A few things from watching a bit of coverage of the Ukraine issue.
(1)
Stop coupling Ukraine with Taiwan. WE HAVE A DEFENSE PACT WITH TAIWAN! We don't have one with Ukraine! Linking the two issues is just plain dumb. China isn't watching Ukraine and thinking "wow, we can invade now". That's idiocy.
(2)
Understand that troops being on alert in NATO is just window dressing for the masses. There has been NO INDICATION that Russia has any ambitions beyond Ukraine. The globalist and national security hawks are all aflutter but its just a lot of noise and NOTHING else.
(3)
NATO is impotent. It's an organization from a bygone era. The entire Western Europe AND the United States arrayed against Russia? They should be flattered. NATO isn't a sign of strength. Not anymore. NATO is a sign of fear.
(4)
Sanctions are overused. Do you not think Putin met with the Chinese leader for shits and giggles? I guarantee they'll get all the chips they want. I don't know the banking system but I'm betting work arounds have been in place for awhile now because we've used them too damn much.
(5)
Pay attention to the pipeline. Germany suspended it. They didn't cancel it. Sounds great to the masses but at this point its alot of noise and nothing else.
(6)
Watching Blinken talk now. He is so slimy it makes me want to punch him in the face, not take him seriously.
(7)
We're lining up for another referendum election for president (in the USA). Between Hillary and Trump we decide to take a chance on the outsider because Hillary was so slimy. Between Trump and Biden we picked Biden because so many were put off by Trump's behavior (note, not his policies). The next election (assuming Biden runs) will be another referendum election. He'll get stomped and hopefully the Republicans will put forward someone halfway decent (doubt it..confidence is not high but I can hope).
But forget what I think. How much did I get right and wrong?
