockman:
https://www.unz.com/article/the-land-where-history-died-part-1/
Can you give me the 25 word summary? This may sound strange coming from me--I like a lot of what Stockman says, but why can't he boil it down a bit?
Right, Steve, but it's not just RINOs. I'm stunned that so many of the writers I trust for sensible commentary on domestic matters are simply howling at the moon here. Illustrates the big American failing--lack of historical understanding and of geopolitics. We think God is on our side and so things will magically work out for the best.
To take over all of Ukraine would probably be an enormous drag on Russia. For that reason Putin is likely to settle for a new neutral, demilitarized, denazified, and shrunken Ukraine.
That the media wants us to believe that Putin's bitten off more than he can chew proves to me he is not in a quagmire. They would like us to believe there is death and destruction everywhere, he has stupidly divided his forces and is not progressing according to plan shows they have no idea what his plan is. I assume Putin will soon 'back off', they will tell us, as he is forced to stop short of what he hoped to achieve, but he probably had limited goals to start with.