Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts
I seem to be the only prescient person on the foreign policy scene. But not Washington, not Europe, and not Russia are interested in what I have to say.
I said that it was a strategic mistake for the Kremlin to limit its military operation in Ukraine and to impose restraints on the military action that would drag out the process of Russian victory. I said this would wrongly convince the West that the Russian military wasn’t as formidable as it is and give the West plenty of time to widen the war by becoming more and more involved.
With the cold shoulder the West gave to Russia’s security concerns, I said nothing less than a lightening conquest of all of Ukraine and replacement of the US puppet government with a Russian puppet government would convince the West that Russia’s red lines were real and that Russia’s security concerns had to be addressed.
It has happened as I predicted. The US and NATO have become combatants in the conflict over Donbass, formerly part of Russia, by supplying weapon systems, military intelligence, volunteers, diplomatic support and money to Ukraine. The US and NATO have clearly stated that they intend to keep the war going and that they support Ukraine’s reconquest of Donbass and Crimea.
Washington arranged for Lithuania, a NATO member, to block Russian access to part of Russia, Kaliningrad. With Turkey suitably paid to withdraw objection, NATO has invited two historically neutral countries, Finland and Sweden, to align with Washington against Russia and to join NATO. If Finland accepts, NATO will be positioned on another 832 miles of Russia’s border. As preventing Ukraine’s NATO membership and less NATO presence on Russia’s border was one reason for Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the intervention, despite Russia’s victory in Donbass, was a loss for Russia’s overall goal.
As I predicted would be the case, the limited and time-consuming Russian intervention in Ukraine is leading to a massive increase in Western military forces deployed against Russia. The NATO rapid response force is being expanded from 40,000 to 300,000. More squadrons of US fighter aircraft are being sent to England. Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are being prepped for NATO membership. I could add more to this story, but it is clear enough that I was exactly correct that the limited, go-slow Russian intervention was a strategic blunder which is encouraging the West to violate more Russian red lines. Considering Washington’s commitment to hegemony and the obedience of Washington’s European puppet states, surrender or a wider war that likely would turn nuclear are Russia’s remaining alternatives.
As I have said, the Russians are babes in the woods. They do not understand the evil that they face. Apparently, they neither take the Wolfowitz Doctrine seriously nor the US Government’s Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe’s plan to break Russia up into a collection of independent small states, thereby removing Russia as a constraint on US hegemony over a unipolar world.
The complete cold shoulder the West gave Russia’s effort to achieve mutual security should have told the Kremlin something. But didn’t. Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Kremlin still believes that reason can prevail and negotiation and good will can succeed. https://sputniknews.com/20220630/mod-russian-military-withdraws-forces-from-zmeiny-island-as-gesture-of-good-will-1096826022.html
It is this delusion, together with the neoconservative pursuit of hegemony, that is leading to nuclear Armageddon.
NATO Leaders Officially Invite Sweden, Finland to Join Alliance
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Just saying, maybe it’s time to run up all your credit cards!
I did that once when anticipating bankruptcy and the judgement I feared was imminent never happened. I was left with $20k debt @ 18% interest. It was a real struggle paying off the debt.
I recommend staying away from debt completely. It’s just not worth it.
Fuk!
This has nothing to do with Armageddon, ridiculous.
Yes its seems to be leading to a serious situation, maybe ww3 but the 2nd seal is not Armageddon.
Armageddon is the 6th Vial 6th Trumpet at the end of the 7th seal after the Tribulation.
That’s not the full story.
Indeed, Armageddon is the 6th Vial 6th Trumpet at the end of the 7th seal after the Tribulation, BUT …. before the 66th booster shot 6th Trombone at the end of the 6th walrus immediately prior to the Great White Throne judgment, following the 1000 years of peace and right after Satan has breaded pork chops for dinner.
fify
Email me if you want to see my End Time charts regarding this matter,
LOL
Stop that! I just about spit beer all over my keyboard! You need to send that to Hagee, Osteen, Meyer, Warren and the rest of the Pharisees raking in millions from the Sheeple with their Eschatology scams.
I fully understand Dr. Roberts’ reasoning. However, I am not sure at all if Roberts is a better strategist than Putin.
Europe is collapsing. Western “leaders” want wars.
Look around. Europe has company in that collapse. In the past the U.S. has come to the rescue, but this time we’re right there with them on the economic Titanic.
No, the Khazarian Mafia want the wars. The so-called ‘leaders’ just want to be paid for their treason.
Yawn, the umpteenth iteration of PCR’s “only instant gratification works” screed.
Let talk again after Europe made it through the next winter, somehow.
They won’t.
