When Americans say they are against the war in Ukraine it is not because we like Putin, or have no sympathy for the Ukrainian civilians who are being killed and maimed by Russian bombs. If we were being honorable we would ask: WHY HAS US BETRAYED its promise NOT to expand NATO up to Russia's Borders after the Soviets dissolved the Warsaw Pact? US is clearly threatening Russia's border security! How would US feel if Russia, China, or Iran had security agreement with Canada or Mexico. Of course we would feel threatened! NATO has not stopped expanding since the fall of the Soviet Union, growing from 17 countries in 1990 to 30 today, several of which were once part of the Soviet-led Warsaw pact. IMO US should have led an effort de-escalate the conflict via diplomacy instead of aiding and abetting this war.
Yep, always has been. As for the Euros& USA-they never cooperated, kept their promise and now here ya are. The guy asked ofr rubles for payment-wasn't that hard to do. NATO sealed their own fate but they kissed the ring of Klaus and wanted this anyhow.
I think Michael is voicing frustration at the situation, everything I’ve read/heard him talk about points to him caring about people intensely, wanting to sound the the alarm and help. His point of this region being a historical goat rope is simply true. And you can only counter these moves of history by having sound strategy, which is something severely lacking in our foreign policy establishment.
I care about the people of Ukraine, it’s truly horrible what is happening there. I hope I never have to experience that kind of hell in my own country. BUT, personally I believe that no amount of caring or aid or “sacrifice” by the European and American people will actually change the course of this conflict in a positive direction.
There are, however, people in government bureaucracy across the west that do NOT care about the people of Ukraine, yet they say they do and according to them, no sacrifice is too great for me and you to make in support of Ukraine. If you try to say anything counter to that opinion you are a Putin Lover.
I say they don’t care for a few reasons, a couple of which I’ll mention below. These people are the ones that believe their own hype, that congratulate themselves about their success while ignoring the abject failure of their foreign policy of the last 20+ years.
First, they don’t care because they are unserious in thought and action. In this situation, instead of spending the time over the past 20+ years to create conditions in the region regarding energy that would effectively support Ukraine and Europe as a whole, they instead went all in on energy dependence on Russia so they could posture at home at how “Green” they were.
When they did that they tied the economic stability of all of Europe to the very country they were trying to push against. Who could have honestly thought that giving up that leverage would unfold any differently than it has since Russia invaded in February, with
The western sanctions that followed? These same foreign policy experts, naturally. Unserious and even criminal.
As Michael has been pointing out, the domestic economic instability and social unrest caused by this blunder will mean that any country currently willing to help Ukraine will very, very soon be focused on those more important domestic matters and unable to help.
Secondly they, like the United States, sacrificed their manufacturing prowess at the altar of globalism, ensuring there would be no more ability to have a WW2 type “Arsenal of Democracy” that could counter Russia and Chinas “Arsenal of Oppression”. In a contest of who can replenish war stocks faster, who will have the stamina to fight, “as long as it takes” for victory?
Unfortunately, I think we all know who has the capability currently, and it’s not us. It could be, but in my opinion it would be too late to meaningfully help Ukraine.
These people cannot be trusted because they have failed at everything they have put their hands to. They have been playing a global game of Risk, using actual human beings, pushing and pushing at a delicate situation until it toppled over.
Now, they want us to listen to them for the solution to the problem they created?
Look at the UK right now, astronomical utility increases are going to crush small and medium business, not to mention the average Briton. They are heading for 22% inflation. Tell them it’s ok, they are sacrificing for Ukraine. They won’t be the only ones.
Out government bureaucrat “betters” across the west never planned for the second and third order effects of this “game”.
I pray I’m wrong, but despite what the “caring” virtue signaling media tries to sell us about Russian losses and Ukrainian victories, in the near future, when the billions in aid dry up due to the utter incompetence of our governments, Ukraine will be trashed. Russia will have at least over half of Ukraines land. It will be in a regionally stronger position and the Ukrainian people will be forever scarred by these “caring people” who only make messes, and then blame us and berate us for our lack of empathy when we balk at the sacrifices they want us to make when it can’t be cleaned up.
