There appears to be continuing discord in NATO. One can be forgiven for ignoring the views of Estonia, which is little more than a forward base for US and UK forces. However, when the US, Poland, and Germany appear to be at odds, that’s more significant ‘going forward’, as the cant phrase goes.
Watching the US Congress debase itself by providing a platform for a man who arrests his political opponents, closes opposition media, and openly colluded with Nazis is a low point in my life. Nancy Pelosi parroting the Bandera slogan is disturbing. We are not a serious country.
Complete triumph of neoconservatism. Every reporter now shares the neocon mindset according to which anyone the US deems an adversary is a bully who will stand down in the face of US "toughness." What happens if he doesn't stand down? Reporters/Neocons never think that far ahead.
I'm convinced with this WH administration and the EU union (sigh) there is no way NATO would go to war with Russia if they invaded Estonia let alone Poland. Other's I've seen on Twitter agree with this. Unwilling to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect NATO countries. NATO is a paper tiger IMO. Once people understand this then will we have better dialogue. What is one willing to do to go to war with a Nuke-based country? Less than you'd expect so lets be real.
Eff NATO and everything and everyone associated with it. We are the bad guys. So is Russia and China, for the record. We need to shake our minds free of the hypnosis of the last 20+ years that the US government is on the side of good and anyone who opposes it is de facto evil and deserving of annihilation. It is all one, big racket of globalists, multinational corporations, central banks, and oligarchs all around. You and I are just the hamster wheel engines, fully expendable and in need of serious culling in their view.
If anyone out there sees a way those who run the Biden Admin can afford to allow the world to exit "crisis mode" and return to the normal give and take of politics, I'd love to hear it. The most obvious way to keep crisis mode going is to keep this war going, so there will be no depth they won't be willing to sink to to make that happen or, failing that, to segue into some other crisis.
I'll be the first to dance in the streets if I'm wrong about this.
PS: Anyone see any way at all that Russia could calculate it to be in their interest to use chemical or biological weapons? Exactly, me neither. Even the Chinese would be forced to distance themselves, and this would leave Russia with nothing. Flattening Ukraine with artillery would bring only a tiny fraction of the international response against them that bio or chemo would, so why on earth would they commit that sort of guaranteed suicide? They wouldn't, of course. Just sayin...
My theory du jour is that Ukraine is a perfect vehicle for the Uniparty and DC gangsters to achieve a real economic collapse here in the US. They get all hot and bothered when they think about the 1930s Depression and all the wunnerful powers FDR assumed "for the good of the people. " They calculate that a terrific Depression will be just what they need to impose all sorts of "solutions" on us deplorables including #1 gun confiscation, digital currency, federal wage, price, and energy controls. They are imagining every item on their marxist gangster wishlist and all it needs is the proper Crisis.
I agree, so I just don’t see it happening. China especially would have a real hard time blaming their new bestie Vlad when they knew he was being framed. But then again my days of ruling things out just because they’re too insane to contemplate are long since over.
My only constant is that crisis mode cannot be exited, come hell or high water.
I would want to 'nuance' that, Ray. Russia is happy to degrade Ukraine's offensive capabilities and to kill Nazis. But I don't think they're happy about having to kill as many Unkrainians as is happening--not part of the plan.
"I knew that the Americans were ready to prevent any progress towards an equal multipolar world right now in the current conditions, but that they would do such dirty work, not worthy of a Great Power, I could not even think in a terrible dream."
One of the best articles to appear in recent times. It rises above the hysteria to give an eagle eye's view of the landscape below: "The kind of Americans the world fears or respects have been put out of government and military leadership and replaced by a menagerie of nursing home patients, human resources ladies, affirmative action hires, sexual degenerates, and obese four-star generals angling for board seats on the next Theranos start-up. The day of reckoning has arrived."
The Great Reset has already failed because China, Russia, India and other asian nations aren't playing. Of course, it doesn't mean that they won't impose their own kind of unpleasant slave systems, but it won't be Uncle Klaus running them.
Spot on. The GR means getting rid of any independent minded opposition. They kicked out Trump, but Putin and Xi will be too tough for them. In fact, the WEF moves are only strengthening the opposition. Two little reported news stories that illustrate this came out yesterday: Saudi and Nigeria will be accepting yuan payments from China for oil exports. Bye, bye petrodollars!
Think I’ve now come to the conclusion that if this war is to end President Z will need to be overthrown or worse.
Very likely. He is a WEF/Nato puppet and does only what they tell him to do.
Scott Ritter
@RealScottRitter
Watching the US Congress debase itself by providing a platform for a man who arrests his political opponents, closes opposition media, and openly colluded with Nazis is a low point in my life. Nancy Pelosi parroting the Bandera slogan is disturbing. We are not a serious country.
