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| U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin A.K.A. Darth Stupid |
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has suggested that any U.S. response to Russia's actions toward Ukraine would be carried out in conjunction with the international community.
"Whatever we do will be done as a part of an international community," Austin said on December 2 while on a visit to South Korea.
"The best case though is that we won't see an incursion by the Soviet Union into the Ukraine," he added, accidentally referring to Russia as the former Soviet Union.
Austin spoke after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Stockholm on December 2, warned Moscow to end its troop buildup near the Ukrainian border or face hard-hitting sanctions.
"Whatever we do will be done as a part of an international community," Austin said on December 2 while on a visit to South Korea.
"The best case though is that we won't see an incursion by the Soviet Union into the Ukraine," he added, accidentally referring to Russia as the former Soviet Union.
Austin spoke after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Stockholm on December 2, warned Moscow to end its troop buildup near the Ukrainian border or face hard-hitting sanctions.
Austin also called on Moscow to be transparent about its military buildup and voiced hope that the United States and Russia could work to "resolve issues and concerns and lower the temperature in the region."
Austin spoke to reporters after talks with his South Korean counterpart, Suh Wook. They said they planned to update contingency war plans and review their combined military command while urging North Korea to return to diplomacy.
The United States called on the North to engage in dialogue, Austin said, adding that diplomacy is the best approach to pursue with North Korea, backed up by a credible deterrent.
The changing security environment prompted the United States and South Korea to agree to update long-standing operational planning for a potential conflict with North Korea, as well as review their...
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Its not weakness. If we tried to take on Russia without allies at any point since 1955 we'd lose. They have nukes and if they lose, i.e we get too close to any major city they will use them.
ReplyDeleteThey also allegedly have a very robust second strike capacity called the Dead Man's Hand,. If C&C get decapitated the nukes launch automatically.
More important even if somehow nukes weren't in the picture, its high impossible to get there. Technically we can see each others borders from Alaska but you really can't launch an invasion from that direction. Not easily. They also can hit the US from there and this could turn much of the Western US into a war zone.
Not to mention people are not going to line up to fight the Russians. No one outside some old cold warriors and the MIC has a beef with them In fact they'd have a solid fifth column here and could easily take advantage of our internal issues and maybe gain allies here among our dissident right
We need European resources to fight them if we are so stupid and Europe may not want an angry bear as it would cost them all gas and oil and leave them on the hook for retaliatory strikes .
I like the nickname Austin picked up "Darth Stupid"
ReplyDeleteYou forgot about our ultimate weapon.....the sternly worded press release.
ReplyDeleteIf Ukraine and Russia get into a fight, battle, or war, what business is it of ours?
ReplyDeleteHe's par for this administration-an affirmative action hire.
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