Posted on 02/11/2023 1:01:28 AM PST by Zhang Fei
On January 30, 2023, the @Belyshum Telegram channel shared a promotional video encouraging veterans of the U.S. armed forces to join Wagner PMC. The video shows footage of U.S. soldiers in combat and saluting the American flag. Addressing the viewers, the narrator says: "You were a hero to your country, giving your best years in the army... You dreamed of defeating evil [and] to make America great again… But in reality, you served [the] destruction of nations and the death of civilians, all for the will of adventuring families who thought they were earthly gods... You began to realize that this is the side of evil. This is not the America the Founding Fathers dreamed of... It is destroying the whole world, and today, the only country fighting this evil is Russia." The video then shows Russian and Wagner PMC forces. The narrator then adds: "If you're a true patriot of the future great America, join the ranks of the warriors of Russia. Help defeat evil, or it will be too late for everyone." The video concludes with footage simulating a nuclear bomb going off in a city.
Narrator: "You were a hero to your country, giving your best years in the army. You dreamed of defeating evil. You dreamed of doing much to make America great again. But in reality, you served criminal orders, the destruction of nations, the death of civilians, and all for the will of a bunch of families who thought they were earthly gods, deciding who would live under their rule and who would be destroyed.
(Excerpt) Read more at memri.org ...
You don’t have to be a glogalist or neoconservative to oppose Russian expansionism and invasion. Sorry, comrade.
Bennett came up with a story to discredit Netanyahu’s suggestion that Israel give weapons to Ukraine. There is no lie Bennett will not tell or principle he will not betray to take out Netanyahu
No, there was a peace deal agreed to by both Russia and Ukraine but it was rejected by NATO. That part is true. In truth, the demands made by Russia were problematic for NATO. But it’s unclear, how much, if any, effort NATO put into finding a compromise and averting this awful war. Some think that NATO saw this war as an opportunity to attack and weaken Russia and actually may have wanted this war.
How do you suppose they could’ve compromised on Russia’s proposals when they’re existentially suicidal for eastern European members and partners?
The deal didn’t even pitch a quid pro quo for NATO to debate.
It was in effect, “Gift us the ability to invade undefended NATO countries without any fear of retaliation or we’ll invade Ukraine”, for crying out loud. The only rational answer to such a ridiculous public draft is “pound sand”.
And that was the basis of the advice to Ukraine during the farcical negotiations last spring.
Ukraine already had told Russia every which way it could, that it had ALREADY agreed to never apply to NATO. Boris Johnson told Putin BEFORE the Special Military Operation that there was no prospect of Ukraine ever getting the unanimous agreement needed to join NATO.
Putin said, not good enough. Ukraine can still “hypothetically” join NATO, like Poland. No, NATO had to effectively expel members from the security guarantees AND alter its charter to end the principle that any country can apply and the existing members must unanimously agree to their joining.
When Ukraine said it’d need security guarantees that were worth the paper they were written on, and NATO said it can’t unilaterally rewrite the NATO charter, Russia walked out.
“Ukraine already had told Russia every which way it could, that it had ALREADY agreed to never apply to NATO. Boris Johnson told Putin BEFORE the Special Military Operation that there was no prospect of Ukraine ever getting the unanimous agreement needed to join NATO.”
This war proves that Russia was right. Ukraine is already a de facto member of NATO. NATO countries have come to its defense to the tune of 100s of BILLIONS of dollars of aid and military hardware and have pledged to continue to defend it indefinitely. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ukraine isn’t made an official member of NATO very soon.
NATO has failed. NATO was too aggressive in its expansion. It went from being a military pact with the goal of keeping the peace to an aggressive military organization with the goal of defeating Russia. The time for diplomacy was 30 years ago, 20 years ago, 10 years ago. Europe and The West should’ve rolled out the red carpet to Russia after the collapse of The Soviet Union. Instead we stayed on a Cold War footing.
Next up China will start making some moves in Asia. Sounds like World War II all over again. America will be spread very thin.
P.S. The U.S. military isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. I can’t even imagine what a military draft in America would look like today. Would anyone even show up?
Oh, shut up! What a load of utter baloney.
Do you live in Europe? Ever even visited it?
Roll out the carpet, my as. We ALREADY DID.