You're being thoughtful and I'll just simply add two words: Reagan Doctrine.
Unfortunately, we just betrayed the people of Afghanistan and allies that stood with us there for decades. Not only did the Biden Regime betray them, they did so in the most cowardly fashion. If you're correct, Ukraine will be similarly betrayed but they won't go easy into the night. They've proven that to the world.
Ukraine is a distraction from the WEF/Globalist goal of erasing ALL international borders and ruling us through intimidation and division. Throughout mankind's history from when the first Homo Erectus migrated out of Africa almost 2 million years ago borders have been meaningless. Tribalism and guarding one's food and other resources is part of what makes us human. Those of us lucky enough to be born in North America and parts of Europe need to understand that other populations know what you have and may become desperate enough to take it by any means necessary. Michael is explaining the "Big Picture" and those of us who have recieved the message are and have been quietly preparing. Hopefully it isn't needed but the realists amongst us know better.
Well Michael, you might want to ask Poles, Balts, Chechs, Slovacs, Moldovans or any other eastern europeans if they think the same way... Perhaps they might know a little bit more about Russkies than you do.
I'd like to see Michael get in a room with some folks from Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Poland and watch him to try to convince them that they should all relax and do nothing over a little "squabble."
Has the odor of people telling rape victims to just lay back and enjoy it.
People have a wonderful capacity for wishful thinking but must admit I'm surprised to hear it coming from Michael Yon. Just goes to show you how powerful human rationalization can be.
Ukraine; just 33 years old. Thirty Three. A new US President with a box of crayons may abandon the Ukrainian interest free money pit. Then the map changes Ukraine from gray to yellow. Again.
Question: When in history was Ukraine a sovereign nation with anything approximating the post-USSR boundaries, with a king or a parliament etc? Never. Question, why was it called "The Ukraine" and not "Ukraine" pre-1991? Because "The Ukraine" literally means "The borderland" or "The Frontier" in all regional languages. It was throughout history invaded, divided, reinvaded, redivided, ad infinitum. But by all means, let's trigger a nuclear WW3 over the latest of 100s of changes to the political control of "The Borderland" aka "The Ukraine."
> When in history was Ukraine a sovereign nation with anything approximating the post-USSR boundaries, with a king or a parliament etc? Never.
Uhmm...take a closer look at the video and focus on times before 15th century. Rus' or Kievan Rus' was not Russia (that was known as Muscovy) but Ukraine...
National sovereignty, or in the case of the second largest nation in Europe with a population of tens of millions of people standing up for their nation and stopping the KGB thug's kind invasion is problematic for you Matt. Yes, we know.
In case you might not have gotten past your failed analogy to national sovereignty and history, you could apply your same failed thought process to Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, ad infinitum.
Ukraine's roots go back to the Kieven Rus state preceding Muscovy. So we can go in circles all day with your "requirements" which under international law are meaningless.
For some "Borderland" they sure stopped a KGB thug in his tracks. Now how are you going to get them to succumb to totalitarian rape, pillaging and plunder Matt? They inspired the world with their bravery and most recently 50 nations committed support in their fight to maintain their freedom.
Putin wants an empire and "Putin's brain" has an objective of dismantling NATO and building a Russian empire across Europe to Dublin, Ireland. That's not any long historical analogy; that's the current political climate of reality.
Go on and break it to the Irish, Matt. Tell them they should surrender as they don't fulfill your historical requirements, like that has anything to do with international law.
No matter how hard you bloviate Horsey or spew unsupported propaganda of how the people are standing up for the country and somehow winning this war, you are wrong. This is just another war brought on by the globalists with support from the corrupt Ukrainian government to make those in power rich at the expense of normal citizens who just want to live their lives.
It doesn't take much investigation to learn that Russia is in this war for the long haul and they are winning. You say there were no bioweapons labs in Ukraine. Please provide your proof.
Russia has huge stock of weapons and reserve troops while NATO is fast depleting their ammunition and weapons of war. China has been mobilizing their economy since April 2022 to full war status. The US will not be able to keep up the war supplies to Ukraine to help stave off Russia.
