How the West Provoked War in Ukraine
How the West Provoked War in Ukraine
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Researcher and writer Dr. Ben Abelow, a scholar who lobbied Congress on nuclear arms policy, joins Useful Idiots to explain, as his new book argues, how the west brought war to Ukraine.
“The goal of the US,” Abelow says, “is not to save Ukrainians but to degrade Russia’s military until they won’t be able to fight in the future. And while some say stopping Russia is a humanitarian goal, the way one would degrade Russia’s military is to keep an extended war going and fight to the last Ukrainian.”
Abelow analyzes the history of this cold war, the aggression by each side, and the hypocrisy of the argument that Ukraine has a sacrosanct right to join NATO.
“The right to join NATO is the right to place a western military arsenal on Russia’s border. If Russia made a military alliance with Canada or Mexico, US leaders would not be talking about their right to do so.”
And on this week’s news of Putin announcing military escalation and giving a thinly-veiled threat of nuclear war, Dr. Abelow warns:
“I hope it’s taken seriously.”
These are scary times. So buckle up, cook some Nyquil chicken, and get ready for this week’s episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out now.
How the West Provoked War in Ukraine
Yes, Putin was provoked, repeatedly, even continually. BUT this in no way lessens the brutal stupidity of this Stalin-wannabe despot et alias' idiotic invasion. The degree of almost military corruption disorganization, and negligence that it has revealed is almost as much of a crime against Russia's hapless soldiers as it is against Ukraine. NATO could hope for no better promotion than Putin's misadventure. It is a huge gift to the neo-cons working to weaken and even dismantle Russia.
Aaron, the OSCE recorded thousands of explosions and artillery attacks on the citizens of Donbass in the days before, which prompted the invasion. It was a set-up to give Russia no choice. Also in 2021 there were NATO exercises during the summer on Ukraine's border with Russia (not a NATO member), prompting Putin to mobilize his forces toward the same border. It's been step-by-step escalations by the West, beginning with the Biden admin's first meetings with the Russian foreign ministers.