Posted on 04/12/2023 4:31:53 AM PDT by FarCenter
Under US guidance, Ukraine is planning a major counteroffensive likely later this Spring when the fields and secondary roads that are not asphalted dry out. Right now most military vehicles cannot operate over open fields and have real difficulty on unpaved secondary roads.
According to leaked alleged Pentagon documents, Ukraine has assembled twelve brigades for the planned military push.
Nine of the twelve brigades are equipped with US and European armor and artillery and the three others are made up of older Russian-origin equipment, some of it modified by Ukraine.
According to the leaked documents, Ukraine can expect big gains from its offensive. But it would seem the reality is quite different. Even the Wall Street Journal, a Ukraine booster, has doubts.
Indeed, the documents themselves tell a different story, which helps explain the mad dash by the Biden administration to try and stop the dissemination of the leaked documents.
The planned Ukrainian late Spring offensive could be a death trap for the US, NATO and even America’s Asian allies.
A brigade is normally between 3,000 and 5,000 soldiers. Using the higher number, Ukraine is planning to commit 60,000 troops in the counteroffensive, focused on an effort to break Russia’s control over Black Sea ports other than Sevastopol.
However, it is likely Ukraine will launch some sort of simultaneous attack on Crimea and Sevastopol, if it can.
The offensive is largely the brainchild of US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. She is the éminence grise in the Biden administration when it comes to Ukraine.
Nuland has not made any secret of her ambition for Ukraine to take back Crimea. Nuland, who is rigidly anti-Russian and anti-Putin, would like to see the Putin government collapse: achieving that in her view requires an absolute victory by Ukraine over Russia, meaning that Ukraine will retake every square meter of its lost land. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agrees.
NATO will “fight” Russia until the last Ukrainian...
And we are almost there.
Warmonger Chickenhawk 101.
But hey, it’s not like anyone she knows will be fighting or dying.
And, why can’t other countries do a Kosovo?
“Nuland has not made any secret of her ambition for Ukraine to take back Crimea. Nuland, who is rigidly anti-Russian and anti-Putin, would like to see the Putin government collapse: achieving that in her view requires an absolute victory by Ukraine over Russia, meaning that Ukraine will retake every square meter of its lost land. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agrees.”
Since when did low IQ people in the State Department run wars? What’s this nut job’s qualifications in warfare?
Never get tired of repeating Douglas MacGregor’s slogans copied from Tokyo Rose.
It’s a war. People die fighting for their country.
Next meaningless catchphrase, please.
The State Department has been the coordinating party amongst the alphabets since Bush's EO 13224.
Hard to see this offensive happening WITHOUT direct NATO (US) involvement, given its stakes and the hormone-raging Neocons running this war. Where it will get interesting is seeing just how effective our Woke military is against Russian-manned S-400s.
Says NATO cannot defend its new borders in Finland. From who? Lol, Russia?
Never explains how this is a death trap for "America’s Asian allies".
Chinese propaganda on FR now? Really?
Since 1963, when they had Diem assassinated in Vietnam.
>> However, it is likely Ukraine will launch some sort of simultaneous attack on Crimea and Sevastopol, if it can. <<
OTOH, that would be amazingly stupid.
Let’s translate the article to reality. Russia is facing substantial lost territory to this Ukraine offensive.
That’s the reality. So let’s tell the West that rolling back the Russian forces could be a “deathtrap” etc.
Nothing is going to stop the offensive, unless the Russians can do it on the ground.
That remains to be seen.
Hahaha. You praise the Russian conduct of the war, which has been a disaster, with the infighting and battlefield losses played out for everyone to see.
Twelve brigades equals what, say four divisions as Stalin would say? And how many is Vlad standing up to mobilize?
What the article doesn't say is that for Victoria's hare-brained plan to even have a slim chance to work will require NATO to fly air cover.
Jan 10, 1991: With diplomatic efforts deadlocked in Geneva, President Saddam Hussein told the top leaders of his ruling party that he would make United States military forces “swim in their own blood” if war breaks out in the Persian Gulf, state-run television reported tonight.
Well yes I agree with you. True, Asia Times is Hong Kong based which means it could be controlled by the CCP.
That’s the thing about this war I hate, the other side pushes propaganda as well. I’ve never seen a war in my living memory so propagandized by both sides.
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