Why Mearsheimer is wrong about Russia and the war in Ukraine. Five arguments from Alexander Stubb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlB-pRqdyBg

#Putin #NATO #Revisionism #Georgia #Ukraine #Russia #WarOfAggression #Imperialism #ReligiousExtremism #Obama #Crimea #PoliticalRealism #SpheresOfInfluence #SelfDetermination #Tolerance #SuperpowerNostalgia

"We're a fascist dictatorship now, but let me remind you of something I did 15 years ago."

#Obama #BarackObama #Election2028 #ThirdTerm #DraftObama #RaiseTheBar #PrimaryThemAll #DemandMore #uspol #USPolitics #journalism #media #socialmedia #MakeThemFight #Hardball #impeach #impeachment #DoSomething #NoKings #NoDo

Obama was the last true president of the United States. The presidency stopped being a legitimate position after Trump interfered to win his first election, and Americans did nothing about it.

America itself has been collapsing since 9/11. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda won the War on Terror.

#US #Politics #Society #Obama

#Biden and #Obama are still the deportation kings, and #Trump's fear strategy keeps them out. See how the two primary color-coded #fascists factions of the #duopoly work together towards common #xenophobia #racists goals?

"Trump deported fewer people than Biden a year ago, but border crossings have plummeted"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-deported-fewer-people-biden-year-ago-border-crossings-plummeted-rcna195605

Under #Bush, russia occupied parts of #Georgia

Under #Obama 1.0, russia destroyed #Aleppo

Under #Obama 2.0, russia occupied the #Crimea

Under #Trump 1.0, russia occupied parts of the #Donbas

Under #Biden, russia occupied more of the #Donbas

Under #Trump 2.0, russia activated #Krasnov and occupied the #WhiteHouse

#Zelenskyy said the #US "will feel it". I would argue that the American people feel it already.

#Ukraine #Syria #ArmUkraineToWIN #ArrestPutin

Specific Authors of the Ukrainian War

In the early 80s, our ambassador Alexander #Yakovlev (a classic example of the genre - bed and whiskey) was recruited in Canada. In 1985, he became Mikhail Gorbachev’s chief adviser, and it was through Yakovlev that the last General Secretary was instilled with a plan to reform the USSR economy. In essence, the plan was very simple - to get rid of the superfluous Union republics and then, with the help of the USA, to become a prosperous capitalist state. It was this plan that #Gorbachev proposed to Ronald #Reagan at his very first meeting.

And here is the first remark - historians will probably argue endlessly whether Gorbachev knew or not that this plan was foisted on him by the Americans themselves, or was simply a fool. Personally, I think that he knew and openly and purposefully destroyed the Union. Because this plan included not only the collapse of the country’s rather strong economy under the guise of reforms, but also the bringing to power of outright renegades - #Yeltsin and the group of American advisers who stood behind him, who came to “help” the Soviet Union.
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Specifically, for the deployment of military operations in Ukraine, a number of contractors were involved, both already well-identified Russophobes and specially established ones at that. Here, we will only list some of them and, accordingly, their main sponsors:

The Atlantic Council- Sponsored by SAAB, Raytheon, and Lockheed. This is the director of the Ukrainian project. Their main lobbyist, by the way, is the same Alperovich who recently authored “The World on the Brink.”

The Center for Analysis of European Policy (established in 2005) - Sponsored specifically by Lockheed, BAE System, Bel Helicopter, and Raytheon, and was designed to promote the agenda in the media.

The German Marshall Fund- Sponsored by the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, Airbus, Boeing, and Raytheon. The main lobbyist is still the same William Kristol, and the former president of Estonia and our old enemy McFaul are also involved.

The Institute for the Study of War (2007) - Sponsored by Raytheon and General Dynamics Dean Corporation. The director of the institute is Kimberly Kagan (wife of Victoria Nuland’s husband’s brother).

These are just a few of the contractors that, by various estimates, handled up to $7 billion in U.S. government and private spending on military corporations to fuel the Ukrainian war. Much of that money ended up in the pockets of the #Nuland family and the #Kagan clan, who are connected to the #Clinton and #Obama families.

#USA #US #american #deepstate #CIA #MIC #warmongers #neocons #russophobia #ukraine #anti-Russia #ukrainian #war #history #soviet #russian #USSR #Russia

"The United States is also a one-party state but, with typical American extravagance, they have two of them" ~Julius Nyerere, #HealthCare Edition

"Being outraged only when the #Republicans are in office & refusing to hold the #Democrats accountable for their often equally abysmal policies on #immigration, healthcare, #genocide, & natural resource extraction is precisely why we have #Trump." @-mmills

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#Capitalism #Obama #Biden #RFKjr #Duopoly

#Obama #american #deepstate #warmongers #Libya #Syria #Ukraine #ukrainian #Maidan #history

And remember folks, many so-called #ProgLibs #Democrats are really, as #Obama claimed to be himself, "Moderate #Republicans... ie. Moderate #Fascists.

