Having Eviscerated Russian War Doctrine Putin Now Brags on the Superiority of Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
Having Eviscerated Russian War Doctrine Putin Now Brags on the Superiority of Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
Paul Craig Roberts
If Putin had not been a victim of his ridiculous belief that conflict can be avoided by turning the other cheek, and instead had been prepared to quickly and decisively demonstrate the cost of initiating conflict with Russia, we would not be at the point at which Putin has to reassure the Russian people that Russia’s nuclear weapons are the last line of defense.
Putin was caught off guard by Washington’s coup in Ukraine. He stupidly responded with the Minsk Agreement and allowed himself to be deceived for eight years while Washington in plain view built and equipped a large Ukrainian army. He stupidly refused the two Donbas independent republics’ appeal to accept them back into Russia like Crimea. Putin’s refusal left the Russian peoples stuck into Ukraine by the Soviet government open to invasion and slaughter by the US trained and equipped army. At the last minute it dawned on Putin that he had to intervene, but as he had made no preparation he lacked sufficient military resources and made no real effort to mobilize them. Instead, he undertook not an invasion of Ukraine, but a Limited Military Operation to expel the Ukrainian force from the Russian territories.
By failing to be prepared to decisively deal with a dangerous situation before the West had time to get involved and escalate the conflict, Putin created an ever-widening war that would have spun out of control if Putin had not declared the irresponsible attack on Russia’s strategic triad a “terrorist act,” not an act of war.
In other words, Putin chose to continue his denial of the reality of the situation. What will be the next “terrorist act?”
https://www.rt.com/russia/618989-russia-most-advanced-nuclear-weapons/
Will War Be the Hallmark of the Trump Administration?
Will War Be the Hallmark of the Trump Administration?
Paul Craig Roberts
Iran has responded to Israel’s blatant attack in the weakest way possible–an appeal to the United Nations. The attack killed the Iranian commander of the Revolutionary Guards, the deputy chief of the army and several scientists, destroyed facilities and residential housing.
Washington disavows any responsibility for Israel’s act of war, but was quick to assure its Israeli master that the US would protect Israel from Iranian “aggression” should Iran respond to the attack. Washington quickly turned Israel’s aggression into an act of self-defense with Israeli puppet House Speaker Mike Johnson affirming “Israel’s right to self-defense: “Israel IS right–and has a right–to defend itself!” Another Israeli puppet, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, denounced Iran–the country attacked– as “the aggressor.” Washington’s message to Iran is that retaliation against the Israeli attack will be considered aggression against Israel and the US. Having been indoctrinated by years of the “war on terror” narrative, the US population is ready for war with Iran.
President Trump, Israel’s prime puppet, said that he knew of the planned strikes in advance and that the United States will defend Israel. As President Trump knew, did not intervene, and did not warn Iran, Washington does have responsibility for the attack.
The Iranians are shooting off their mouths but not weapons.
I blame the leaders of Russia, China, and Iran. A mutual security agreement between the three countries would bring peace to the Middle East, Ukraine and Europe, and Asia. Israel is not going to attack Iran if it means real war with Russia and China. Is it lack of vision or plain stupidity that is responsible for the lack of a mutual defense treaty?
Where were Iran’s air defenses? Did Putin forbid Iran from using the Russian S-400 air defense system against Israel? How was Iran caught off guard when news reports indicated an attack was coming? Why do Arabs and Iranians sit on their butts and allow Israel and the US to always have the initiative and to knock them off one by one? Are they stupid or afraid to resist?
When Israel invaded Gaza, it was a perfect time for Iran to unleash its missiles on Israel and for Hezbollah to invade Israel. Instead, Iran stupidly demonstrated to Israel that its missiles could penetrate the US-built Iron Dome without doing any damage to Israel, thus gratuitously giving away Iran’s strategic advantage. Hezbollah sat on its butt and was decapitated by Israel. Next the US and Russia conspired in the overthrow of Syria, thereby permitting Israel’s expansion into southern Syria. The last remaining Arab fighting force is the small band of Houthis in Yemen.
Iran has the capability to seriously damage Israel and to wipe out US bases and carriers in the region. But Iran probably figures that if it uses its military capability successfully, the embarrassment to the US could result in a US nuclear attack on Iran. The only thing that could prevent such an attack would be a Russian-Chinese announcement that their nuclear umbrella covers Iran. But neither the Russian or Chinese government would take this step.
The conclusion seems to be that the destruction of the Muslim states will continue until the Middle East is either turned into Greater Israel or into an American neo-colonial empire.
Far from being a peace president, war will be the hallmark of the Trump administration.
What we have witnessed with Washington’s orchestrations of wars that destroyed Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Lebanon and now target Iran, and with Washington and Europe’s support of Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians, is the complete absence of morality in the Western World. The West is capable of unleashing any calamity from pandemics to nuclear war. The absence of honesty on this point ensures that it will happen.
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