As President Biden is meeting with our NATO Allies over the current Ukraine crisis one item, I am sure is on the agenda is the if NATO will support the establishment of defensive no fly zone over Ukraine. Yes, I have heard all the arguments for and against but despite the strong pushback from many of my conservative and libertarian brethren I still firmly believe establishing such a zone is not only in the best interest of Ukraine but also of the free world.
The Biden administration has cautioned that the United States will not directly enter the conflict in Ukraine. Its reasons are sound: War between nuclear powers has been and continues to be strategic “third rail” for decades. In addition, the United States does not have a viable anti-ballistic missile defensive capability despite the assumption by many American’s that one exists. Unfortunately, “Star Wars” was never fielded – perhaps the subject of a future Bull Elephant essay. But the time has come to reconsider this current tepid approach.
It is now crystal clear that Putin’s ambition is to exert not only influence but direct control over the territories of the former Soviet Union. Prior to the invasion of Ukraine, he stated regarding the breakup of the former U.S.S.R. “We turned into a completely different country and what had been built up over 1,000 years was largely lost.” He added “twenty-five million Russian people in newly independent countries suddenly found themselves cut off from Russia, part of what he called “a major humanitarian tragedy.” If Ukraine falls, NATO will face a new threat without the Ukrainian military and with much less strategic depth. After all, it is only a short jump from Belarus to Russia’s Baltic enclave.
Yes, Ukrainian resistance has been extraordinary strong and resilient. Frustrated by his inept military’s lack of progress, Putin is now bombarding cities, committing crimes against humanity, and counting on terror to break the will of the Ukrainian people. However, despite the material assistance provided to Ukraine through the use of chemical/biological weapons or God forbid tactical nuclear weapons Russia may well eventually prevail. The creation of a defensive A defensive no-fly zone would enable NATO members to resupply Ukraine’s military by ground and air, as well as give Ukraine a realistic prospect of success and survival.
Entering the war in Ukraine is a sobering, painful, and difficult choice the West would prefer to avoid; however, it may be inevitable. European security, so carefully constructed under the guise of the United States but neglected by those it was designed to protect is under severe strain, The West thought that 1939 could never happen again yet déjà vu.
The Prussian military strategist Carl von Clausewitz reminds us, war changes things: Cold policy calculations have their place. And so, too, does principle, and respect for the sovereignty of nations and the right of people to live in peace and freedom. Where the West’s interests and principles align, it should not fear to act. The window of opportunity is closing rapidly.
Establishment of a defensive no fly zone if only through the “lend lease” of Polish MIGs would be a strong signal to Putin that our red line has been crossed and that our actions speak louder than our words.
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Gradually the truth about why Russia had to act to prevent the citizens of the Ukraine from being completely corrupted by a band of woke criminals determined to turn the entire country into a criminal enterprise controlled by the Obiden Junta and their Soros and Davos allies. The so-called hero Zalinskyy is an LGBT pervert who gained notoriety by leading a chorus of gay performers. Here is an 2012 videos of one of Zalinskyy’s gay pride productions. Prior to being “elected” President of Ukraine Zelinskyy was the star of a gay Ukrainian pop group: Here is the video:https://twitter.com/i/status/1506661229342908425. Urge all to copy this and send it to those who feel Putin is a butcher when his mission is to free Russians from the woke liberalverminthat inhibit our society and are crushing our culture as they eat us alive with their deranged worship of Satan.
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I have no doubt that Putin will not bluff and might just send Biden a message. That message could very well be the use of low yield nuclear bombs starting in Ukraine. If the US retaliates and fires a nuclear weapon into Russia, then Russia will surely retaliate and all the soccer moms in the USA are going to be really pissed. Biden has led us where we are now. $4.25 gasoline and war, inflation not seen in many decades. Now he is saying we may also be going on a diet due to the coming food shortage due to his war.