It’s been said that Germany is the lynchpin. If Germany tanks, Europe is kaput. And Germany is in very very deep shit. BASF has already indicated they may have to shut down a 20 acre facility …. thousands of jobs, poof, gone. Other big companies there have said likewise. On the bright side, they’re unwavering support for Ukraine is most admirable.
This time next year Europe will look very very different. In a bad way.
True, their economy won’t.
I was more thinking of the people, and most will somehow make it through one winter, by burning their furniture for heating, if needed.
How bad is Germany (and, Europe) fucked?
Brand new article today on the Saker ===> “Europe fails with German help”
It’s long and detailed. And frightfully depressing because Americans will not be unaffected.
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https://thesaker.is/europe-fails-with-german-help/
While I’m at it ….. finally another new Sitrep.
Bottom line: Country 404 is collapsing one devastating artillery shell at a time … tens of thousands daily. Nothing surprising. However, a nice article which refutes the massive bullshit spewed today by Paul Craig Roberts.
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https://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-slomo-collapse/
Interesting how the U.S. is credited as “puppeteer” in all this. Biden & Co. may be the strings, but it is Kaus Schwab and the WEF pulling them. Maybe finally after WW3 will the world realize that all the way back to WW2, our real enemy was–and still is–“neutral” Switzerland.
If the socialist Democrats come out of the November elections still holding a majority in congress, North America will look very different too…and also in a bad way.
Egotistical narcissistic ASSHOLE.
I agree with you, Mr. Roberts, in part. However, your arguments needed to expand on the consequences of a unipolar world (as described in the Wolfowitz Doctrine). A world in which the United States is the only superpower is possible if we are the overwhelming dominant power both militarily and politically. Given the woke view of the world by our political and military leadership that goal is no longer possible. I also believe the expansion of NATO will contribute to internal weakness as the agendas of member states will increase. Russia’s ability to maintain the pressure in Ukraine has been greatly enhanced with the support of China and the other BRIC’s who are interested in seeing a diminished role for the United States, and this will ultimately lead to a much wider (and probably global conflict).
Know the seasons people, look at the signs. Jesus is coming sooner than you realize.
Most of the world’s population has to expire first. Billions to go, then you can look at the signs (non-imaginary).
Putin is a psychopath. He couldn’t care less if the world became one “Dresden”.
NATO = the psychopathic warcriminals who senselessly (and completely unrepentant other than acted) cremated that refugeecamp, also filled with Allied POW’s, forced laborers from counties occupied by Hitler, warwounded etc., ALIVE.
This kind of (exclusive logically) smart, morally idiotic, government infiltrating and overtaking key positions, adapted compensated psychopaths, unrecognised by YOU, recognise eachother and operate in MAD common collusion.
The goal of this worst type of (genetically or core MAD) serial killing mass murderer, is TO KILL YOU ALL (in the most horrific way they can concoct).
So the real situation is worse.
Oh, so then why hasn’t Putin pushed the button yet?
He’s waiting to have more Sarmats at the ready??
Your mother having sex with your father was a strategic blunder.
Sometimes abortion makes sense.
Now, now, now! Mr. Roberts and other Dead Elephant has-beens and wannabes (Ben Stein, Buchanan, Mark Levin, Bill Kristol, etc.) need to still feel “relevant” after their time has long passed. They would have been better off becoming substitute teachers or opening up drinking establishments. Instead, they write books and op-eds no one reads. Sad that (H/T to my brother, Lineman).
And whose side will China take in a “wider war”?
China helped push the M/I complex out of Korea and yet TPTB follow the same playbook every time.
That is the definition of something …
Actually the version by the Temptations is better in my opinion.
In order for your grandiose vision to be true, Russia would have had to taken out the US at the same time. In the real world, the world we unfortunately live in, One does not just carpet bomb and walk on in. This was foreseen and went according to plan on both sides. Have you been to the grocery store or filled you car up lately. Things are not going so peachy for the west. Both sides have a plan, the stronger will prevail. Your plan would have ensured nuclear Armageddon….. “If only the world would listen to me…. I would show them how to really fuck things up!”
Lithuania has backed down over Kaliningrad. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations, in supplying Ukraine, are only doing what Russia has done in the past by supplying combatants fighting the United States military. Russia is going to win in the Ukraine because they are controlling their emotions, while still being aggressive. The United States, and their allies, have not controlled their emotions and are making poor decisions as a result. Mr. Paul Craig Roberts is acting like the Americans on this issue. Russia shall win!
Just push the Russians until they use tactical nukes.
As long as they don’t start using strategical nukes, it’s all good.
