Schryver's always a good read and this is no exception. However, his theory only works, as he himself says, "in the absence of some truly egregious escalation on the part of the US/NATO." The neocons' motto is truly egregious escalation, so the Russian strategy has its risks. Also, the Deep State, once the euphoria of "getting" Trump has died down, are dipping deeper into panic mode about how things are running for them: two out of control wars they have to win, the BRICS getting stronger by the day, and a real possibility of Trump slithering out of their grasp and - theoretically at least - shutting down some of their little games after a November win. So don't rule out some crazy moves by these maniacs.
Agreed that US/NATO powers that be are seemingly desperate people. If we can see that certainly the Russians can.
Plus, "Why should the Russians object if the US/NATO sends more of its scant stockpiles of short-range ballistic and longer-range cruise missiles?" How many "scant" missiles will it take to threaten and accomplish grave damage to Russia? I would think the Russians would object "strenuously" to Russian civilian casualties, placement of such missiles so that they are direct threats to Moscow or Saint Petersburg (which could be done from Ukraine or Poland or the Baltics or Finland), or any further attacks on their defense capabilities against nuclear weapons.
Death by a thousand cuts?
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/watch-hezbollah-shoots-down-large-israeli-drone-expanded-fighting
Probably works for Israeli jets as well.
Schryver's always a good read and this is no exception. However, his theory only works, as he himself says, "in the absence of some truly egregious escalation on the part of the US/NATO." The neocons' motto is truly egregious escalation, so the Russian strategy has its risks. Also, the Deep State, once the euphoria of "getting" Trump has died down, are dipping deeper into panic mode about how things are running for them: two out of control wars they have to win, the BRICS getting stronger by the day, and a real possibility of Trump slithering out of their grasp and - theoretically at least - shutting down some of their little games after a November win. So don't rule out some crazy moves by these maniacs.
6000 square meters is 6000 square meters. 6 square kilometers is 6,000,000 square meters.
Agreed that US/NATO powers that be are seemingly desperate people. If we can see that certainly the Russians can.
Plus, "Why should the Russians object if the US/NATO sends more of its scant stockpiles of short-range ballistic and longer-range cruise missiles?" How many "scant" missiles will it take to threaten and accomplish grave damage to Russia? I would think the Russians would object "strenuously" to Russian civilian casualties, placement of such missiles so that they are direct threats to Moscow or Saint Petersburg (which could be done from Ukraine or Poland or the Baltics or Finland), or any further attacks on their defense capabilities against nuclear weapons.
Seems like something of the sort. I doubt it will have any effect.