Not sure if I’m back-back quite yet, but like my prior post The Next Pandemic I need to get this out there.
In my youth I became fascinated with war and read Sun Tzu’s classic work The Art of War, as well as Musashi’s book The Book of Five Rings. I read Clausewitz’s On War and many others. I never joined the military because I’ve always been an exceedingly rebellious-to-authority person – not an asset in a military environment.
I refer to my being Jewish and being one of a stiff-necked people; in parallel, I have multiple Revolutionary War ancestors as well. Being ruled and controlled by outside agents does not sit well with me nor has it sat well with my ancestors.
Anecdotally, while in college, I was approached by the Navy but as it happened had a friend in the Navy who advised against it knowing my personality. Hindsight being 20-20 I probably should have; I’d have gotten a lot more discipline in my life than I do now! Regardless, I have found profound respect for the deep wisdom in the idea summarized by Sun Tzu:
“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Yes, know yourself. But in knowing your enemy it is not sufficient to know your enemy’s capabilities, but one must also know their motivations. Only by understanding what drives your enemy to be your enemy do you have any hope of truly defeating them.
Before I dive in let me be clear: I state, without any reservation, that I do not approve of Putin’s incursion into Ukraine. Period, full stop. We must grasp, however, that this situation did not happen overnight – or even just in the last few months. More importantly we must understand that this did not have to happen this way. So, my seeking to understand the actions does not mean I condone the actions.
And, of course, I hope the fighting can be stopped soon, and am deeply sorrowful at this loss of life. Again, not approving of Putin at all… but in reality though, while Putin is a convenient target, there is another enemy…
HISTORY
But let’s understand the Russian mentality.
(Link to AZQUOTES per their policy.)
“History is bunk” went the phrase in Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel A Brave New World. Yet Santayana applies, for many themes do repeat, or at least rhyme, throughout history. Currently that amnesia applies to the whole Russia-invades-Ukraine calamity that is ongoing. Distracted by Netflix or social media or whatever, Americans in particular are – IMHO – staggeringly disconnected from the depths of history that form the foundation for so many around the world in their own perspectives of the world and events. So let’s review a little history mixed with some geography.
The formation of Russia as an entity traces back to the rebellion against the Tartars / Mongols. Almost a millennia ago. It’s common knowledge that Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812. The winter, poor logistics, and the Russian scorched earth defense (plus some unfortunate metallurgy!) sapped his Grande Armée until he was forced to retreat – having reached Moscow itself and even occupied it for a short time…
Let alone the Nazi’s Operation Barbarossa – discussed here by Bill Whittle (video, 15:01) – and again, the Russians were saved by their winter. Had the Nazis been better prepared for that weather, with better logistics, Moscow might well have fallen (links and italics in original):
Operationally, German forces achieved significant victories and occupied some of the most important economic areas of the Soviet Union (mainly in Ukraine) and inflicted, as well as sustained, heavy casualties. Despite these early successes, the German offensive stalled in the Battle of Moscow at the end of 1941, and the subsequent Soviet winter counteroffensive pushed the Germans about 250 km (160 mi) back. The Germans had confidently expected a quick collapse of Soviet resistance as in Poland, but the Red Army absorbed the German Wehrmacht‘s strongest blows and bogged it down in a war of attrition for which the Germans were unprepared. The Wehrmacht’s diminished forces could no longer attack along the entire Eastern Front, and subsequent operations to retake the initiative and drive deep into Soviet territory—such as Case Blue in 1942 and Operation Citadel in 1943—eventually failed, which resulted in the Wehrmacht’s retreat and collapse.
In short, Russia has been invaded and even conquered multiple times over its history. Geography is part of the problem here. Russia has, objectively, few significant natural barriers to being attacked. Contrast this with the US which, until the advent of planes and ICBMs. has two honkin’-big barriers to any substantive invasion, i.e., the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Now, we’re not immune and are being invaded through our southern border as a part of the intentional demographic / voter base shift. Not to mention Cloward-Piven.