Looks clear to me that Russia will hack off a third of Ukraine on the southeast, maybe even take Odesa. Maybe give Odesa back in peace negotiations if Ukraine does not wait too long to sue for peace.
Russia is making slow steady progress and they will win this even if it takes four years; more likely 9 months to a year. The good news is we will know soon.
As far as international law, it has turned out to be a joke. Nothing but continuous war and famine all over the world since WW I. The League of Nations, UN is just another means for insiders to get rich on the backs of the weak.
The self proclaimed 'Greatest Generation' were the worst generation setting up the world for the misery of the 20th and it looks like 21'st century.
Don't get me wrong, I am not rooting for Putin. My feeling is he was pushed into this military action by NATO and is defending Russia's sovereignty.
I appreciate your even handed and straight forward response and your being generous as you say.
I was kind of regretting my harsh post last night because it is unlike me. You just seemed to be spouting more of the same BS the globalist media puts forth and I am sick of the propaganda; not to mention I just watched globalist controlled Joe Biden give his Fascist speech in front of Pennsylvania Hall and was worked up over it.
I am a student of military history and battle tactics, however my analysis is based on history. I did not serve in the military and rely on others who have for their views.
My prediction that Russia will win this is based on battle reports available on the internet showing the situation on the ground. Of course everything is biased, but when one sees enough of reports from different points of view, the truth starts to emerge from the mist. Vastly different from the propaganda put forth by the globalists who want war to further their monetary and political agendas.
I predict Russia will create a new border from Kharkiv to either Dnipro or Kremenchuk depending on how long they want to fight this. Russia will control everything east and south of the Dnipro river and may even take Odesa to be used as a bargaining chip.
I am an American and after I retired I was flabbergasted to learn that everything I thought I knew about the leadership of our country was wrong. The leaders of the U.S. and others in NATO have been destroying countries and killing or displacing millions of people continuously since WWII. The mideast is a mess, Europe and America are filled with refugees and now it is Ukraine's turn.
Not sure why you said I was rooting for Mao. Quite the contrary, Mao killed millions with his cultural revolution and other atrocities. I want the war in Ukraine to end, and the only way it will is a peace treaty between Ukraine and Russia. Or Russia completely destroying the leadership and infrastructure of Ukraine to take it over, which would just cause more death and misery for the people in Ukraine caught in the middle of all this.
While I may differ on some aspects, I certainly appreciate holding Putin at arms length because he reeks of KGB thuggery. For too many others, it's like they forgot or don't know history about the Cold War and the sacrifices made to defeat Soviet communism and how Reagan, Thatcher and Pope John Paul the Great executed its demise.
Projection is tough right now as people are worked up and (rightfully) frustrated. I'm disturbed that the list of dangers to American values has made too many line up to choose the opposite and embrace another bad guy. We have to oppose all the bad guys and the immediate dangers as well as the others.
I've avoided Traitor Joe but paying attention to his Obama controllers as that's well known playbook. It's ultimately disturbing to see pictures of Joe Biden and the Nazi eagle imagery behind him in a ChiCom virus red decorated all around. This is no way American or a celebration of same. We're seeing a lot the same!
It's clear Putin is looking to establish a fallback "victory" with territory in east Ukraine down to Crimea and if he can take the coastline and strangle Ukraine to death, he will happily do so. To date, he hasn't even been able to take Kharkiv in the northeast let alone Kyiv and force Ukraine's elected government to collapse. Unlike the US with its two party system, Ukraine has many different political parties. (Those aligned with Russia are persona non-grata now for obvious reasons).
“Let’s trigger…”. Never happen. Globalists do not want their terrain lit up like Nagasaki. Rather possess it but with far fewer “ useless eaters” and “deplorablesl.
Michael dumb? Watch the video and maybe reconsider? Scale! 30,000 foot viewpoint! Puts today's "war" in proper perspective. A squabble. Ukraine is the bio lab of the US. Now migrating to Indonesia. Pelosi visit. US is biolab to the rest of the world. See the big picture.
