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[FullMoon]

If we are so concerned about Ukraine, why didn’t we ever allow them into NATO? We teased them for years but never followed through. If we had, then we’d be obligated to help them now and wouldn’t be having this debate. We were cruel to them then, and we’re being cruel now, giving them enough to continue piling up dead bodies but not enough to end the conflict. We should either urge them to negotiate peace, or have a real debate and a formal declaration of war to defeat the Russians, and accept the consequences for whichever path we take. This proxy war BS is evil, and wrong.

Ukraine didn't meet the requirements especially due to the unsettled status of Crimea. There would have needed to be waivers which would have required unanimous approval of all members. Very unlikely.

Ukraine is the proper party to decide when and if negotiations are in order. If you're worried about the numbers of dead, perhaps you should be directing your attention to Russia which can stop the war any time it wants by removing its forces from Ukraine. I don't accept your premise that US/Western support for Ukraine will lead to WW III. I only people I do see making that suggestion with any regularity are the Russians themselves...

This conflict represents the beginning of civilizational conflict later to be labeled WW3 perhaps. Or maybe the end of something, hopefully not extinction level. But with warmongering neocons and their lackeys teaming up with (pro)regressives, it might very be. Cheerleaders of doom

[JDav]

Ukraine is the proper party to decide when and if negotiations are in order. If you're worried about the numbers of dead, perhaps you should be directing your attention to Russia which can stop the war any time it wants by removing its forces from Ukraine. I don't accept your premise that US/Western support for Ukraine will lead to WW III. I only people I do see making that suggestion with any regularity are the Russians themselves...

Well, a lot of Russians must be infiltrating North Carolina because where I live that suggestion is the norm, though I do also talk with people who see things as you do. The western world ensured we could not be part of a negotiated settlement when we moved so quickly to "cancel" Russia, which seems to have backfired spectacularly. It's going to be a long, cold winter...

I pray you are correct about this not being the start of WWIII, but with so many developed countries lurching into Generational Crisis Eras I fear you are not.

[Tom Mazanec]

Zelensky Fires Spy Chief For 'Russian Infiltration' In Biggest Internal Purge Since War Began
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, JUL 18, 2022 - 12:30 PM
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... -war-began

UPDATED MON, JUL 18 20225:43 PM EDT
Russia orders its forces to intensify operations ‘in all directions’; Ukraine’s Zelenskyy suspends top officials after treason fears
Holly Ellyatt
Amanda Macias
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/18/russia- ... dates.html

[JDav]

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... ets-crimea

US giving tacit permission for Ukraine to fire missiles into Crimea, territory we let Russia take 8 years ago with nary a fuss. Is this escalation, or are we trying to right past wrongs? 8 years seems like a lot of time to let pass without doing anything. It also changes our posture from providing defensive support to offensive. Thoughts, anyone?

[JDav]

About 100 or so fires, etc., at food processing plants in the last 12 months in the US. Several at fuel processing plants. Government-induced inflation and environmental policies that make it harder and more expensive to produce/distribute food. Baby formula shortage. Covid vaccines that affect menstruation in women, sperm counts in men, and cause various dangerous side effects. Our actions vis a vis Ukraine/Russia that reduce the west's food/fuel supply. If anything else happens I may stop believing in coincidences.

[Tom Mazanec]

JDav:
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence and thrice is enemy action.

[Tom Mazanec]

Russia nears gas shutdown in Europe as Germany rejects claims it can’t fulfill contracts
PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 19 20224:21 AM EDTUPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/russia- ... racts.html

Gazprom Declares Force Majeure, Will Halt Gas Flows To Germany Indefinitely
BY TYLER DURDEN
MONDAY, JUL 18, 2022 - 08:51 AM
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/gazpro ... definitely

Is This The Only Way To Curb Russian Oil Revenues?
By Tsvetana Paraskova - Jul 16, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/I ... enues.html

[FullMoon]

About 100 or so fires, etc., at food processing plants in the last 12 months in the US. Several at fuel processing plants. Government-induced inflation and environmental policies that make it harder and more expensive to produce/distribute food. Baby formula shortage. Covid vaccines that affect menstruation in women, sperm counts in men, and cause various dangerous side effects. Our actions vis a vis Ukraine/Russia that reduce the west's food/fuel supply. If anything else happens I may stop believing in coincidences.

