Here is my concern. Putin is not likely to press the button even with these western escalations. He doesn't need to . Russia is winning the war. Our weapons prolong the inevitable . As I said at the beginning ; the west will fight to the last Ukrainian. And that appears to be what is happening .

Ukraine War Map Reveals Russia's Rapid Front Line Advances - Newsweek


It is coming at a terrible cost . Videos show Russia has taken off the gloves since the ill advised Ukraine offensive.

The Russians are using their air superiority to good effect and are reducing Ukraine to rubble as they did to Grosny .

Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) - Wikipedia

They are doing the same right now to Chasov Yar .

Militant Tracker on X: "�������� SU-25 BOMBER JET STRIKES UKRAINIAN POSITION IN CHASOV YAR: Russian Air Force Delivers Heavy Blow to Ukrainian Forces. https://t.co/SgMHs4Zqgd" / X

They have done severe damage to Ukraine's power infrastructure as winter arrives .

Of course Ukraine is desperate to get advanced western weapons in an attempt to hit Russian air fields .

Now Putin could very well be on a short leash . He has his war party and rivals would love to take him out . They think he has been too soft.

Trump is doing what he can. But keep in mind the Logan Act. Trump .Trump Jr ;Elon Musk are NOT in the government yet.
Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine's Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says | AP News

And the war party would love to find the reason and means to prevent what he claims he can do .

Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest monthly pace since start of war, analysts say | Reuters

The western war party is getting desperate to get WWIII started . Ukraine is now launching US ;UK and French missiles (all with guidance and targeting by the nation supplying the weapons ) into Russia.

They told us that Russia's threats of retaliation are all bluffs; that Russia has old weapon systems that are either old and won't work ,or not problem ,we will just shoot them down.

To demonstrate how wrong they were ;Russia launched an Oreshnik ..... a medium range multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) intercontinental ballistic missile ....capable of carrying a nuclear payload , It was unarmed and clearly a message to back off. It was not shot down.

Don't worry US ;it only has the range to hit targets in Europe.

What Is Russia’s Oreshnik Ballistic Missile? - The New York Times

Enter former Brit PM Boris Johnson . You remember him . He was the clown early in the war who went to Ukraine and talked Zelensky to not have peace negotiations with Russia.
Boris Johnson Pressured Zelenskyy to Ditch Peace Talks With Russia: Ukrainian Paper | Common Dreams

Well he's back in the news being captain obvious; admitting that Ukraine has been a proxy of the west in their war with Russia. He says it is terrible that we have forced Ukraine to fight with one hand tied behind out back .

“We’re waging a proxy war, but we’re not giving our proxies the ability to do the job. For years now, we’ve been allowing them to fight with one hand tied behind their backs and it has been cruel”
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admits "we are waging a proxy war" in Ukraine against Russia

He knows Trump wants to negotiate a deal to end the war. The man with the itchy trigger finger ;who wanted this war to end in a Russian defeat ,has a great back up plan in case a cease fire can be arranged ..........put NATO troops on the front line as "peace keepers "

British troops should help defend Ukraine's border in ceasefire, says Boris Johnson

Ah yes bring back the empire's glory days when it went toe to toe with the Ruskies in Ukraine.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”

Was there a man dismayed?

Not though the soldier knew

Someone had blundered.

Theirs not to make reply,

Theirs not to reason why,

Theirs but to do and die.

Into the valley of Death

Rode the six hundred.

('The Charge of the Light Brigade ' by Lord Alfred Tennyson )

Hopefully, MAD will prevent these crazy people from doing something stupid. We'll see. It only works when leaders are at least somewhat rational.

The plans were leaked a couple weeks ago .....“Operation Deutschland”

The Germans are already implementing it.

Germany has a plan for a possible World War III

Europe preps for WWIII as secret German docs reveal plans for 800K troops in case Russia invades NATO

A Russian ship fired warning flares at a German helicopter in the Baltic Sea .
Russian Ship Fired at German Helicopter in 'NATO Lake': Minister - Newsweek

Jamie Dimon ;CEO of the nation's largest bank ;JP MORGAN Chase ,says we are already in WWIII

. “World War III has already begun. You already have battles on the ground being coordinated in multiple countries.”

Jamie Dimon worries ‘World War III has already begun’ - MarketWatch


FBI and other cyber agencies warneds don't text with iphones or Androids because the world's biggest ever hacking is taking place by Chinese hackers .

FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Stop Sending Texts

I've said that the US would fight the Ukraine war to the last Ukrainian . Well they are running out of draft age men to send to the grist mill. What to do ?

