Posted on 03/01/2024 4:09:47 AM PST by hardspunned
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Thursday that NATO will be drawn into war if Ukraine is defeated by invading Russian forces.
Speaking at a Republican-led House Armed Services Committee hearing to discuss his recent absence while hospitalized for complications from prostate cancer surgery, Austin predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not "stop" if Moscow wins the war in Ukraine. Austin made the remarks after being asked about Congress failing to approve a $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine, as requested by President Joe Biden. Despite significant bipartisan support for Ukraine aid, the measure has stalled amid a series of partisan disputes over border security and other issues.
"We know that if Putin is successful here, he will not stop," Austin said. "He will continue to take more aggressive action in the region. And other leaders around the world, other autocrats, will look at this and they'll be encouraged by the fact that this happened and we failed to support a democracy."
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Classic... you had the obvious answer LOL.
They only need to be healthy enough to get shot at.
Yeah, missing the Oct 7 attack has made Netanyahu’s reelection iffy.
He’s trying his best....
Guess he figures the more people killed the better his chances.
Lord Austin of Raytheon Speaketh.
Pay attention.
I’m sure the nutjobs who want war have already posted.
As are the nutjobs who think the that Russia is an ally.
Nobody can stop what is coming this year.
These insane globalists have plans to kill all of us - doesn’t matter what we think of the Ukraine situation.
I have no argument with your post.
“NATO Will Be Drawn Into War With Russia if Ukraine Loses: Lloyd Austin’
Since Ukraine WILL LOSE since the West is pretty much out of weapons to give them, we might as well tell our boys to pack their bags for Ukraine and get ready for funerals.
I guess this is what the Zeepers ALWAYS wanted...
“Here’s the problem: aggressors are NOT appeased. They see appeasement as a sign of weakness.”
And that is exactly what Putin and Russia has learned in their interactions with us. That the aggression of NATO/DC/London will never be appeased with anything less than their full submission, and us selecting their leaders.
He learned the lesson of Munich and decided it was accept nazism, ethnic cleansing and NATO on their border... or finally move. He had a bad choice and a very bad choice.
I pray FRiend. A lot more lately than I usually do.
This is one messed up world we that needs to be cleaned up massively.
Good folks like you are high on that prayer list.
May we all seek and find the truth!
Well then, Mr. Austin, YOU should head straight to the front lines and lead the troops in battle.
The Russians realize the globohomos will not stop. After slaughtering an entire generation of young Ukrainian men, the West will just move on to a new tack with some other group of cannon fodder. The Russian military is at its post Soviet zenith, the West is out of ammo and the masses of trained troops to fight a major land war. I fear the Kremlin looks at this situation and says screw it, better now on these terms that to wait for the West to rearm. Terrifying times.
Spot on!
Agree, when and where to stop has to be a VERY DIFFICULT call for them, as they are FAR MORE ADVERSE to starting World War 3 than Victoria Nuland and the Neocons.
So it’s very tough for them - stop too early and they’ll simply be attacked again and again.
Do it! Should make for some great campaign speeches by crooked Joe Biden.
Seems to me the hostile aggressor is the US who set up, trained, and equipped an army to fight Russia, then set up spy stations to target interior Russian targets.
At the start of this Ukraine war, Russia’s Army was 10% of the size it was in the Fulda Gap days.
You seem to be in that odd crowd who simultaneously believes that Russia is a paper tiger, easily beaten.... and also hell bent on world domination. Both cannot be true.
And the snarky comment about nukes is always breezed over. But you should think of something. A 70 year old man is a paper tiger and the younger guy decides he can push him around, bully him and take what he wants. The young guy laughs and says “the only way he can beat me is if he pulls that 38 in his pocket”.
Guess what is much more likely than the young man imagines?
Imagine explaining to George Washington that we need to provoke a war with a region of the Russian Empire east of Kiev. Imagine his incredulity. Then explain to him the philosophy of the Ukrainian government, Bandera, and resurgent Nazism.
Boggles the mind.
By the way, RT is reporting that the Russians now have a recording of German military types talking about how to take out the Kerch Bridge, but make it appear that it’s a Ukrainian idea.
So, yes, it does appear that the Neocons want this thing to go nuclear, unless they STOPPED.
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