I’ll tell you this. Today, I’d rather live under Putin than Biden, Pelosi, AOC, Jaypal, and our crooked faux crooked lawyer/judge legal system. A legal system where police officers are now jailed for trying to arrest a Democrat criminal high on dope. Criminals made hero’s by Democrats and having their statue placed in public parks. We’d have access to healthcare, no way that the quality could be less than it is right now. Putin could clean up the Democrats shit holes like Chicago, Seattle, Oregon, California, in short order. There will be no doubt under Putin what the definition of a man or woman is. None whatsoever. He will not need to hear legal arguments to know which is which either. We once again would have a southern border. Affordable gasoline too. Nor would we have the lies of the mainstream media. I much rather have Putin’s lies than NPR’s far left fairy tales.
So, there you have it. I will take a Putin over a Biden, Pelosi, AOC, Jaypal, any day of the week. I’ve had enough BS in the last 30 years. I have had more than enough. You say I am not American? Well no, Joe Biden and the Democrats are the ones who are not American. Hell, we do not even have a southern border. Those stupid bastards don’t even know a man from a woman? Look at that shit hole Chicago. Why not change the name from Chicago to Congo? Or, perhaps New Congo?
“Today, I’d rather live under Putin than Biden, Pelosi, AOC, Jaypal, and our crooked faux crooked lawyer/judge legal system. ”
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I wouldn’t let any Democrat help me pack. They’d surely loot my home and luggage, (steal my big screen TV first) burn my house down, and turn my car on it’s side and torch it. And, if by some miracle I survived? They then would fly in some zombie like female from California who would say I attempted to sexually assault her about 40 years ago. However, she wouldn’t remember exactly when, or where, but swear it happened. Of course there would not have been an police report or complaint if any kind ever filed.
oh dear God………….
Hear, hear.
Hear hear.
That Dopey Biden is blowing crap out of his mouth again like usual.. I guess he’s just rifting but today he told the 82nd Airborne to get ready to go to Ukraine… the constant talk of Putin using weapons of mass destruction… hmm… where did we hear this before.. and well James Poplar you might just get your war soon.
So… this might be the time that China acts on its Taiwan ambitions. What are you going to do there? Beg them not to stop all your goods that you get from them… I am not sure about the later. China probably just wants to keep on winning the economic war… but you’ve got that possibility as you commit the US to a war in Ukraine… Won’t that be fun? Let’s see how good the Raytheon equipment does. You will light up Eastern Europe if not Germany too…
The blowback from the economic war launched by the Biden administration is going to be bad enough… You’ve got a major commodity source and your manufacturing source now moving away from the petro dollar.. The US might not be the world’s reserve currency. May I ask you how you intend to pay for your debt ridden bubble state once that is gone? For the Ukraine… you have set your potential entire system into the dumpster.
Yes Freedom is not free… Nor are smart people running this clown world of country.
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NATO needs a naval blockade to Kaliningrad to close the back door to the Baltics. Russia and their allies have been more official for some time.
Mezurak, thank you for your input, Sir! BTW a naval blockade is considered an act of war under international law whereas a no-fly zone is not clearly defined and subject to interpretation. Just something to keep in mind …Best, James Poplar
NATO would prepare but hold off implementation of a naval blockade awaiting Putin’s next move. Based on Russian responses so far I don’t believe Putin interpret’s a no fly zone as a benign action.
MEZURAK, thank you very much for your input! Please keep in mind that a naval blockade is defined by International Law as an act of war whereas a No-Fly Zone is subject to interpretation …Best, James Poplar
NATO better be preparing a naval blockade to keep Kaliningrad from being a back door to the Baltics. And they need to get Poland in line, or this is going to go full tilt into world war. As far as Russia and their allies go, they have been more official than unofficial.
