[EternalHope]

1. Lithuania HAD to have cleared this with NATO/U.S. prior to doing this.

2. Russia is almost certain to respond to this. Forcefully.

3. This could very easily/predictably result in war between NATO/U.S. and Russia.

4. NATO/U.S. knew this.

5. Since the European members of NATO are hopelessly weak, a logical conclusion is that whoever pulls Biden’s strings is trying to provoke outright war with Russia.

6. Lots of possible reasons, none of them good. Some of them very, very bad.

[Zhang Fei]

[2. Russia is almost certain to respond to this. Forcefully.

3. This could very easily/predictably result in war between NATO/U.S. and Russia.]

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Define forcefully. How about this - let’s make a bet. My view is that in 1 year, Russia will not be at war with the US/NATO over this. Mark your calendar. If I’m wrong, I’ll initiate a vanity thread called “I am a moronic poopy head”. If you’re wrong, you initiate that thread. How about it? Do we have a deal?

[laplata]

Very good post. You laid it out very well.

This could lead to a nuclear exchange.

[SaveFerris]

Well World War IV will certainly distract from the midterms and Joe’s disastrous economy.

We sure do live in interesting times.

✝️🙏🛐

[WoofDog123]

front and center of everything the US does is the domestic political angle.

as things stand, democrats will lose congress (badly) in november.

historically, starting a war has offered a number of angles to change an unattractive domestic political situation.

the folks running the show could not care less how many americans they get killed as long as they solidify their grasp on power. this isn’t a unique situation, historically. russia/china know it too, and have more or less said so openly.