Actually, New Jersey is the bio lab of the US. But I know Putin propaganda about "bio labs" in northern Ukraine being dangerous in an attack on Russia. LOL!
Look, we're trying to discuss ramifications of foreign policy and international law not Qtardia BS that latched on to Putin propaganda when the KGB thug sent in his UN drone to blather about "bio labs" launching "poisoned birds" into Russia.
That was domestic propaganda intended for Russians but Putin had no idea Qtards would adopt it as their own new conspiracy. SMH
So, I guess Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland is a Qtard when admitting in front of congress that Ukraine had “biological research facilities” and the US was concerned Russia might gain control of them. Putin propaganda? Why would we trust a government that said Covid started in a Wuhan wet market. Oh no, maybe it was a pangolin! Dismiss all you want. We’re not buying it.
Where’s all the poisoned bio lab birds that flew into Russia? Yes, Qtardia is still a thing. We have lots of bio labs in New Jersey. No one wants them to fall into the hands of Putin’s Allie’s, the ChiComs either. Why give them more facilities?
But the ChiComs with their Putin friend have nukes and we all know how corrupt the government here is under Traitor Joe and his Obama handlers.
So what is on your surrender list? How about Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Taiwan, Korea and let’s throw in Los Angeles, Alaska, Berkeley, and some NJ bio labs?
You don’t want to piss off the ChiCom-Russia alliance. They have nukes, global ambitions and The Swamp is quite corrupt. Let’s end this squabble.
“ Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Taiwan, Korea and let’s throw in Los Angeles, Alaska, Berkeley, and some NJ bio labs?”
Now you’re conflating the argument. Focus on the statement I made- Nuland admitted we had biolabs in Ukraine. I take umbrage when statements, based on fact, devolve into “labeling” those with whom you disagree. But isn’t that what’s done when trying to discredit someone? Classic Alinsky tactic.
Putin already has control of most, if not all of the biolabs of concern. He’s already achieved his major objectives, so the war’s been won from his perspective. You just don’t know it yet, that is unless we keep poking the bear. This proxy war, along with the abysmal Afghanistan withdrawal has one objective- the eventual destruction of the West through the depletion of NATO’s military stockpiles, the destruction of cheap energy and inflation from printing trillions of dollars to usher in the Great Reset and an new CBDC. Our demise won’t come from Putin- it will be of our own making.
I'm not conflating and I'm not the one ignoring the upheaval in Europe as many nations there like Poland, Finland and of late Lithuania and Estonia have warned. That's a more unique American willful blindness.
No one knows more on the Putin bio lab birds or Nuland's reference and at this point it's not important as this isn't propaganda for Russian domestic use or Qtardia.
You claim "Putin has control of most, if not all of the biolabs." You're being a Qtard and making up more BS. Who the hell told you that?
Putin's major objective was to overthrow the government in Ukraine and take over the entire country - in days. That is not achieved.
What planet do you think this is because you certainly don't have any Putin victory with his invasion of Ukraine, far from it.
But you can go on believing it as no doubt you will right as the calendar turns into 2023 and the people of Ukraine continue fighting bravely for their freedom. Putin's objective is to undo NATO and then Putin's brain wants all of Europe and that's the objective of the Kremlin.
I'm not accepting any blame because Putin can't get over "the catastrophe" of communism falling with the Soviet Union and the dream of a global empire he so desperately wants to see his name attached in the history books.
I remember the Reagan Doctrine and when it was only leftists blaming America for the bad behavior of other state, re: mob actors.
NATO is a defensive alliance, national sovereignty determines its membership.
When Americans say they are against the war in Ukraine it is not because we like Putin, or have no sympathy for the Ukrainian civilians who are being killed and maimed by Russian bombs. If we were being honorable we would ask: WHY HAS US BETRAYED its promise NOT to expand NATO up to Russia's Borders after the Soviets dissolved the Warsaw Pact? US is clearly threatening Russia's border security! How would US feel if Russia, China, or Iran had security agreement with Canada or Mexico. Of course we would feel threatened! NATO has not stopped expanding since the fall of the Soviet Union, growing from 17 countries in 1990 to 30 today, several of which were once part of the Soviet-led Warsaw pact. IMO US should have led an effort de-escalate the conflict via diplomacy instead of aiding and abetting this war.
