So Japan and dozens of countries are at war with Russia, and the Cold War is our longest-running war, and who were all the combatants in that war which you say is our longest-running war?
We resurrected the Cold War by imposing sanctions on Russia meant to destroy their economy and currency. And we stated as the objectives of the proxy war was to weaken the Russian military and to remove Putin. The ICC has declared Putin as a war criminal. And who blew up the NordStream pipelines, an act of war? Our weapons and money are being used to kill Russians. This is why it is called a proxy war.
The sanctions placed on Russia are the most severe ever placed on a country by the US. What is the end game with Russia now? Are we hurting ourselves more with the sanctions than Russia? Are we isolating ourselves and fracturing our alliances? Turkey and Hungary, NATO members, are not abiding by the sanctions. Domestic anti-war movements are springing up in Europe. Germany and France are pushing for immediate negotiations to end the war. China and Russia are moving closer together. And the US is borrowing tens of billions to fund this war with no end in sight. Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and it is far from being a democracy.
The war in Ukraine has been going on since 2014 when the US/EU engineered a coup against the duly elected government of Ukraine. This sparked the first Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea and spawned the separatist movement in the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine. Victoria Nuland was a key actor in the 2014 coup and now she is back for revenge against Russia and Putin. Pushing for Ukraine to join NATO was a red line drawn by Russia. We are now reaping the consequences.
In the meantime our Southern border is still open with over 5 million illegal aliens crossing into our country in the past two years. Our national debt is almost $32 trillion with annual debt servicing costs of $500 billion. By 2028 debt servicing costs will exceed our defense budget. And to make matters worse, we have over $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities in the form of SS and Medicare. The Medicare Trust Fund is exhausted in 2028 and SS in 2034. By law, both programs will see a reduction in benefits not to exceed revenue. We are the world’s biggest debtor nation. When Adm Mike Mullen, Chairman of the JCS, was asked what the greatest threat was to our national security, he responded, “The National Debt.”