15 years ago this conflict would have had me chanting "USA! USA! USA!"
Now I'm chanting "EMP! EMP! EMP!"
If the US had been serious about preserving the American Way of Life and it's people they never would have put all those missile silos in the prairies and plains. The ground strikes needed to get them would irradiate virtually all of our best crop land for many years.
"There is a serious game of 4D chess being played at the moment, and our US administration, the EU and NATO seem to be playing a losing hand of solitaire."
Actually our side is winning this war the most. Don't just look at the propaganda, as even Biden is part of the maskirovka*. Instead ask the age-old question "quo bono?" The purpose of this war from the perspective of globalists was to shift Europe away from the Rus sphere of interest back to the US, esp. as regards nat gas, to drain Russia, to divert tax money into their pockets, and to create excuses for domestic tyranny under the guise of fighting foreign tyranny.
All of those things are going quite well for them. Depending on how things turn out Russia might still be a minor winner, with some wheat fields and Black Sea ports for their troubles. But the big winners will be the globalists. Big losers: Ukrainians. Medium losers: Euros. Small losers: Americans.
In the very long term, perhaps the biggest winner of all is the one who followed HAL9000s advice: "The best move is not to play." In other words, China. Ever strike you as odd that China is by far the biggest threat, yet all we do is bluster at them while continuing to offshore our manufacturing there, then beating up on their ally who is a minor power comparatively.
Hard core realists like John Meersheimer said the best thing for the US would have been to team up with Russia against China, as historically that is the safe bet. When a declining power with a surplus of land meets a rising power with a dearth of land, it rarely ends well for the declining power.
Instead we are driving Rus into China's arms, while also weakening it such that it is bound to become the lesser of 2 partners. Probably not a coincidence that so many of our "leaders" have close ties to China.
* Perhaps it would be more accurate to say Biden is part of the 'circuses' of the Roman quote about "bread and circuses." Politicians are part of the show to keep the plebs' emotions channeled in a safe direction.
Not sure they are losing, I think getting hammered in a war that wipes out the governing structure of the U.S. and Europe is all part of the plan.
15 years ago this conflict would have had me chanting "USA! USA! USA!"
Now I'm chanting "EMP! EMP! EMP!"
If the US had been serious about preserving the American Way of Life and it's people they never would have put all those missile silos in the prairies and plains. The ground strikes needed to get them would irradiate virtually all of our best crop land for many years.
"There is a serious game of 4D chess being played at the moment, and our US administration, the EU and NATO seem to be playing a losing hand of solitaire."
Actually our side is winning this war the most. Don't just look at the propaganda, as even Biden is part of the maskirovka*. Instead ask the age-old question "quo bono?" The purpose of this war from the perspective of globalists was to shift Europe away from the Rus sphere of interest back to the US, esp. as regards nat gas, to drain Russia, to divert tax money into their pockets, and to create excuses for domestic tyranny under the guise of fighting foreign tyranny.
All of those things are going quite well for them. Depending on how things turn out Russia might still be a minor winner, with some wheat fields and Black Sea ports for their troubles. But the big winners will be the globalists. Big losers: Ukrainians. Medium losers: Euros. Small losers: Americans.
In the very long term, perhaps the biggest winner of all is the one who followed HAL9000s advice: "The best move is not to play." In other words, China. Ever strike you as odd that China is by far the biggest threat, yet all we do is bluster at them while continuing to offshore our manufacturing there, then beating up on their ally who is a minor power comparatively.
Hard core realists like John Meersheimer said the best thing for the US would have been to team up with Russia against China, as historically that is the safe bet. When a declining power with a surplus of land meets a rising power with a dearth of land, it rarely ends well for the declining power.
Instead we are driving Rus into China's arms, while also weakening it such that it is bound to become the lesser of 2 partners. Probably not a coincidence that so many of our "leaders" have close ties to China.
* Perhaps it would be more accurate to say Biden is part of the 'circuses' of the Roman quote about "bread and circuses." Politicians are part of the show to keep the plebs' emotions channeled in a safe direction.
You certainly hit the right notes for me. Probably a bunch of Europeans will be singing the same tune come winter.