Re: Wow. Taibbi at his best ... 📂 Archived Message Posted by johnlilburne on February 14, 2022, 12:59 pm, in reply to "Wow. Taibbi at his best ..." Russia’s goal is not to destroy Ukraine—this could be accomplished at any time. Rather, the goal of Russia is to destroy NATO by exposing its impotence, writes Scott Ritter ......... Scott Ritter is a former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer who served in the former Soviet Union implementing arms control treaties, in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, and in Iraq overseeing the disarmament of WMD. I think the article is actually by Scott Ritter, which might explain the Picket's Charge reference. NATO exposed as a paper tiger. Given that, I guess the neocon goal would be to use their Neo-Nazi proxies in the Donbass to try to provoke Russia into invading Ukraine beyond the Donbass and thus committing itself to a prolonged guerrilla war. Whatever else he is, Putin is not stupid. He won't fall for it. One would hope wider Ukrainian society would not fall for it either and wouldn't allow their country to be destroyed as a pawn to the US. Given Germany's dependence on Russian gas, one would hope that it would get off its knees and stop kow-towing to the US. But, as you say, we shall see. Message Thread: The Ultimate End of NATO - Keith-264 February 14, 2022, 11:53 am Wow. Taibbi at his best ... - Tomski February 14, 2022, 12:27 pm ICH is confused - the author is Scott Ritter not Taibbi. (nm) - sashimi February 14, 2022, 12:52 pm Re: Wow. Taibbi at his best ... - johnlilburne February 14, 2022, 12:59 pm Thanks guys. Should've twigged. Sans rock & roll : ) nm - Tomski February 14, 2022, 1:44 pm "...a shared belief in the primacy of democratic governance" ?!?....nm - Keith-264 February 14, 2022, 3:47 pm Have a look at Russian bear trap vid above - at least about Russian democracy etc. nm - Tomski February 14, 2022, 5:35 pm « Index   Searching