That's just the beginning of a long list. It seems society is fractured between those who will and those who will not believe obvious and terrible lies that are shoved down their throats, and nobody seems to know the difference between right and wrong. I fear we ain't seen nothing yet because most carry as though it will get better as it gets worse.
The Dark side is increasing in strength and the last bastion of freedom is acquiescing, defeated the only way possible - from within.

[utahbob]

Logistics and Corruption
I saw this coming decades ago and it confirms what I advocated as a planner: the Achilles heel of the Russian Military – Logistics and Corruption. When I talked to Soviet and Warsaw Pact soldiers back in the day; I was taken aback and amazed. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the US hosted Russian officers. Most were preoccupied with getting to the Post Exchange to get their hands on cartons of Marlboros, and Levi 501 jeans and were amazed at how cheap vodka was compared to our wages. One was a veteran of the Soviet-Afghan War (I think he was GRU Spetsnaz by his cold comments) and was flabbergasted with the readiness rates of our weapon systems and “lavish” or “gluttonous” amounts of ammunition that we burned during training and was appalled of the US Army trusting sergeants and corporals to make tactical decisions that were explained to me was the realm of officers. Later I saw this when reading between the lines of reports of their military in Georgia and Syria.
When calls of men are being made of the individual republics to form BTGs in the Duma and Russian proxies are being equipped with Mosin Nagants that I got off the battlefield In Afghanistan, the handwriting is on the wall for the Russian Forces. All Ukraine has to do is not to lose; they do not have to win, just bleed the Russians white.
It was suggested that this war will become “frozen” and I give it a 40 to 50% chance of happening or higher odds that the Russians fold as they did during WWI: “Ukraine is likely going to end in very Russian way. It’s starting to look like the armies of Vladimir Putin will go home on foot, leaving a lot of equipment behind. Why? They are facing a logistics collapse like that seen by the armies of the Tzar in 1917, after the Summer offensive.”
https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/logi ... 5984f5d48e
How corruption is cancer for the Russian Army and how it impacts the Private/Ryadovóy Ivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9i47sgi-V4
This You tuber has videos that are up to the National Defense University level. Russia does corruption and Germany does bureaucracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jDUVtUA7rg

[Tom Mazanec]

Putin Signals Gas Pipeline Will Restart as Clock Ticks Down
Bloomberg News
Wed, July 20, 2022 at 12:13 p.m.·3 min read
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/putin ... 56026.html

EU Opens Membership Talks With Albania & North Macedonia After Fast-Tracking Ukraine Candidacy
BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, JUL 19, 2022 - 09:45 AM
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... ng-ukraine

Kissinger Warns Biden Against Endless Confrontation With China
Courtney McBride - Yesterday 5:36 PM
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ki ... ar-AAZL2VS

UPDATED WED, JUL 20 20225:12 PM EDT
War in Ukraine could now expand beyond Donbas, Russia warns; EU says it’s being blackmailed by Moscow over gas
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/20/russia- ... dates.html

18 Jul, 2022 15:14
HomeRussia & FSU
Kiev names condition for peace talks with Moscow
Ukrainian foreign minister appears to rule out talks anytime soon
https://www.rt.com/russia/559188-kiev-n ... ion-peace/

19 Jul, 2022 13:18
HomeRussia & FSU
Ukraine threatens to destroy Russian fleet
Russian ships could be attacked with Western-supplied weapons, deputy defense minister claims
https://www.rt.com/russia/559240-ukrain ... et-peskov/

Costs of Ukraine war pose tests for European leaders – and things may get worse
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Mon 18 Jul 2022 14.38 EDT
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/ ... -get-worse

Ukraine. Military Summary And Analysis 20.07.2022
21,100 viewsPremiered 4 hours ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA2uantEc-M&t=1s