Clever. But still you remain voiceless voice. Freedom and sovereignty....hardly.
Yep, always has been. As for the Euros& USA-they never cooperated, kept their promise and now here ya are. The guy asked ofr rubles for payment-wasn't that hard to do. NATO sealed their own fate but they kissed the ring of Klaus and wanted this anyhow.
I think Michael is voicing frustration at the situation, everything I’ve read/heard him talk about points to him caring about people intensely, wanting to sound the the alarm and help. His point of this region being a historical goat rope is simply true. And you can only counter these moves of history by having sound strategy, which is something severely lacking in our foreign policy establishment.
I care about the people of Ukraine, it’s truly horrible what is happening there. I hope I never have to experience that kind of hell in my own country. BUT, personally I believe that no amount of caring or aid or “sacrifice” by the European and American people will actually change the course of this conflict in a positive direction.
There are, however, people in government bureaucracy across the west that do NOT care about the people of Ukraine, yet they say they do and according to them, no sacrifice is too great for me and you to make in support of Ukraine. If you try to say anything counter to that opinion you are a Putin Lover.
I say they don’t care for a few reasons, a couple of which I’ll mention below. These people are the ones that believe their own hype, that congratulate themselves about their success while ignoring the abject failure of their foreign policy of the last 20+ years.
First, they don’t care because they are unserious in thought and action. In this situation, instead of spending the time over the past 20+ years to create conditions in the region regarding energy that would effectively support Ukraine and Europe as a whole, they instead went all in on energy dependence on Russia so they could posture at home at how “Green” they were.
When they did that they tied the economic stability of all of Europe to the very country they were trying to push against. Who could have honestly thought that giving up that leverage would unfold any differently than it has since Russia invaded in February, with
The western sanctions that followed? These same foreign policy experts, naturally. Unserious and even criminal.
As Michael has been pointing out, the domestic economic instability and social unrest caused by this blunder will mean that any country currently willing to help Ukraine will very, very soon be focused on those more important domestic matters and unable to help.
Secondly they, like the United States, sacrificed their manufacturing prowess at the altar of globalism, ensuring there would be no more ability to have a WW2 type “Arsenal of Democracy” that could counter Russia and Chinas “Arsenal of Oppression”. In a contest of who can replenish war stocks faster, who will have the stamina to fight, “as long as it takes” for victory?
Unfortunately, I think we all know who has the capability currently, and it’s not us. It could be, but in my opinion it would be too late to meaningfully help Ukraine.
These people cannot be trusted because they have failed at everything they have put their hands to. They have been playing a global game of Risk, using actual human beings, pushing and pushing at a delicate situation until it toppled over.
Now, they want us to listen to them for the solution to the problem they created?
Look at the UK right now, astronomical utility increases are going to crush small and medium business, not to mention the average Briton. They are heading for 22% inflation. Tell them it’s ok, they are sacrificing for Ukraine. They won’t be the only ones.
Out government bureaucrat “betters” across the west never planned for the second and third order effects of this “game”.
I pray I’m wrong, but despite what the “caring” virtue signaling media tries to sell us about Russian losses and Ukrainian victories, in the near future, when the billions in aid dry up due to the utter incompetence of our governments, Ukraine will be trashed. Russia will have at least over half of Ukraines land. It will be in a regionally stronger position and the Ukrainian people will be forever scarred by these “caring people” who only make messes, and then blame us and berate us for our lack of empathy when we balk at the sacrifices they want us to make when it can’t be cleaned up.
You're being thoughtful and I'll just simply add two words: Reagan Doctrine.
Unfortunately, we just betrayed the people of Afghanistan and allies that stood with us there for decades. Not only did the Biden Regime betray them, they did so in the most cowardly fashion. If you're correct, Ukraine will be similarly betrayed but they won't go easy into the night. They've proven that to the world.
THANKS FOR SHARING THE TRUTH. GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU SAFE. AMEN.
