“that central to Trump’s MAGA agenda was the conviction that Germany was Carthage to America’s Rome. “
With the damage Germany has done to itself with getting rid of its nuclear energy, uncontrolled immigration, plus doing covid German style they have committed economic suicide and are living on borrowed time. I don’t see that changing soon.
I saw Trump as wanting to stop the us subsidizing of Europe, both in trade, and militarily. Germany and allies hate this idea.
Russia is happy to hurt the relationship/ trust between the us and Europe. Another ticking time bomb that has been ignored by the us political class is Europe’s anti Americanism. I’m amazed at the amount of anti American sentiment in many European / nato countries. Eastern Europe is an exception.
I think Libya was seen as a short victorious war opportunity to virtue signal how awesome and smart all the right people were. I don’t see the money angle. I see it as stupid, because it showed the us can’t be trusted to keep its word. Khadify gave up his nukes, stopped subsidizing Terrorists, and we were supposed to leave him alone. One of the few positives of the gulf war. What it showed was any country that wants to be left alone needs nukes, see Pakistan and North Korea. Reminds me, Ukraine also gave up their nukes and see where they are now.
I prefer to view this situation w Russia and Ukraine through the Criminal Cartel lens, so the question becomes, What do the Criminals in dc get out of this imbroglio and is there evidence of two or more Cartel members at cross purposes?
To the first, it's always about graft and mire graft for SPOTUS, the Uniparty, and Big Corp. They don't want to lose their cash cow in Ukraine. Strategy schmategy.
To the second q, plenty of conflicts among the Cartel members. The Intel Gangsters are more about the power and keeping Russia down and feeble. But SPOTUS keeps slobbering all over their plans. The Mil Industrial Complex is looking for a nice budget increase fueled by hyped up fears of Russia and plenty of military sales to Ukraine.
More and more it seems just a matter of time until one of the Cartel members decides they need to jump ship from these idiots and then, warch out. People will be getting thrown under the bus so fast you'll think its a Waukasha Christmas parade.
JR Nyquist has often written that after the breakup of the Soviet Union, many with ties to Russia were either still in power or right behind the scenes. (In former Soviet bloc Countries) Soviet defector Golytsin “New Lies for Old” predicted the staged breakup of the Soviet Union. Perhaps we are about to witness the consequences of our being so easily duped? I hope not…..
Thought provoking:
“that central to Trump’s MAGA agenda was the conviction that Germany was Carthage to America’s Rome. “
With the damage Germany has done to itself with getting rid of its nuclear energy, uncontrolled immigration, plus doing covid German style they have committed economic suicide and are living on borrowed time. I don’t see that changing soon.
I saw Trump as wanting to stop the us subsidizing of Europe, both in trade, and militarily. Germany and allies hate this idea.
Russia is happy to hurt the relationship/ trust between the us and Europe. Another ticking time bomb that has been ignored by the us political class is Europe’s anti Americanism. I’m amazed at the amount of anti American sentiment in many European / nato countries. Eastern Europe is an exception.
I think Libya was seen as a short victorious war opportunity to virtue signal how awesome and smart all the right people were. I don’t see the money angle. I see it as stupid, because it showed the us can’t be trusted to keep its word. Khadify gave up his nukes, stopped subsidizing Terrorists, and we were supposed to leave him alone. One of the few positives of the gulf war. What it showed was any country that wants to be left alone needs nukes, see Pakistan and North Korea. Reminds me, Ukraine also gave up their nukes and see where they are now.
I prefer to view this situation w Russia and Ukraine through the Criminal Cartel lens, so the question becomes, What do the Criminals in dc get out of this imbroglio and is there evidence of two or more Cartel members at cross purposes?
To the first, it's always about graft and mire graft for SPOTUS, the Uniparty, and Big Corp. They don't want to lose their cash cow in Ukraine. Strategy schmategy.
To the second q, plenty of conflicts among the Cartel members. The Intel Gangsters are more about the power and keeping Russia down and feeble. But SPOTUS keeps slobbering all over their plans. The Mil Industrial Complex is looking for a nice budget increase fueled by hyped up fears of Russia and plenty of military sales to Ukraine.
More and more it seems just a matter of time until one of the Cartel members decides they need to jump ship from these idiots and then, warch out. People will be getting thrown under the bus so fast you'll think its a Waukasha Christmas parade.
JR Nyquist has often written that after the breakup of the Soviet Union, many with ties to Russia were either still in power or right behind the scenes. (In former Soviet bloc Countries) Soviet defector Golytsin “New Lies for Old” predicted the staged breakup of the Soviet Union. Perhaps we are about to witness the consequences of our being so easily duped? I hope not…..
Thank you. This was insightful.
You're welcome.