State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller's comments come as other U.S. officials have acknowledged that there is essentially no money left for Ukraine aid absent legislative action by Congress.
The sudden Hamas attack on Israel is timed to benefit Putin, a Hamas ally.
The subsequent Iranian (Houthi) attacks on civilian ships also benefit Putin by distracting the U.S.
The sudden North Korean threats and soft-launches benefit Putin in the same way.
The sudden increased Venezuelan aggression on Guyana is also very obviously at the direction of Putin to distract the U.S.
U.S. Republicans (proven Putin allies) forced a halt to funding for Ukraine yet insist on increased funding for the other foreign distractions. This is very obviously at the direction of Putin.
And now, here we are. Putin allies all around the world, synced up in their efforts to overwork the U.S. and distract from Ukraine.
The west’s efforts should be focused on calling Putin’s nuclear bluff and threatening Moscow directly. His 70-year-old nuclear stockpile has been “maintained” by the same black-market scavengers as the rest of his ancient, dysfunctional military equipment.
Call Putin’s nuclear bluff and his house of cards will collapse. He has no functional nukes. Call his bluff and end all of this bullshit.
Are you suggesting we nuke Moscow? I suspect it’s 50/50 if they have the capability to use nuclear deterrence, though I doubt they’re still capable of full MAD. But yeah I don’t want a long drawn out war with Russia or any of the consequences of launching a nuclear strike. I would much rather we continue arming Ukraine and attempt to force a regime change in Russia to someone less actively hostile to everyone. I don’t think we need a Gorbachev or Yeltsin running the place, just someone who will avoid fucking with our democracies
Nuking Moscow is not what I’m suggesting. I think credible threats of imminent destruction of major population centers (conventional) would suffice. The credible threat alone would call his bluff in the eyes of Russians.
I agree that a Ukraine win with a Russian regime change would be good. But, that involves a great deal of time with a great many more lost lives, all while Putin manipulates the world stage into possible favorable conditions for himself. There’s no need for any of that.
The Kremlin is the center of the board right now, by Putin’s own hand. Let’s show him what a mistake that was. Calling his bluff will save lives and hasten his demise.
(While we may disagree on approaches, your position is reasonable and has my upvote)
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