Has NATO partitioned Russia into western puppet states? It is clear that a prime point of arming violent extremists in Ukraine was to provoke a war with Russia to achieve that objective.
Will NATO governments use the war are pretext to impose police states and suspend elections in the name of saving democracy? Or will the EU collapse under the self-imposed energy embargo?
Perhaps the ghost of Kiev has come back. I would be skeptical of reports from Kiev.
On the other hand, it is possible that NATO forces are secretly bombing Russian troops in Ukraine. NATO governments arguably need to ramp up the war to justify repression at home.
hilarious, since the sanctions don’t do squat and anyone with any sense knew they were just for show. they’re not even tier two sanctions. completely worthless except for brandon to thump his chest
For now I am tickled by the airstrikes. Imagine an army thinking for months ithad 100% control of the air, dropping its guard, and then suddenly 20 air strikes. I’d have to think from boots on the ground to to men behind disks they must be thinkng “What the Hell? We really don’t know what we’re doing here! Now ee gotta rethink everything!”
The US government has a history of using lies and disinformation to justify wars that have killed millions.
In the case of Iraq, the US supported a Saddam Hussein in the bloody Iran-Iraq war after the Iraqi invasion in 1980. A decade later, the US invaded and occupied Iraq using the bogus pretext of weapons of mass destruction. Respect for national sovereignty and borders is highly selective.
At this point elements within the US government are looking for a pretext for escalating the war in Ukraine. Expect more bogus stories and false flags.
The US as spent trillions fighting wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, etc. in the name of defending democracy and freedom. Millions of died in these wars.
What do we have to show for it? Are places like Iraq and Afghanistan any better off as a result of the wars? Is America any safer?
The reality has been that US foreign policy has been based on “what is good for Ratheon is good for America.” The endless wars are all about profits and payoffs. Ukraine is just the most recent example.