“And the Putin-Lukashenko fan bois go wild!”
LMAO, ain’t nobody here cheering on Putin, some of us sre just attempting a realistic and objective analysis of what seems to be transpiring. These things have a tendency to spiral out of control quickly, and Putin putting his nukes on standby is next level stuff.
Among other things we are shutting out the Russian Central Bank so we can drive the ruble down to nothing, while his foreign currency assets are frozen so he can’t do anything about it. So we are actively trying to crush Russia economically, which in itself would be considered an act of war. Somehow I doubt Russia will just sit back and accept this without an appropriate response, a response that is likely to raise the stakes even higher. I don’t think they are in the mood to be playing here, they see themselves under an existential threat. All it takes is one miscalculation on either side. And who the hell knows which unelected clown among Biden’s advisors is really calling the shots, I think there’s good reason to be concerned.
I wouldnt want to be on the east coast these days.
I suspect it’s what the Germans are willing or unwilling to do that matters most. They are at enormous risk from Russia turning off the gas, and yet they have really stepped it up with the weapons deliveries. I don’t know if that’s because they are PO’d that Putin double crossed them or if it’s lingering post WW2 guilt. Maybe both.
Related note: The “Allies” have roughly 70,000 Stinger missiles in inventory. Additional to US production, both Turkey (their own version, I believe?) and Germany manufacture them. I don’t know what present German production capability is, but, I’d never underestimate German productivity and the ability to ramp it up, esp. if on a wartime footing. If Pooty persists, he’s gonna be darn short on helicopters.