Will Schryver features a 23 part tweet today, which he has helpfully made into an unrolled page. He titles it simply: Ukraine War Update I would characterize it as an attempt to understand the present in terms of the past (recasting), and then to apply what we learn from that exercise to the future. I’m going to present what I consider the major points from that thread, while freely interpolating my own views. So …
Schryvers analysis makes sense. Ru disposition makes no sense unless they are anticipating direct nato action. It also reconciles the contradiction of the "we don't want to to escalate" with the "Russia is weak". And why so much heavy lifting is done by Wagner etc.
Yup: “This is, therefore, the moment of greatest danger yet.” I wouldn’t put it passed the Empireatallcosts crowd to do the unthinkable. Hope Scheyver’s informed assessment holds…
But the great general petraeus said in an interview that we’re kicking Russia’s ass! The AUS is all powerful. It was an amazing interview. Of course God only knows what he’s been smoking
Schryvers analysis makes sense. Ru disposition makes no sense unless they are anticipating direct nato action. It also reconciles the contradiction of the "we don't want to to escalate" with the "Russia is weak". And why so much heavy lifting is done by Wagner etc.
I think we could easily blunder into a direct conflict with Russia. Biden and his team are a bunch of morons capable of the most idiotic mistakes.
Yup: “This is, therefore, the moment of greatest danger yet.” I wouldn’t put it passed the Empireatallcosts crowd to do the unthinkable. Hope Scheyver’s informed assessment holds…
But the great general petraeus said in an interview that we’re kicking Russia’s ass! The AUS is all powerful. It was an amazing interview. Of course God only knows what he’s been smoking
Or bopping.
great post. 3D Chess, to be sure. is being played.
Does the US and UK Leadership still believe John McCain’s Russia is a 'gas station masquerading as a country'?
The answer to correlates to the likelihood of NATO intervention.
And from a more cynical prospective, fighting Russia is a great excuse for more control by the deep state, and a great scapegoat.
Brilliant summation. According to Larry Johnson there is no way Teixeira could have had access to that level of clearance, he’s a patsy.
Clearly this comes from a high level source...
totally agree....I'm have no military or intelligence experience. I do, however, have a brain :-)