Meanwhile in Ukraine

[Martin Hash]

Ukraine hasn’t paid its NG bill in a decade, and dozens of Russian pipelines go through it so they don’t think they have to. It also gives Ukraine ultimate threat over Russia, not to mention the EU/NATO finagling.

[Smitty-48]

this is not some politician we are talking about

this is a Cold Warrior

KGB Lt. Colonel posted to East Germany in the Cold War

that is the world Putin lives in

that is the prism through which Putin sees the world

so this is going for broke

crossing the Rubicon

against the Pax Americana itself

[DrYouth]

It just seems so desperate...

And the odds of any kind of actual success here seem so long.

I keep wondering if there is some internal political situation driving it.

[Martin Hash]

“What better time than now?” - Guerrilla Radio

[Smitty-48]

doesn't even matter if they call a near term ceasefire in Ukraine

it will just escalate on lateral vectors

this feels like over the Rubicon

past the point of no return

very plausible that World War Three is already in progress, opening phases, but no stopping it now

Hegemonic Succession may have already commenced, on a broad spectrum of fronts

[Martin Hash]

“All hell can’t stop us now.” - Guerrilla Radio

[DrYouth]

Hegemonic succession.

End of Pax Americana.

What could come next?

I can't see Pax China or Pax Russia...

Also can't really see another Hegemon rising up...

This will take a while, I suspect...

Very disconcerting.

[Smitty-48]

if Putin would do this ?

how can the Pax Americana not be in question ?

it was Afghanistan, the fiasco of withdrawal, Woke Pentagon in disarray

that debacle told Putin now was the time to make his move

Patton would call him a "Glorious Bastard"

because Putin is going for all the marbles

so Pax Americana is immediately in play soon as he did

and with the Pax goes King Dollar

the whole ball of yarn can unravel from here

may be unraveling right now as we speak

[Martin Hash]

The American pussy generation hasn’t even come of age yet: if you think Millennials are bad, just wait for it…

[Smitty-48]

What could come next?

you're not going to believe me if I tell you

you have kids

so psychologically, you will reject it