(The discussion was held nine months ago.)
“I don’t see how any of what we did is causing this now!”
“- you know, I was a Moscow corespondent from ’92 to ’95!”
Including, but not limited to:
- Multiple false verbal promises of non enlargement of Nato
- Fake “russia could join Nato” promises that led nowhere, and probably where designed go mislead a countries government in the first place
- offers that once we expanded for the eleventh time, russia could at least send weapon inspectors once in a while, to ensure that the “rocket shield” we installed wasnt stocked with offensive weaponry - they were securely stored in a “closed for inspection” closet in the same facility.
[edit: Removed a point where I was pandering fake information concerning Nato bunkers in Ukraine, probably my worst mistake in more than two years covering the situation. Here is a full correction posting including information of what went through my head, while posting this: click]
- delivering about 300 million USD worth of Javelins and Stingers to Ukraine
- then 6 months later whitelisting them “for their defense efforts” in the Donbas because - and I mean, who could argue with us good guys on doing that
- fabricating Minsk 2 as a fake process meant to “ensure, that the Ukraine had time to “arm up” against russia”
- helping with, including financial lifelines toppling the democratically elected, well lets call it regime anyhow in Ukraine in 2014
- meddling with that countries internal politics doing “democracy - but more western style” promotion tours on the Maidan featuring US Senators, and self baked cookies by Victoria Nuland
- Getting people of the far right into Ukraines transitional government.
- Preventing Klitschko from getting any significant role in the transition government, because “Fuck the EU”.
- Downplaying the role of Sevastopol in Russias foreign policy “enactment” schemes.
- Lying to people about the nature of Natos “open door policy” and the importance of keeping it very open door, but at the same time require a unanimous decision by all of its members to get in.
- Lying to Ukraine about the prospects (size) of its future as a green energy Powerhouse on the easter premises of Europe.
- Telling russia, the Nato dog wont bite at its borders, it just wants to play. And defend. Like it always did. Except for that one time, …
And thats all before the lies in the war narratives set in!
But now - you see all of that really qualifies for:
“I don’t see how any of what we did is causing this now!”
As a partial argument, not a causal one - so that you are partially to blame, not entirely but you didnt even want to put on that shoe, because negating it outright is always what the US does in foreign relations, who are we kidding here.
You are the moral ones. The shining city on a hill. Good guys in army spanks.
Oh and by the way - you absolutely know this to be true, because -
YOU HAVE GIVEN PUTIN EVERY CHANCE NOT TO INVADE, Selensky for about a week was even open to neutrality, before the right sector (and later BoJo, or Butscha) washed his head for it!
Oh and about Butscha.
BUTSCHA IS NOT IMPORTANT, right - we all in Germany agree, that BUTSCHA IS NOT IMPORTANT, right?
We said it in this Spiegel Interview, when Gisi reported something he shouldnt have!
And we forgot to talk about the 1000 russian Soldiers that were killed there by Himars in all of german media… For two years.
You see -
and because you know what Putin thinks, you just intuitively understand, that he not only wanted to take over the Ukraine with too few military units (manpower) for the job, no - he also wanted to reestablish the sovjet union, something he has never said, or alluded to, much less put into writing.
And you understood, that he wanted to topple the Ukrainian government, because he attacked Kiew, and talked about “De-Nazification”.
Something Netanyahu also did (ideological cleansing, demilitarization, take over of all relevant government departments, take over of the military and security infrastructure), about three weeks ago, so you know he’s just on an Anti-Terror mission, in his frontyard…
Oh by the way - and that
- war against the Nazis, is russias “enemy narrative” for internal use (fight the subhuman, as a prerequisite, to get people to shoot at others),
which already was downgraded in the Ankara pre-treaty contracts to mean ANYTHING BUT “forced regime change in the entirety of Ukraine”
and
- Putin didnt attack Kiew to “end this one quickly” (ok, take over of the government was a target perspective, that one has been pretty much validated by now, although Putin - after that failed made concessions pretty early on, not to kill Selenskyj, and recognize them as the valid representative of Ukraine, but then who can trust Putin -- well Selenskyj apperently, when reportedly he came out of hiding the same day and started publicly blogging on Insta like a madman, starting the same day… But of course thats just hearsay and conjecture.)
you just know are both not the case, because you have ultimate foresight.
Also Ukraine has to win because…
… losing is not an option!
Well - even in the MAIN NARRATIVE LINE of all of german newsmedia throughout the war, starting from day 1-90, depending on when the media outlet folded, and started reporting cleared messaging, which is freaking obvious, when about 20 media outlets in germany hold back on reporting about the Taurus leaks, for 2-5 hours until the government guidelines arrive…
But luckily enough you know what Putin is thinking, and that hes a real son of a bitch, so that guides your actions from now on…
Weeeeeell.… Except when it comes to financing, and expanding liquid gas exports, because… well you didnt look into the Methan emission numbers short term, when you gave europe all those sweet, sweet political promises, didnt you.
Just to ram that down your throats once and for all:
Fuck you, fuck you and fuck you.
Regardless of if the supplemental aid gets cleared this March or not.
Und Grüße an Alpbach bitte.
