Posted on 02/06/2023 4:30:46 AM PST by MtnClimber
Are the borders of country 5,000 miles away more sacrosanct and more worth taking existential risks than our own airspace and southern border?
One of the strangest things about the American response to Ukraine has been the willingness of the Left and the establishment Right to discount completely that the war is heading toward a rendezvous with ever-deadlier weapons and staggering fatalities—even as we witness increasing nuclear threats from a weakened and adrift Vladimir Putin. They insist that Putin is merely saber-rattling. And he might be. Supposedly, in his diminished and discredited state, Putin would not dare to set off a tactical nuclear weapon (as if diminished and discredited leaders are not more likely to do so).
Proxies Versus Balloons But while we discount the nuclear dangers of a paranoid Putin reacting to the arming of our proxy Ukraine, the brazen Chinese, in violation of American airspace and international law, sent their recent “weather “ surveillance balloon across the continental United States with impunity. Only after public pressure, media coverage, and the Republican opposition did the Biden Administration, in the 11th hour, finally drop its increasingly incoherent and disingenuous excuses, and agree to shoot the balloon down as it reached the Atlantic shore—its mission completed.
Given the balloon may have more, not less, surveillance capability than satellites, may have itself been designed eventually to adopt offensive capability, and may have been intended to gauge the American reaction to incursions, the Biden hesitation and fear to defend U.S. airspace and confront China makes no sense.
Contrast Ukraine: Why discount the dangers of strategic escalation in a third-party proxy war, but exaggerate them to the point of stasis when a belligerent’s spy balloon crosses the U.S. heartland with impunity? Are the borders of Ukraine more sacrosanct and more worthy
(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...
Go back the week of the invasion, look for him on Hannity or one of the other Fox talking heads. I can’t remember which. I’ve bought multiply books of his. I was very surprised at his lack of understanding of basic balance of power politics. Doesn’t matter to me what you think but he is on record being dead wrong. I doubt he’s changed much since. You ever hear of him being non Bushite neocon Russia, Russia, Russia BS on Ukraine? Link?
From the article linked in this thread:
Contrast Ukraine: Why discount the dangers of strategic escalation in a third-party proxy war, but exaggerate them to the point of stasis when a belligerent’s spy balloon crosses the U.S. heartland with impunity? Are the borders of Ukraine more sacrosanct and more worthy of our taking existential risks than our own airspace and southern border?
Doesn't sound like a Bushite neocon to me.
Good post. It is sad to see so many neocon scum infecting FR who totally disagree with you.
Nah, I’m not like you. Why are you an Al Gore fanboy?
Were you always an Al Gore fanboy?
And did you just get a crush on Greta? I don’t understand why any normal person would get a crush on her - what’s up with you? She’s an autistic child.
Shame on you for having a crush on an autistic, petulant child like Greta
For me, characterizing a giant like Victor Davis Hanson as “stupid” is a bit like jumping the shark.
I have read several of his books, and I think he is one of the most accomplished historians on the conservative side that exist today.
And watching him in person, in front of an audience, he comes across as down to earth, humble, and completely gentlemanly. If anything, we as a nation should be apologizing to him for forcing him into literary terrain that forces him to have to be confrontational and angry, because I get the distinct impression that both of those things are not natively in his character.
Sigh. For so many people now, they have to journey into that same territory they would rather not be in.
I can understand some who would disagree with him. But he isn’t stupid, and he knows of what he speaks.
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.