U.S Involvement in Ukraine War Expansion – Gives Far More Than ‘Permission’

The Press proclaims “U.S. gives permission for the use of Long Range Missiles.” The hitch? It is U.S technology being used, the U.S. and/or NATO involvement in setting the destination and coordinates of the missile. Ukraine does not have the technology as Putin points out. Now as Putin has always said, the use of these weapons is a red line.

Permission? Rather it is the U.S./NATO that is complicit in the expansion of the war. Meanwhile Putin lowers the threshold for the use of Nukes. Biden isn’t done ramping up the tension. Just now the Washington post reports:

Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy

This latest turn of events so far appears to raise little concerns in the U.S., but it sure does in Europe. Sweden has begun a series of emergency notifications to its citizens to prepare for general war.

It is called a major escalation. It would be wise to consider where this could lead. Mustang, who wrote yesterday’s post About Ukraine Using U.S. Long Range Missiles – A Risky Gambleleft this comment:

Russia correctly views the latest events as NATO’s direct engagement in attacking Russia.  The truth of this is bad enough, but ultimately, the truth doesn’t matter.  If Putin perceives that his country is being attacked by NATO (and I believe that would be a correct assessment), then Putin is likely to counterattack; I would not expect Russia to use Wal-Mart-grade missiles to respond.

He goes on with something more to consider:

We should anticipate that if Putin chooses not to act, the Russian military may remove him from office and put someone in place who will. We should also be worried about any mutual defense pacts Russia may have signed with other NATO adversaries. NATO is driving this bus, and it is headed toward a precipice.(end)

Now as we stand at the brink of a World War, it would be wise to trouble ourselves with taking the time to look at the past couple of decades for the history.

For that I turn first to Jeffrey Sacks.

Bookmark this. Keep this. Remember this. Watch it often. Memorize it. Learn it. Understand it. Grasp it. Believe it. And never forget it. Ever. pic.twitter.com/U25wYjTBTL

— Lionel (@LionelMedia) November 18, 2024

Senator Tommy Tuberville looks at the situation from another angle- the reality of the situation.

Tuberville Decries Ukraine Aid And NATO Expansion, Says War Is ‘Unwinnable’ And Demands Peace Talks. (September, 2024.)

Of course any post concerning the involvement of the U.S. in the Ukraine fiasco would not be complete without mentioning one time Undersecretary Victoria Nuland who was one of the engineers:

War Monger UnderSecretary Victoria Nuland Resigns, an End to Her Bloodthirsty Reign

Visit at your time…. this sums it up.

“One of the most bloodthirsty and psychotic war mongers to occupy high office in Washington resigned today, evidently and hopefully bringing a shameful end to her long and destructive career in Washington.”

A bipartisan fixture in Washington, Victoria Nuland had a hand in countless US foreign policy catastrophes, from the invasion of Iraq to the 2014 coup in Ukraine.

Notes from the clip:

An embarassing phone conversation about Ukraine politics between two high profile US diplomats has surfaced online. The audio clip of a woman and man is purportedly between US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt.

The two people are heard discussing strategies to work with the three main opposition figures. She is heard telling him that she doesn’t think boxer-turned-politician Vitaly Klitschko should be in a new government and also saying “f**k the EU.” This episode will be embarassing for the US as President Barack Obama has denied the administration is manipulating the Ukrainian opposition. 

The best of the swamp. Good luck America.