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MikeDunnAuthor , to random
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Russian warships are heading to the Caribbean for exercises. And according to NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe General Christopher Cavoli, Russian submarine activity in the Atlantic are "at a higher level than we’ve seen in years.”

Why?

Because the U.S. and NATO keep escalating their involvement in the Ukrainian war, incl plans to station hundreds of thousands of troops, inclu US soldiers, along Russia’s entire western border, from Finland to the Balkans. Not surprisingly, Russia is treating this as an existential threat.

But a direct military confrontation between NATO & Russia dramatically increases the risk of accidental, or deliberate, use of nukes, which is an existential threat to the entire planet. And even without the firing of nukes, a ground war on this scale would lead to mass slaughter unseen since WWII.

What about Ukraine, you ask. Well, they've already lost >200,000 lives in this war, which they've been losing badly, hence the rationale for the increased NATO involvement. However, escalation of the conflict will only increase the pace, and the scale, of the slaughter of Ukrainians. And in a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia, Ukraine would likely be decimated. So, no, an increase in NATO involvement doesn't help save Ukrainian lives, and might not even lead to its independence.

A negotiated settlement is the only way out of this morass. Yet that isn't even on the table. And news coverage is so scant, and so biased, that most people don't even realize how serious the threat currently is. Even the peace movement is barely making a squeak.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nato-land-corridors-could-rush-us-troops-to-front-line-in-event-of-european-war/ar-BB1nA9P9

UnassumingKiwi ,
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@HeavenlyPossum @tlg @MikeDunnAuthor I mean in the case of Israel yeah definitely, in the case of Russia I don't really think that's the case, at least not us in the anglophone world

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/ Minister Eli Cohen: If the US does not give Israel absolute support - it has no business being in the Middle East

is reporting the energy Minister Eli Cohen said today that the 's conduct sends a bad message to the entire region, and that "what was expected of the US is to act against Iran."

In remarks he made in Eilat, Cohen added: "If the US, our greatest friend which I respect very much, does not give the Israel absolute support - it has no business being in the Middle East."

Cohen, who served as Foreign Minister until a few months ago, added that the US erred in its decision not to veto the Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in , and said its conduct sends a bad message to moderate countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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UnassumingKiwi ,
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@tzafrir @Paul_Friesen @oatmeal @israel @palestine Hanlon's razor is useful in your personal life, but when it comes to politics it's is the exact opposite of how you should view things.

Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by malice.

ariadne , (edited ) to random
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Today is day 752 of the Ukraine War (i.e. since the Russian invasion). What, at this point, should do?

UnassumingKiwi ,
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@ariadne Ukrainians should dissolve their government and organize themselves and their resistance to invasion horizontally.

The Ukrainian government has no path to victory, and imo never did.

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