Ukraine lost once Russian tanks started rolling. If France with Napoleon and Germany with Hitler couldn’t beat Russia, Ukraine has no chance. It’s really only a question of how much territory Russia wants to take. The most likely probability is that they take the entire coastal south and the east as well. They may or may not siege Kiev to force a surrender.
Only fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Slow and steady wins the race.
“If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
I would disagree with this, as the Russians knew full well at least as early as the Syrian security assistance operation when they had to go up against very real terrorist forces being supplied and directed by the US and the Israeli’s, seeking to topple Assad.
If not for Lavrov and Putin, its very likely that the last major Christian enclaves would have now been exterminated inside of Syria, just as the Neocons directing genocidal US foreign policy ensured as the outcome in Iraq.
Putin and Lavrov, and likely the rest of the Russian legislature, are certainly aware that these actions preceding the Ukraine / Donbass provocations were not the work of ‘good will’ or reason..
The fact that Russia for the most part seems to have concentrated its development efforts on deterrent weapons systems (Hypersonic) also indicates that they are well aware that the ’empire’ was seeking to act against its interests. Most of the Russian forces eventually sent into Ukraine were not newly constructed, assembled or developed which also indicates that they were never preparing to invade any former Soviet States.
All indications are that the Russians wanted to continue normal business relations, until incrementally the repeated provocations reached a point of immediate threat. When Zelensky publicly floated the nuclear weapon development comment, it sealed the deal in my view.
This is a 3-dimensional political conflict alongside a military conflict –
You have Biden who appears to have taken the bait of a payoff operation during his VP years in which Neocon aligned interests arranged to use Hunter as a bagman, knowing full well that the DNC could swing Biden into POTUS candidate, next cycle. He is now in a position in which he would ‘give away the store’ to distract from this malfeasance… Any local building permit office employee or cop would have RAPIDLY been indicted for official misconduct in such a situation, if they used public office to gain financially. This is now effectively a financially compromised actor serving at the behest of those his family took payments from.
The Eurotrash (Von Leyen, Drahgi, Schutlz, Macron etc..) are basically perma-flunkies of the WEF at this stage, and take orders from these globalists who do not want any remaining bastions outside of their control, or who can resist their orders and manipulation, when they make their final move to usurp control.
You have Zelensky who actually at one point flew out to the Donbass line, and confronted his nationalist forces stationed there, telling them “I am the president” and warning them to follow his orders, to which the response made clear that Zelensky could not control them, these forces wanted a conflict with Russia, and it appears to me like Zelensky eventually chose to just go ‘along for the ride’ in order to keep control..
Von Clauswitz said –
This is all related to a pre-existing greater conflict that is no accident or unintended outbreak. It is part of a greater goal to punish Russia for salvaging Syria, and it wont end once the Russians turn Ukraine into a landlocked duchy, because Ukraine is only a vehicle, not a destination.
Look, Russia did the same to US everywhere we went to war so why not have a taste of their own medicine. Besides, if you lived in Russia you would not have a site like this?
Why do you red diaper babies NEVER get this? You never lived in a commie-cal State, that’s why!!
I agree, was thinking the same with all of the bio lab stuff and murderous acts taking place against Russian citizens and soldiers? One starts to ask is there something to Putin’s W.E.F. young leaders membership days? Is he really this niave when even American citisens can see the evil of our leaders, is there a plan here for good, or is it all part of a nefarious plot world wide? Where he is apart of this malevolent kabuki theater leading the masses to nuclear hell? Who knows. We the people will suffer either way.
It’s not that simplistic, PCR is an old Cold Warrior from the Reagan era who although he has mellowed is still a warmonger steeped in psychopathic notions of Western superiority. The Washington consensus’ goal all along was to castrate and neutralize Russia then take on China The fact Putin intervened in the US/NATO/Yinon plot to destroy Syria made him and Russia persona non grata. The Great Reset crowd wants to implode the existing economic social and political order and are using the Russian “invasion” as a means to hurt the rest of the world via food and fertilizer shortages, supply chain disruptions and cover up their own malfeasance within the economy (unbacked derivatives in the quadrillions leading to massive contagion within the Too Big to Fail Banks and hedge fund giants).
Contrary to what the Western media says, Russia is not isolated and losing. We are seeing a taking of sides that does not bode well for the Anglo-American- NATO consensus. The Arabs, BRICS , Latin America and Africa are not buying the West’s Kool Aid. The psychopathic West is now talking about they can survive a limited nuclear war! The war will inevitably expand because the warmongers need a war to save their collapsing system and usher in the Great Reset.
This all sounds pessimistic I know but we are dealing with serious psychopaths here. On the positive side the UNIVERSE is alive it is intelligent and moves towards HARMONY and BALANCE so there is a real possibility the pendulum will swing back to sanity in our time.