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Ukraine is a distraction from the WEF/Globalist goal of erasing ALL international borders and ruling us through intimidation and division. Throughout mankind's history from when the first Homo Erectus migrated out of Africa almost 2 million years ago borders have been meaningless. Tribalism and guarding one's food and other resources is part of what makes us human. Those of us lucky enough to be born in North America and parts of Europe need to understand that other populations know what you have and may become desperate enough to take it by any means necessary. Michael is explaining the "Big Picture" and those of us who have recieved the message are and have been quietly preparing. Hopefully it isn't needed but the realists amongst us know better.
No, Ukraine is not a distraction. When people rise up against an invasion by a KGB thug, that is not a distraction.
That's weak thinking and then some to combine national sovereignty taking a stand against invasion and combining with the skullduggery of the WEF.
SMH, this narrow "thinking" is beyond lame.
Well Michael, you might want to ask Poles, Balts, Chechs, Slovacs, Moldovans or any other eastern europeans if they think the same way... Perhaps they might know a little bit more about Russkies than you do.
I'd like to see Michael get in a room with some folks from Finland, Sweden, Lithuania and Poland and watch him to try to convince them that they should all relax and do nothing over a little "squabble."
Has the odor of people telling rape victims to just lay back and enjoy it.
People have a wonderful capacity for wishful thinking but must admit I'm surprised to hear it coming from Michael Yon. Just goes to show you how powerful human rationalization can be.
Dumber than I thought possible from Michael Yon of all people.
The biggest European war since WWII with international law, continental security on the line.
Yon says no, just a squabble, nothing to see here.
Ukraine; just 33 years old. Thirty Three. A new US President with a box of crayons may abandon the Ukrainian interest free money pit. Then the map changes Ukraine from gray to yellow. Again.
Question: When in history was Ukraine a sovereign nation with anything approximating the post-USSR boundaries, with a king or a parliament etc? Never. Question, why was it called "The Ukraine" and not "Ukraine" pre-1991? Because "The Ukraine" literally means "The borderland" or "The Frontier" in all regional languages. It was throughout history invaded, divided, reinvaded, redivided, ad infinitum. But by all means, let's trigger a nuclear WW3 over the latest of 100s of changes to the political control of "The Borderland" aka "The Ukraine."
> When in history was Ukraine a sovereign nation with anything approximating the post-USSR boundaries, with a king or a parliament etc? Never.
Uhmm...take a closer look at the video and focus on times before 15th century. Rus' or Kievan Rus' was not Russia (that was known as Muscovy) but Ukraine...
And then, Ukrainian and Rus' borders changed, and then changed again. Michael's comment was about borders, as is the map.
National sovereignty, or in the case of the second largest nation in Europe with a population of tens of millions of people standing up for their nation and stopping the KGB thug's kind invasion is problematic for you Matt. Yes, we know.
In case you might not have gotten past your failed analogy to national sovereignty and history, you could apply your same failed thought process to Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, ad infinitum.
Ukraine's roots go back to the Kieven Rus state preceding Muscovy. So we can go in circles all day with your "requirements" which under international law are meaningless.
For some "Borderland" they sure stopped a KGB thug in his tracks. Now how are you going to get them to succumb to totalitarian rape, pillaging and plunder Matt? They inspired the world with their bravery and most recently 50 nations committed support in their fight to maintain their freedom.
Putin wants an empire and "Putin's brain" has an objective of dismantling NATO and building a Russian empire across Europe to Dublin, Ireland. That's not any long historical analogy; that's the current political climate of reality.
Go on and break it to the Irish, Matt. Tell them they should surrender as they don't fulfill your historical requirements, like that has anything to do with international law.
No matter how hard you bloviate Horsey or spew unsupported propaganda of how the people are standing up for the country and somehow winning this war, you are wrong. This is just another war brought on by the globalists with support from the corrupt Ukrainian government to make those in power rich at the expense of normal citizens who just want to live their lives.
It doesn't take much investigation to learn that Russia is in this war for the long haul and they are winning. You say there were no bioweapons labs in Ukraine. Please provide your proof.