The administration wants Ukraine to lower it's draft age.

White House urges Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds to increase size of military | AP News

One whole generation already lost . Time to take out the next.

Time to empty the Ukraine dance clubs

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Bars and clubs are full in Ukraine despite the ongoing war with Russia

al- Qaeda ; ooops I mean ;Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) ; has taken over Syria.

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Today, HTS can be thought of as a relatively localized Syrian terrorist organization, which retains a Salafi-jihadist ideology despite its public split from al-Qaeda in 2017.

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Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) | Terrorism Backgrounders | CSIS


The world is a safer place. </sarc>

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But what happens next? HTS have their roots in al-Qaeda, and a violent past.
They have spent the last years trying to rebrand themselves as a nationalist force, and their recent messages have a diplomatic and conciliatory tone.
But many are not convinced, and are concerned about they might be planning to do after toppling the regime.
At the same time, the dramatic changes could lead to a dangerous power vacuum and eventually result in chaos and even more violence.

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Syria: The unthinkable has happened - what next?

And the American compliant press yawns.
Newsweek woke up from it's slumber yesterday

Has WWIII Already Begun? - Newsweek

Russian fleet is abandoning Syria .

​russia Leaves Syria: Ships and Weapons Evacuated from Tartus and Hmeymim | Defense Express

OMG !!!! This guy will continue to run the country for 2 more months

President Biden Gives Statement on the Situation in Syria | C-SPAN.org

He takes credit for Israeli actions against Hamas ;Hezbollah and Iran as he slurs incoherently mumbles.

He pledged US aid to help AQ run Syria.

Biden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria

The Syria central bank is being ransacked . People are walking out with bags full of cash . Assad's palace is being looted by the dumber population . Or maybe not . Maybe his boxes of Louis Vuitton merch is worth more than the currency.
Syrians ransack Assad's abandoned palace dressing rooms taking huge Louis Vuitton boxes before breaking into his supercar-filled garage - while others loot bags of CASH from central bank as it's confirmed the despot has fled the country | Daily Mail Online

Here in the US we wonder when Taylor Swift will tour again.

Assad fled to Moscow.

our allies the Turks are clashing with our allies (who the Turks call terrorists ) the Kurds in Syria. The Kurds are clashing with the rebels (aka AQ) who are backed by our allies the Turks .

The US bombed 75 targets in Syria attacking what is claimed to be ISIS (aka AQ) positions.

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Centcom said it used US Air Force B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets, and A-10 attack aircraft to strike over 75 targets, adding that battle damage assessments are underway. A senior administration official, speaking to reporters, described the operation as "significant" and said about 140 munitions were used. It is unclear what missiles or bombs may have been used.

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The US military struck 75 ISIS targets in Syria as Assad's government fell

Where did they hit ? They attacked positions that were until today patrolled by Russian troops.

Today al Qaeda for the first time has a country to call their own. Before that they had states that permitted them to operate inside. Prior to Trump ending their offensive in Iraq and Syria they had temporarily occupied what they called a califate .

Who now runs Syria?

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad? - CBS News

Yes a terrorist who we once had in prison; who waged war against US troops .

Not to worry ;he has reformed his bad ways we are told .He "reinvented himself" from his days of slaughtering Christians and Druze in the Levant.

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al-Golani is also spelled al-jolan in some news reports. As noted above ;the compliant press is doing the bidding of the deep state again in rebranding a terrorist into a statesman.

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani: How Syria’s rebel leader went from radical jihadist to a blazer-wearing ‘revolutionary’ | CNN

and just like that ;a terrorist organization takes over a county . They are terrorists no more.

Syrian rebel group HTS could be removed from UK's banned terror organisation list | Politics News | Sky News

For 15 years AQ ;ISIS were the greatest threats to the nation (before Christians at school board meeting displaced them. ) Now they are the responsible leaders of a nation bordering Israel smack in the middle of the Shia crescent.

Nice to know Ukraine has a surplus of weapons and personal that they can afford to export drones and support staff to Syrian jihadists .

Ukraine supplied Syrian rebels with drones and operators for the offensive that toppled Assad last week: report

On his way out ;Yertle is all in on WWIII

Mitch McConnell: The Price of American Retreat

The lie is the term "isolationism " that is not what Trump's agenda is about .

Why are we wasting time pussyfooting with these Houthis pirate scum ? Just make all of coastal Yemen a no go zone...shoot on sight .

US fighter jet ‘mistakenly’ shot down in Red Sea