George Szamuely
@GeorgeSzamuely
Complete triumph of neoconservatism. Every reporter now shares the neocon mindset according to which anyone the US deems an adversary is a bully who will stand down in the face of US "toughness." What happens if he doesn't stand down? Reporters/Neocons never think that far ahead.
https://twitter.com/GeromanAT/status/1504204188926062592?cxt=HHwWgMC96a_vgOApAAAA
I'm convinced with this WH administration and the EU union (sigh) there is no way NATO would go to war with Russia if they invaded Estonia let alone Poland. Other's I've seen on Twitter agree with this. Unwilling to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect NATO countries. NATO is a paper tiger IMO. Once people understand this then will we have better dialogue. What is one willing to do to go to war with a Nuke-based country? Less than you'd expect so lets be real.
Wait. NATO? Is that still around? /sarc.
Eff NATO and everything and everyone associated with it. We are the bad guys. So is Russia and China, for the record. We need to shake our minds free of the hypnosis of the last 20+ years that the US government is on the side of good and anyone who opposes it is de facto evil and deserving of annihilation. It is all one, big racket of globalists, multinational corporations, central banks, and oligarchs all around. You and I are just the hamster wheel engines, fully expendable and in need of serious culling in their view.
If anyone out there sees a way those who run the Biden Admin can afford to allow the world to exit "crisis mode" and return to the normal give and take of politics, I'd love to hear it. The most obvious way to keep crisis mode going is to keep this war going, so there will be no depth they won't be willing to sink to to make that happen or, failing that, to segue into some other crisis.
I'll be the first to dance in the streets if I'm wrong about this.
PS: Anyone see any way at all that Russia could calculate it to be in their interest to use chemical or biological weapons? Exactly, me neither. Even the Chinese would be forced to distance themselves, and this would leave Russia with nothing. Flattening Ukraine with artillery would bring only a tiny fraction of the international response against them that bio or chemo would, so why on earth would they commit that sort of guaranteed suicide? They wouldn't, of course. Just sayin...
My theory du jour is that Ukraine is a perfect vehicle for the Uniparty and DC gangsters to achieve a real economic collapse here in the US. They get all hot and bothered when they think about the 1930s Depression and all the wunnerful powers FDR assumed "for the good of the people. " They calculate that a terrific Depression will be just what they need to impose all sorts of "solutions" on us deplorables including #1 gun confiscation, digital currency, federal wage, price, and energy controls. They are imagining every item on their marxist gangster wishlist and all it needs is the proper Crisis.
If the US corruptocracy is beaten back from destroying Ukraine, you can bet the next manufactured crisis will be against US citizens, and on US soil.
That ball is already rolling.
Agreed
Jake Sullivan at work for ya.
I agree, so I just don’t see it happening. China especially would have a real hard time blaming their new bestie Vlad when they knew he was being framed. But then again my days of ruling things out just because they’re too insane to contemplate are long since over.
My only constant is that crisis mode cannot be exited, come hell or high water.
Russia seems happy to destroy the Ukrainian military.
US for political reasons, Putin is an awesome scapegoat for the Biden and Democratic failures, has no interest in peace.
It’s Putin’s way of destroying us since it’s our weapons and funding.
I would want to 'nuance' that, Ray. Russia is happy to degrade Ukraine's offensive capabilities and to kill Nazis. But I don't think they're happy about having to kill as many Unkrainians as is happening--not part of the plan.
Whoever the US and EU want it to be.
Pepe Escobar
@RealPepeEscobar
Lavrov:
"I knew that the Americans were ready to prevent any progress towards an equal multipolar world right now in the current conditions, but that they would do such dirty work, not worthy of a Great Power, I could not even think in a terrible dream."
True dat
https://donsurber.blogspot.com/2022/03/zelensky-i-have-dream-that-you-bomb.html
Crying for a no fly zone is really calling for a shoot down zone complete with prisoners of war.
MLK probably wouldn't like this, either:
https://creativedestructionmedia.com/opinion/2022/03/16/white-supremacy-is-not-a-problem-in-the-us-its-a-problem-in-ukraine/
One of the best articles to appear in recent times. It rises above the hysteria to give an eagle eye's view of the landscape below: "The kind of Americans the world fears or respects have been put out of government and military leadership and replaced by a menagerie of nursing home patients, human resources ladies, affirmative action hires, sexual degenerates, and obese four-star generals angling for board seats on the next Theranos start-up. The day of reckoning has arrived."
Indeed. I just read an excellent breakdown of this very essay here:
https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/the-real-war-the-civilizational-aspect
Lol.
Excellent. A sobering eye opener to be sure. We have instigated 80 coups since the end of WWII?? just wow....
In fact I thought of including that yesterday. The great betrayal.
The Great Reset has already failed because China, Russia, India and other asian nations aren't playing. Of course, it doesn't mean that they won't impose their own kind of unpleasant slave systems, but it won't be Uncle Klaus running them.
You don’t mean US… you mean global elites.
Spot on. The GR means getting rid of any independent minded opposition. They kicked out Trump, but Putin and Xi will be too tough for them. In fact, the WEF moves are only strengthening the opposition. Two little reported news stories that illustrate this came out yesterday: Saudi and Nigeria will be accepting yuan payments from China for oil exports. Bye, bye petrodollars!