Europe has been bending over backwards AND forwards with its panties round its ankles trying to keep Putin happy since the first retard who knows nothing about the post Communism relationship between Russia and Europe said “don’t poke the bear”. (The same idiots who say that as if Russia is a very tetchy bear, are also the same idiots who insist five minutes later that it ain’t been a tetchy bear since 1991 so why do we even need NATO. Consistency is not their strong point.)
Why do you think Italy and Germany are completely dependent on Russia’s oil and gas? Why do you think Russian oligarchs own so much London property? Why do you think Russia had a seat on the European Council?
We spent twenty five years rolling out the red carpet to Russia and Putin can’t get it out his retarded head that not a single European member of NATO wanted to rock the boat.
Assassinating Russian and British people on British streets wasn’t an example of us poking the bear, it was an example of the bear poking us.
The sheer fact that we all did absolutely nothing militarily to even threaten let alone actually attack to Russia (and still aren’t) disproves all that BS about Us Provoking Him.
Putin and his regime are mad, bad and dangerous, and the more nice to him Europe tried to be, the more he took liberties.
NATO, too aggressive. Hohoho. He’s talked himself into invading Ukraine and threatening to invade the Baltic for the polar opposite reason. Putin genuinely thought NATO in Europe was out of ammo, out of tanks, had no fight in it, wastotally weak and gutless. And why wouldn’t he, after over a decade of that “mustn’t poke the bear” crap.
If The West/NATO/America hadn’t gone into Ukraine, basically claiming it for The West, do you think there would be a war going on right now?
Yes, 100%... and only wearing a blindfold and overdosing on Kremlin kool aid would convince me otherwise after what we saw in 2020 and 2021.
Putin ordered the assassination of a pro west presidential candidate in Ukraine, YEARS before Nuland and Euromaidan were a thing. Where was the EU or NATO? Nowhere.
The hit was ordered on a guy who lost the election fair and square without Russian help. Putin thought it unacceptable that Yanukovych even had a rival to beat.
So of course, like most of Europe, I ignored it. And then I ignored the invasion of Georgia. And I ignored Poland’s warning to Ukraine that Putin would invade them too.
Funny thing, an awful lot of stuff people said Putin would do even without any provocation by the West or Europe, Putin did without any provocation by the EU or NATO.
The war in Ukraine is just Putin being Putin. All that stuff about biolabs and NATO expansion is on the “dog ate my homework” level of lame nonsense. If Putin was the aggrieved party he could’ve taken his beef up at the UN Security Council, or at the council of Europe, or heck he could’ve even tried being Not The Asshole to Ukraine.
He never bothered.
If they are justified in the actual invasion itself, do you feel Russian Federation Army are also justified in the war crimes, rapes, torture, kidnapping of children which occurred during their occupation before they fled in Bucha, Irpin, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Kramatorsk etc now well documented?
Of course it’s conduct is horrendous. Do you think the globalists, if they win, are going to be any better in their victory?
Everything Russia is doing in war, the globalists intend to do it in peacetime and in a very sanitary and lawful ways.
Ukraine ping
Malpearce: [We spent twenty five years rolling out the red carpet to Russia and Putin can’t get it out his retarded head that not a single European member of NATO wanted to rock the boat.]
Well put.
Nothing NATO did justified invading Ukraine. It’s a silly KGB line
Globalists like the KGB anti-nationalists trying to destroy Ukraine?
I will tell you what.
Let’s beat Russia. Then, once Russia is beaten and broken up and their children turned into sex slaves or worked to death, we can help the globalists, like Soros, do the same to our children.
Because it’s obviously what you want for your children.
Right?
Then our children being enslaved and worked to death makes for a better world for all.
Nazi Russians copy Nazi tactics and propaganda. No one with an IQ north of room temperature should fall for it.
In America we are mutilating the genitals of children and telling girls they’re boys and boys that they’re girls. I would consider that among the worst kinds of child torture known. It’s about the worst thing that you could do to anybody. Just imagine how you’d feel if someone castrated you?
It’s not only legal in America but it’s encouraged by our schools and medical system. I’m curious what you think, if anything, should be done about this regarding America and this practice?
Look at America’s many wars. It’s as if we have collective amnesia. America has conducted many, “pre-emptive” military campaigns against other nations that never attacked our country. Anybody remember Iraq?
When one country feels threatened by another country there are two options, negotiate or risk going to war. It’s really that simple.
America does it all the time but if another country does that, “Oh, they’re Nazi war criminals!”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.