The West’s opportunity to defeat Putin and Russia was the moment Russia invaded. Unbelievably, the West seemed completely stunned that the Russians invaded despite Russia lining up almost 200,000 combat ready troops on the border. For the West to take an offensive stance now is just dumb. We should have done it from the start, or not at all. Since we missed our moment, bye-bye Ukraine. This war is now escalating and it looks to spiral out of control. I fully believe Russia, China, Belarus, N. Korea, Iran, and Syria have an unofficial alliance. They are playing to topple the West’s global dominance. What is our answer?
Actions and elections have consequences. We are now suffering through the greatest presidential debacle in our history. Further, the major Western European powers have invited in a n historic debacle of their own. Taking a risk under such circumstances is not “peace in our time”. Unfortunately, the best we can do for Ukraine is economic warfare and limited military material, and that is even risky because Putin holds major energy cards. This stinks, but we let it happen and the entire world will suffer for what we did
Mr. Popular is asking us to risk a nuclear war by getting involved in a lethal quarrel between two Russian tribes. As a descendant of Russians who fled the Bolshevik revolution I can attest you are not dealing with a people with any history of freedom and dissent. Russia has always been ruled by autocrats and Russians would not have it otherwise, so please do not apply your analysis of the Russian mind to our western culture. Nothing is more evident than how we in the West and the Russians approach war. Russians wage total wars of annihilation. We do not as our history,religion,culture does not allow scorched earth strategies.
Russian military doctrine calls for escalating in order to de-escalate, meaning if Russia feels it is losing, it could launch a nuclear attack to force its foes into retreat or to end the conflict entirely.
In this case, the fear is that Russia will utilize one of its 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons, which are warheads with smaller blast yields than strategic nuclear weapons but can still wipe out entire cities.
Before the invasion, Russia moved Iskander-M launchers, which can fire missiles carrying tactical nuclear warheads at targets in Europe.
“A centerpiece of the new arsenal was the Iskander-M, first deployed in 2005. The mobile launcher can fire two missiles that travel roughly 300 miles. The missiles can carry conventional as well as nuclear warheads. Russian figures put the smallest nuclear blast from those missiles at roughly a third that of the Hiroshima bomb,” The New York Times also reported.
Voices in America calling for No-Fly zones or to attack Russian targets in Ukraine are asking for nuclear war with Russia.
One study commissioned by Princeton estimated there would be 90 million casualties in the first hours of such a conflict.
And many worry Russia utilizing a tactical nuclear warhead in Ukraine could lead to a series of miscalculations on both sides that results in nuclear holocaust.
Excellent job of writing reality. Three things however. There is already a no fly zone over Ukraine. However, it is held by the Russians. Russia has 5977 nuclear weapons, not 2000. And, last but not least , the real shocker, America already has troops on the ground in Ukraine. Likely at least 1 thousand.
Is America about to falsely accuse Russia of using chemical weapons as an excuse to directly enter Joe Biden’s war? Biden no doubt took this one out of the Bush 45’ playbook where the US overthrew Iraq solely based on the lie that Iraq had WMD’s. Yes, Biden would do it again to save his sorry ass.
Do you people even realize that the Democrats are now trying to replace SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas via his wife’s behavior? Do you understand why the Democrats are after Clarence Thomas‘s wife? This focus on Thomas’s is clearly being designed to force Justic Clarence Thomas to resign or retire so that Joe Biden can appoint another affirmed action, African whack/hack job to SCOTUS. Did you watch the current nominee tell the world that she would have to hear legal arguments to be able to define the definition of a woman?
I certainly recognize this and I also recognize that any action taken by the ursurping Obide Jntunta is null and void on the well established legal premise that fraud vitiates all actions taken by the fraudster.
A “no-fly” zone is already moot since the Soviets are air-launching missiles from over their territory. No real need for soviet aircraft to penetrate Ukraine airspace. I take Putin’s nuclear threat seriously since I live in grand zero, Norfolk Naval Bas, 1.6 miles from my apartment. If NATO enters the war on the side of Ukraine, he will nuke them and us.