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Well, that was fast. I assume that’s about it unless someone at the highest levels either side makes a real boneheaded mistake. Happened to Kennedy in Cuban Missile crisis when a fighter pilot went rogue.
There’s a lot of good reading on this and how effective coordination between military and civilian leadership should work to diffuse the many crisiss that we have been through. We have been fortunate to have had good leadership in the past.
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Fox is reporting that Ukrainian citizens are asking a couple simple questions; If you saw this coming for 60-90 days, why didn’t you do anything until after the fact? Why sanctions as opposed to weapons?
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[quote quote=5817]Fox is reporting that Ukrainian citizens are asking a couple simple questions; If you saw this coming for 60-90 days, why didn’t you do anything until after the fact? Why sanctions as opposed to weapons?[/quote]
Two very fair questions.
The West has abandoned Ukraine. Shameful.
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I didn’t realize until today that Ukraine had a force in Afghanistan in support of our initiative.
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You really think the west isn’t doing anything? You’re reading different news than I am. Even Germany is now providing weapons.
regardless, it’s a risky thing sending arms, medical supplies, logistics, intelligence to fight your neighbor who has nuclear bombs.
so I don’t blame anyone for taking a cautious approach. But the west seems to be all in on support.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-coordinate-arms-shipments-ukraine/NO MALARKEY
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Let’s be honest. The sanctions announced by the US were weak and terrible.
It was not until the Germans decided to impose the SWIFT sanctions and to cut off Russian access to its reserves and the monetary system that there were any real sanctions with teeth. Now the US wants to jump on the bandwagon.
The first is from Politico. The second, from WaPo. Our president leads from behind and then tries to jump in front of the parade when it picks up steam. pic.twitter.com/sdRS8OK2dJ
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 28, 2022
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[quote quote=5823]You really think the west isn’t doing anything? You’re reading different news than I am. Even Germany is now providing weapons. regardless, it’s a risky thing sending arms, medical supplies, logistics, intelligence to fight your neighbor who has nuclear bombs. so I don’t blame anyone for taking a cautious approach. But the west seems to be all in on support. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-coordinate-arms-shipments-ukraine/[/quote]
Where were they a month ago? Two weeks ago? A week ago? Yesterday? Just yesterday, Zelenskiy was telling his people that they are on their own, that no other countries were coming to help them to defend their freedom and their country. It was chilling.
Everyone knew this was coming, and was timed to start just after the Olympics so not to piss off Xi Jinping. The West did nothing, NOTHING to prevent it. Cities are being blown up. Residential sections targeted and civilians killed. Biden’s big speech and follow up answers said Putin will be feeling the pain in 30 days. 30 days! This will be over in 3, or so most people thought.
Finally, the Europeans are realizing that it won’t be just Ukraine, and they’re scared. They need to be. The guy is hell bent on recapturing the old Soviet Union. So they’re sending token help. It’s better than nothing, but it appears to be a day late and a dollar short.
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Where did I say, or anyone say, we goaded Putin into this war. That’s a narrative I’ve yet to hear. Putin has wanted to rebuild the USSR. Belarus came easy with a fixed election. The Baltics are part of NATO which will be difficult. Ukraine was an easy target, especially as we sat on our hands when he took Crimea.
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[quote quote=5825]A few days ago it was the West’s fault for goading Russia into this war and now you’re complaining that we didn’t send in enough arms over the last few months which would have been even more provocative.[/quote]
If western governments were pleased with past support levels why then, with the benefit of hindsight are they daily undertaking course corrections? Ratcheting up their response?
As you say, engagement is risky. After Putin has threatened Norway and Sweden directly, after an implied nuclear threat, it seems to me that the delay in the decision to ship in weapons becomes more difficult to accomplish and certainly as provocative from Putin’s perspective.
The west’s acknowledgment of past policy problems, specifically the decision to delay support for the Ukrainians, is seen in full relief with each subsequent course correction.
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I had it wrong. I thought 3 would be it but we are now at 2.
Pretty sure we’re at 3. We’ve only been at 2 twice, during the Cuban missile crisis and briefly at the beginning of the first Gulf War (thought that condition existed only for portions of the military, not the entire U.S. Military).
We’ve been at DefCon 3:
- Now
- During 9/11
- Yom Kippur War
- Operation Paul Bunyan (Korean tensions in 1976).
https://www.defconlevel.com/history/defcon-level-in-1976.php
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You’re right, Defcon Level 2.
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How long till we step up and put an end to the indiscriminate killing of civilians?
The Russian convoys heading to Kiev look like the Iraqis fleeing Kuwait. A kill zone. Perhaps it’s also time for a no fly zone? A twelve hour warning?
Failing that, how do we dissuade further military expansionism by our competitors? The shits hit the fan. Thanks Obama. Can you rush more blankets and MRE’s?
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https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/ukraines-deadly-gamble
Here’s a good explanation of the (recent) history that lead to the invasion. I think we can all agree that the initial sanctions were garbage. Yesterday’s announced sanctions were the result of Germany reassessing its energy policy and realizing they’ve taken the wrong path since the 1990’s.
https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1498094616704217090
Oh, and they finally decided to devote 2% of their GDP to defense… because they realize that their part of the world isn’t the safe haven they thought it would be.
#Germany vs. #France carbon emissions comparison. The choice is obvious – clean and reliable #nuclearenergy is the only way in achieving #netzero. #Nuclear. pic.twitter.com/j4qjpgGZyQ
— Uranium Trends (@UraniumTrends) January 22, 2022
Yooooo 🇩🇪, I hear you guys might need some energy? Look at how quickly the French were able to decarbonize in response to the oil shocks with a little ⚛️ magic. Just sayin' pic.twitter.com/LqPSZhpTtX
— Angelica 🌐⚛️🇹🇼 (@AngelicaOung) February 22, 2022
I get it. Source, etc. But this isn’t a Ukraine or recent development.
Germany’s CO2 emissions haven’t budged since 2009, despite a $580 billion investment in renewables and a 50% ⬆️ in electricity costs. Meanwhile, France produces 1/10 of the emissions Germany does and pays just over 50% of the bill. How? Nuclear power. https://t.co/2qTZlwTiZO
— Rosatom Global (@RosatomGlobal) March 2, 2019
How is the US doing on energy policy?
Federal regulators reverse decision to extend nuclear plant license in Florida. Turkey Point station near Miami would have been permitted until 2052.
The environmental group Beyond Nuclear argued that climate change risks were not taken into account. https://t.co/srqT20DKeY
— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) February 25, 2022
You read that right. The NRC decided to REVERSE itself and not renew the licenses for two nuclear plants because some “environmental” group called “Beyond Nuclear” said the renewal applications didn’t factor in effects from climate change. Beyond stupid. We are not a serious country when it comes to carbon emissions.
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