"When you understand that the #DemocraticParty is NOT a leftist party, but a right-wing #capitalists party and the #RepublicanParty is a far-right #neofascists party then you realize why every piece of legislation and bailout in Washington DC ALWAYS puts corporations over people." -Ryan Knight 2:33 PM 23 Dec 20

Bwahahaha! #NOTSatire, from the MOST RESPECTED #news source on teh intertubz! 🤣

Report: Presidents Washington Through Bush May Have Lied About Key Matters

https://theonion.com/report-presidents-washington-through-bush-may-have-lie-1819566677/ (OK it's #Satire, NOT #Realpolitick... 😎) #USPolitics #USPol #Trump #Biden #Obama

Dear #democrats

Remember when we had a trifecta in the early #Obama years and the first two years of #Biden? And how the #Republicans stone-walled, stalled, challenged, took us to court, and pretty much stopped us from doing anything for four years each time?

DO THAT!!

They provided the blueprint for minority #resistance, let's follow it!

SIGNS LIKE THIS MAKE ME WANT TO PUKE.

#Biden did all the work, negotiating an #Israeli #Hostage release starting LAST MAY.

All #DonnieDumbass did was threaten massive military force (that very well could have cost the lives of every single hostage & obliterated #Gaza) if the hostages were not released, and so far ALL they've done is STICK TO THE AGREEMENT MADE IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

It reminds me of his supporters crediting him for the economy he inherited from #Obama.

Du kannst auf Instagram nicht mehr nach
#democrats suchen. So schnell geht das.

edit: #obama geht auch nicht mehr

After accusing #Obama of being the "Founder" of #ISIS, #Trump will hasten their resurgence by giving wide berth to #Putin in #Syria and pulling out American troops from there despite the stark warning by Defense Secretary #LloydAustin: “I think ISIS fighters would enter back into the mainstream.”

#Trump already tried to withdraw #US forces from Syria in 2018, precipitating the resignation of his SecDef #JimMattis. Recently, Trump said that US needed to stay out Syria.

https://apnews.com/article/austin-biden-syria-trump-troops-3ba5679d2b88fb1458ecdd1bf871efc5

Ca c'est 2006 2009 2012

- Dans cette opération américano-israélienne, les programmateurs de la National Security Agency (NSA), à Fort Meade (Maryland), près de Washington, collaborent avec une unité spéciale de guerre électronique de Tsahal, connue sous le nom d'Unité 8200. Initialement baptisé «The Bug» par ses créateurs, le virus va être testé avec succès sur des centrifugeuses libyennes d'un modèle semblable, saisies en 2003. -

https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2012/06/06/01003-20120606ARTFIG00693-l-offensive-secrete-d-obama-contre-l-iran.php

#spy #USA #Iran #Israel #obama
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Ten Years After Normalization With #Cuba, #Trump Hardliners Take Cuba Back In Time

A decade after #Obama’s normalization, Trump’s team looks to ratchet up pressure on the island.

from #DropSiteNews
By Ed Augustin
Dec 20, 2024

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/ten-years-after-normalization-with?publication_id=2510348&post_id=153225082&isFreemail=true&r=fzerp&triedRedirect=true

#VivaCuba #LetCubaLive #CubaSi #EndTheBlockade #CubaSolidarity #EndTheEmbargo #Biden
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
@cubainfo
#news #politics #press #USPolitics #USA #US

"Syria: The Return to the Scene of Obama’s Crime"

We must be careful of the West and reactionary Gulf leaders false concerns for Syria as they assist #USA hegemony and interests in the region.

https://blackallianceforpeace.com/bapstatements/2024/12/10/syria-the-return-to-the-scene-of-obamas-crime

#Syria #Libya #Trump #JohnKerry #Russia #geopolitics #Obama

President Obama forced Syria to destroy 99% of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons and his success was met with nothing but smears and jeers - from both right and "left". The Obama "red line" in Syria, which *worked*, became a sign for weakness across the media and social media.
#syria #obama #media

The lasting impact of Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Schumer, and Biden is the establishment of a fascist dictatorship in a country which used to proudly call itself the land of the free.

They could not have fucked up worse.

We desperately need to face that reality.

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#Pelosi #DeadwoodDems #Hoyer #Clyburn #Nadler #Neal #FascistEnablers #uspol #uspolitics #Jeffries #WassermanSchultz #Schumer #Durbin #resistance #FascistTakover #Obama #Biden #Reid

The US government is absolutely working as intended and designed. You CANNOT 'fix' it. You #OVERTHROW it.

"#Obama continued and expanded #Bush’s most evil policies. #Trump continued and expanded Obama’s most evil policies. #Biden continued and expanded Trump’s most evil policies. Now Trump is preparing to keep the streak going." #CaitlinJohnstone

The Face At The Front Desk Changes The Corporation Remains The Same https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/11/15/the-face-at-the-front-desk-changes-the-corporation-remains-the-same/ #Duopoly #Plutocracy #Corporatism #Genocide #Colonialism

I wish we'd see more ads going after #DonTheCon on the #economy.

He inherited a great economy from #Obama and destroyed it (BEFORE the #pandemic.)

He ignored #Covid and killed more Americans in 11 months than every war since WWII. Which destroyed the #SupplyChain and caused #inflation to skyrocket.

I refer to it as: "The house was still standing when he lit the match" paradox.

“I don’t give a fuck.” - Ta-Nehisi Coates on the prospect of losing access to power & platforms for speaking up about #Palestine.

"I'm a Black writer. Like, I'm the descendant of this. And you tell me I got to look away from segregation, which is about the mildest word I can say about it, that's the price of it? No!"

#TaNehisiCoates is the man we all thought #Obama was.