But that’s something else entirely, and IMHO is a component of the Great Replacement Project by enemies domestic, not foreign.
PROMISES… BROKEN
So now let’s look at the end of the Cold War and NATO’s promise to not expand towards Russia. Looking at the map just above, can anyone objectively say that promise was kept? The answer is an obvious NO. For years Russia has complained about – warned about – NATOs expansion:
Many predicted Nato expansion would lead to war. Those warnings were ignored
Ignored Warnings: How NATO Expansion Led to the Current Ukraine Tragedy
Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia
And check out this Gab by Matthew Bracken citing Jack F. Matlock Jr., US Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1987-1991, who – in 1997 – warned that NATO expansion “was the most profound strategic blunder, [encouraging] a chain of events that could produce the most serious security threat since the Soviet Union collapsed.” More broadly, my reading and understanding, based on my amateur interest in history, indicates to me that the Russians are very fond of encirclement tactics. Thus they are incredibly sensitive to such actions with NATO appearing to do just that to them.
And now, very convenient from the timing of wiping the failure of the Jab, its massively-greater danger than any other vaccine in history, plus its actual lethality of the Jab being greater than the virus off the front pages. E.g., Ukraine as a deliberate distraction from the COVID-19 nightmare.
As reported in a December 2021 article, President Potato told Ukraine that its admission to NATO was in their hands. That, to me, is a sub rosa invitation to apply to join – something that Russia had repeatedly stated was their line in the sand. To wit:
Again, what “fortuitous” timing. One could be forgiven for some foil-hat thinking that knowing Russia’s clearly-stated line in the sand about Ukraine the between-the-lines invitation for Ukraine to apply to join NATO was deliberately made to prompt Russia’s promised reaction in order to distract the world from the Covid – and “safe and effective” Jab – narrative falling apart.
In parallel, here is a German politician speaking about the situation:
Which, IMHO, should lead to Ukrainians not just being – understandably – put out over Putin’s invasion specifically, but also broadly at the West for using them as a tool: a long-term tool against Russia, and a convenient LOOK, SQUIRREL! distraction from the Jab’s failures & human toll. A distraction for the WEF, paid for by their blood.
LIFE SADLY IMITATES ART
Now what?
NATO and other countries are pushing back on Russia with military and financial support to Ukraine. Ranging from understandable to utterly ridiculous, Russia is being hemmed in. Nominally this is an attempt to push Russia to withdraw, something that is not likely – but while I suspect Russia did not anticipate the level of pushback being seen, they’re not fools. Doubtless, they did expect a response and planned for it. And while truth is the first casualty of war, the Russians do seem to be pushing forward.
More broadly, though, Russia is known for cyber-attacks. The Globalists know this (and, interestingly, references to “Cyber Polygon” have reportedly been pulled from the WEF’s website – click on the first link and it’s 404’ed). As I predicted here, this has the potential for false flags to be oh-so-conveniently blamed on Russia – thus constituting likely casus belli and possibly prompting an invocation of NATO Article 5. Which would lead to cyber-reprisals that would go back and forth and inevitably transition to meatspace. I repeat my warning from my predicting link just above:
The world is stacked with piles of dry tinder, and they’re all connected – when one goes, they’ll all go, and there are people out there playing with accelerants and matches, and deliberately.
And add another, which I’ve also stated in multiple places:
World War I started with the assassination of one man. From there each nation took what were, in context of what was known at the time, perfectly logical steps. Until the shooting started.
With Russia saber-rattling its nuclear arsenal, and the likelihood of cyberattacks that spill into real-world attacks, I fear this line from a movie may be grimly prescient.
But then, that’s the goal. And thus, the 7.3 billion person question will be answered. Remember, from a video embedded here, “there will be a need to kill many billions” and this will be because these people are doing so from a conviction they are doing good.
Hashem help us all.
