To: Wharf Rat who wrote (302474 ) 9/16/2024 3:50:35 AM From: Maurice Winn Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 358587 Putin doesn't get any free hits. Before Russia started the special military operation in 2022 after they watched USA building up in Ukraine for years, I watched Putin standing at the memorial to bygone soldiers. Body language sometimes speaks volumes. He stood for several minutes. It was not the usual platitudinous politician's perfunctory performance. This was saying goodbye to the world. I thought "Oh hell. Here we go." In the game of chicken with USA, he threw the steering wheel out the window. He's not going to dodge in the MAD confrontation. At the time, I thought he was going into a trap as set by April Glaspie for Saddam. I thought USA super duper whiz bang clever war machinery would beat Russia's less advanced equipment. I was wrong. It has turned out that Russia can beat Ukraine and NATO easily enough though of course. NATO is not going all in. Not so far anyway. And politically it seems NATO can't. I was scared that USA and co conspirators would beat Russia and force Russia to be conquered or go MAD full scale deflection. I believe Russia will escalate as much as it takes to stop the onslaught. If USA or UK keep escalating, Russia will see your. aircraft carriers and raise you a naval base such as San Diego, with camp Pendleton thrown in too. USA is not too keen to start the atomic bomb escalation. And now Yemen can fire hypersonic into Tel Aviv. I wonder who supplied that. Such weapons from some jihadists could destroy a carrier fleet. Especially if tactical nuclear. As I wrote, I watched him throw the steering wheel out the window. I recommend Luhansk, Donetsk, Crimea etc are now Russia provinces. And agree to repair the Nordstream2 pipeline too. Nuland, Biden, Obama, CIA, McCain, Graham, zbigniew, Clintons and co conspirators have failed. I suggest it's better to not go MAD. Mqurice