Russia has huge stock of weapons and reserve troops while NATO is fast depleting their ammunition and weapons of war. China has been mobilizing their economy since April 2022 to full war status. The US will not be able to keep up the war supplies to Ukraine to help stave off Russia.
Looks clear to me that Russia will hack off a third of Ukraine on the southeast, maybe even take Odesa. Maybe give Odesa back in peace negotiations if Ukraine does not wait too long to sue for peace.
Russia is making slow steady progress and they will win this even if it takes four years; more likely 9 months to a year. The good news is we will know soon.
As far as international law, it has turned out to be a joke. Nothing but continuous war and famine all over the world since WW I. The League of Nations, UN is just another means for insiders to get rich on the backs of the weak.
The self proclaimed 'Greatest Generation' were the worst generation setting up the world for the misery of the 20th and it looks like 21'st century.
Other than that, have a nice day.
You can spew all the Qtardia bio lab crap you like, friend. Where did all the poisoned birds into Russia go?
You can piss on international law, root for Mao over Hitler and say you are with the good as much as you like too.
Russia isn’t winning but if you call their retreat in south Ukraine with their thousands of dead and undermanned army winning, enjoy more of it.
You really know very little about anything. I’m being generous.
Don't get me wrong, I am not rooting for Putin. My feeling is he was pushed into this military action by NATO and is defending Russia's sovereignty.
I appreciate your even handed and straight forward response and your being generous as you say.
I was kind of regretting my harsh post last night because it is unlike me. You just seemed to be spouting more of the same BS the globalist media puts forth and I am sick of the propaganda; not to mention I just watched globalist controlled Joe Biden give his Fascist speech in front of Pennsylvania Hall and was worked up over it.
I am a student of military history and battle tactics, however my analysis is based on history. I did not serve in the military and rely on others who have for their views.
My prediction that Russia will win this is based on battle reports available on the internet showing the situation on the ground. Of course everything is biased, but when one sees enough of reports from different points of view, the truth starts to emerge from the mist. Vastly different from the propaganda put forth by the globalists who want war to further their monetary and political agendas.
I predict Russia will create a new border from Kharkiv to either Dnipro or Kremenchuk depending on how long they want to fight this. Russia will control everything east and south of the Dnipro river and may even take Odesa to be used as a bargaining chip.
I am an American and after I retired I was flabbergasted to learn that everything I thought I knew about the leadership of our country was wrong. The leaders of the U.S. and others in NATO have been destroying countries and killing or displacing millions of people continuously since WWII. The mideast is a mess, Europe and America are filled with refugees and now it is Ukraine's turn.
Not sure why you said I was rooting for Mao. Quite the contrary, Mao killed millions with his cultural revolution and other atrocities. I want the war in Ukraine to end, and the only way it will is a peace treaty between Ukraine and Russia. Or Russia completely destroying the leadership and infrastructure of Ukraine to take it over, which would just cause more death and misery for the people in Ukraine caught in the middle of all this.
I wish you well.
While I may differ on some aspects, I certainly appreciate holding Putin at arms length because he reeks of KGB thuggery. For too many others, it's like they forgot or don't know history about the Cold War and the sacrifices made to defeat Soviet communism and how Reagan, Thatcher and Pope John Paul the Great executed its demise.
Projection is tough right now as people are worked up and (rightfully) frustrated. I'm disturbed that the list of dangers to American values has made too many line up to choose the opposite and embrace another bad guy. We have to oppose all the bad guys and the immediate dangers as well as the others.
I've avoided Traitor Joe but paying attention to his Obama controllers as that's well known playbook. It's ultimately disturbing to see pictures of Joe Biden and the Nazi eagle imagery behind him in a ChiCom virus red decorated all around. This is no way American or a celebration of same. We're seeing a lot the same!
It's clear Putin is looking to establish a fallback "victory" with territory in east Ukraine down to Crimea and if he can take the coastline and strangle Ukraine to death, he will happily do so. To date, he hasn't even been able to take Kharkiv in the northeast let alone Kyiv and force Ukraine's elected government to collapse. Unlike the US with its two party system, Ukraine has many different political parties. (Those aligned with Russia are persona non-grata now for obvious reasons).
