Six Early Thoughts on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

"One thing this non-expert is confident about: U.S. pundits tend to massively overestimate American influence on international events."

Ezekiel 16:49

“‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant..."

(See yesterdays post about the yahoo interview with

 the seven ex CIA and Defense department officials, 

I)

"A bit of relevant history: Journalist James Fallows reminds us that this is hardly the first time NATO has failed to deter aggression from Moscow. Fallows cites the Soviet attacks on Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968, when their puppet governments appeared unable to stop liberalization movements; he could’ve added the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the suppression of Solidarity in 1981. This is clearly different, since Russia is attacking a neighboring independent democracy. But, as Fallows notes, none of the U.S. presidents at the time had any intention of a direct military response..."

“in none of those other cases, as best I know, did US have prominent apologists for USSR action, comparable to Trump / Carlson these days.” 

"One significant disadvantage for the U.S. during this crisis: a State Department that has been hollowed out for some time, especially during Donald Trump’s presidency...There’s also no nominee at the Treasury Department for undersecretary for international affairs...:"

Warning, Watchman Bona Fides follow, read at your own risk:

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Four Winds Leveling

My writing BTW:

"There is a global post WW2 cataclysm in the brewing.

Aint but one book that explains whats going on in perfect detail.

The US is going to be woefully unprepared for whats going to happen."

"a State Department that has been hollowed out for some time, especially during Donald Trump’s presidency" The Bloomberg article above says.

Almost like somebody wanted it that way.

Go figure.

I love you baby :-).