“Let’s trigger…”. Never happen. Globalists do not want their terrain lit up like Nagasaki. Rather possess it but with far fewer “ useless eaters” and “deplorablesl.
Michael dumb? Watch the video and maybe reconsider? Scale! 30,000 foot viewpoint! Puts today's "war" in proper perspective. A squabble. Ukraine is the bio lab of the US. Now migrating to Indonesia. Pelosi visit. US is biolab to the rest of the world. See the big picture.
Many thanks Michael.
Actually, New Jersey is the bio lab of the US. But I know Putin propaganda about "bio labs" in northern Ukraine being dangerous in an attack on Russia. LOL!
Look, we're trying to discuss ramifications of foreign policy and international law not Qtardia BS that latched on to Putin propaganda when the KGB thug sent in his UN drone to blather about "bio labs" launching "poisoned birds" into Russia.
That was domestic propaganda intended for Russians but Putin had no idea Qtards would adopt it as their own new conspiracy. SMH
So, I guess Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland is a Qtard when admitting in front of congress that Ukraine had “biological research facilities” and the US was concerned Russia might gain control of them. Putin propaganda? Why would we trust a government that said Covid started in a Wuhan wet market. Oh no, maybe it was a pangolin! Dismiss all you want. We’re not buying it.
Where’s all the poisoned bio lab birds that flew into Russia? Yes, Qtardia is still a thing. We have lots of bio labs in New Jersey. No one wants them to fall into the hands of Putin’s Allie’s, the ChiComs either. Why give them more facilities?
But the ChiComs with their Putin friend have nukes and we all know how corrupt the government here is under Traitor Joe and his Obama handlers.
So what is on your surrender list? How about Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Taiwan, Korea and let’s throw in Los Angeles, Alaska, Berkeley, and some NJ bio labs?
You don’t want to piss off the ChiCom-Russia alliance. They have nukes, global ambitions and The Swamp is quite corrupt. Let’s end this squabble.
“ Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Taiwan, Korea and let’s throw in Los Angeles, Alaska, Berkeley, and some NJ bio labs?”
Now you’re conflating the argument. Focus on the statement I made- Nuland admitted we had biolabs in Ukraine. I take umbrage when statements, based on fact, devolve into “labeling” those with whom you disagree. But isn’t that what’s done when trying to discredit someone? Classic Alinsky tactic.
Putin already has control of most, if not all of the biolabs of concern. He’s already achieved his major objectives, so the war’s been won from his perspective. You just don’t know it yet, that is unless we keep poking the bear. This proxy war, along with the abysmal Afghanistan withdrawal has one objective- the eventual destruction of the West through the depletion of NATO’s military stockpiles, the destruction of cheap energy and inflation from printing trillions of dollars to usher in the Great Reset and an new CBDC. Our demise won’t come from Putin- it will be of our own making.
I'm not conflating and I'm not the one ignoring the upheaval in Europe as many nations there like Poland, Finland and of late Lithuania and Estonia have warned. That's a more unique American willful blindness.
No one knows more on the Putin bio lab birds or Nuland's reference and at this point it's not important as this isn't propaganda for Russian domestic use or Qtardia.
You claim "Putin has control of most, if not all of the biolabs." You're being a Qtard and making up more BS. Who the hell told you that?
Putin's major objective was to overthrow the government in Ukraine and take over the entire country - in days. That is not achieved.
What planet do you think this is because you certainly don't have any Putin victory with his invasion of Ukraine, far from it.
But you can go on believing it as no doubt you will right as the calendar turns into 2023 and the people of Ukraine continue fighting bravely for their freedom. Putin's objective is to undo NATO and then Putin's brain wants all of Europe and that's the objective of the Kremlin.
I'm not accepting any blame because Putin can't get over "the catastrophe" of communism falling with the Soviet Union and the dream of a global empire he so desperately wants to see his name attached in the history books.
I remember the Reagan Doctrine and when it was only leftists blaming America for the bad behavior of other state, re: mob actors.
NATO is a defensive alliance, national sovereignty determines its membership.
Putin invaded Ukraine.
Never forget it.
Enlightening