While griping about tensions with Russia, NATO is once again dramatically ratcheting up the sense of unease along the Russian frontier, with what they are calling their “largest ever” submarine wargames just off Russian waters.
During the exercises, a number of NATO submarines will launch simulated sneak attacks on Baltic ships, and officials are emphasizing the proximity to Russia adds “relevance to the exercise.”
British officials in particular say the exercise is meant to reassure the Baltic NATO member states, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, of NATO’s ability to defeat “Russian aggression” in the region.
Yet this is the latest in a long series of massive NATO exercises deliberately set up along the Russian frontier, and while officials keep claiming it is the Russians behaving aggressively, it seems that NATO is the one demonstrating bellicosity.
The US led Nato provocations are so despicable. And in Washington and European capitals too, there is strong, bi-lateral support for war. I don't see any anti-war sentiment at all…zilch. So it seems like the provocations will continue and war with Russia is coming.
The only thing that would stop it would be a strong Russian military reaction to the provacations that thoroughly humiliates the US and Nato. Then the EU and Nato would split up and the US goes home, or the war would go nuclear.
The US led Nato provocations are so despicable. And in Washington and European capitals too, there is strong, bi-lateral support for war. I don't see any anti-war sentiment at all…zilch. So it seems like the provocations will continue and war with Russia is coming.
The only thing that would stop it would be a strong Russian military reaction to the provacations that thoroughly humiliates the US and Nato. Then the EU and Nato would split up and the US goes home, or the war would go nuclear. If the likes of McCain and Breedlove are still around, I'd bet on the latter.
All to make us safe, of course.
Russia's rickety conscript-based military is unlike to put much of a fight. Outdated weapons systems and conscripts that will throw up their hands at the first opportunity are not likely to get Putin very far. Which is probably why he hasn't mounted a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Why would the EU split up? If the US and NATO were "humiliated" then the EU Member States would have nobody to cling to but each other. Putin's antics, and the weak US reaction to them, have already greatly strengthened the EU. Suddenly, all talk of any Member State leaving the EU has gone quiet!
Keep it up NATO. If you actually manage to take the world to war, you won't even know what hit you.
Neither will Putin!
Like the Zionazi army in occupied Palestine,the NATO cowards (USA) has comfortably been killing millions of defenceless people, mostly civilians, women and children, from underdeveloped countries already devastated by US instigated wars, sanctions, colour revolutions, drones and IMF, from a safe distance and bombing from high altitudes.
Lot of talking, "we came we saw he died" hot air, sabre rattling and threats (i.e language of the weak) but sh*tting pants when it comes to reality with an adversary that can actually defend itself and inflict devastating losses, or, like Russia, destroy them altogether.
You got a glimpse of that in last years US/israeli attempt to finish off Syria, Russia went in with a naval force not seen since Soviet times accompanied by China, shot down two missiles intended to kick start the war from a israeli warship, NATO got the message instantly and chickened out it´s fleet beyond Crete. Or indeed the incident with USS Donald (Duck) Cook in the US Black Sea provocation attempt:
"Meanwhile, the Russian Su-24 that buzzed the USS Donald Cook carried neither bombs nor missiles but only a basket mounted under the fuselage, which, according to the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta [2], contained a Russian electronic warfare device called Khibiny.
As the Russian jet approached the US vessel, the electronic device disabled all radars, control circuits, systems, information transmission, etc. on board the US destroyer. In other words, the all-powerful Aegis system, now hooked up – or about to be – with the defense systems installed on NATO’s most modern ships was shut down, as turning off the TV set with the remote control.
The Russian Su-24 then simulated a missile attack against the USS Donald Cook, which was left literally deaf and blind. As if carrying out a training exercise, the Russian aircraft – unarmed – repeated the same maneuver 12 times before flying away.
After that, the 4th generation destroyer immediately set sail towards a port in Romania."
"According to some specialized media, 27 sailors from the USS Donald Cook requested to be relieved from active service." http://www.voltairenet.org/article185860.html
The NATO exercise uses our sub to simulate Russian subs, and our antisub forces to "prove" we can defend the Baltic states.
Actually, all we prove is that we cannot defend them. The subs win. We may get a few subs, but all economic life in the Baltic comes to a stop for the duration.
Perhaps this is meant to put a bigger scare into those already alarmed. It should certainly do that, no matter how the Russians react.
I suspect this is aimed more at our side than at the Russians, because the Russians already know how hostile we are since at least the Geogia debacle, confirmed past all doubt for them in Ukraine.
This is neocon "be afraid, be very afraid" again.
reassure … "defeat Russian aggression" …
I've yet to feel any assurance at all of NATO's capacity to restrain the Canadian horror.
(Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say 'Eh' at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. … .)
Will the extra naval traffic affect the Baltic Dry Index ?
And who is paying for all of these military exercises and build ups on Russia´s border? And China´s borders? Time is on the side of Russia and China, it won´t be long before the Russian and Chinese people will be able watch the collapse of the dollar on their TV screens, and the way the warmongers increase their spending only accelerates the collapse date. While the western nations dive into a depression, the BRICS will continue trading with each other, in their own currencies. We in the west are on a ship of fools.
Desperate people (and governments) will do desperate things to maintain (or regain) perceived supremacy. This will get ugly.
Yes, I´m afraid you are right.
Time is certainly on the side of China but not on the side of the Russian dinosaur. The Russian Federation is the last of the European empires. The break-up of the Soviet Union began the process of decolonisation but there are still about 30 million non-Russians living under Russian colonial rule. Sooner or later, those people will want their independence and the rise of China, combined with the decline of the US, will encourage them in that direction. Once that happens, the areas of ethnic Russian settlement will no doubt join their fellow Europeans in the EU.
There was no "tension" with Russia (quite the contrary, indeed!) until Putin invaded Ukraine, grabbed Crimea and allowed supposed "rebels" to be openly armed and supplied from Russia. Thus, Putin has only himself to blame for the present situation.
In this war all it will mean is that there will be several dozen glowing slag heaps in Continental USA, will Russia be defeated, probably but of course Russians are USED to living in a deprived environment with the minimum basics of life! Americans not so much nor even their farmers, Russians have old fashion basic vehicles US has computerized everything, who ill suffer from an EMP pulse more! What I am saying NO ONE WINS A NUCLEAR WAR! Sadly the fools in the Pentagon think otherwise, they are the ones trying to get the Russians to retaliate and have been doing it since before Georgia! They are on the second coup in Ukraine the first failed, now they have gone to the Neo Nazis for help…….Gives you an Idea just how desperate they are, probably because the US doesn't want to pay the Chinese the money they borrowed to fund Bush's Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq! They know if it goes Nuclear they get to bomb everyone!
When you start playing around with weapons on someone's borders, tensions with that nation are going to go up!
Michael Kenny. Putin didn't invade Ukraine. The State Department paid 5 Billion Dollars for a neonazi coup. People in Crimea didn't want to be governed by neonazis. Putin didn't annex Crimea. More than 80 % of Crimea's population wanted to be part of Russia as it used to be. 5 Billion Dollars for a neonazi coup. Who are the aggressives ? Deploying missiles in Romania and Poland and on 32 ships in the Mediterranean is playing with fire. But obviously, they suffer from Hubris in Pentagon/Washington.
After the deal with Iran, how can they still claim that the new US missiles in Europe are to defend us against something Iran doesn't have and according to 16 US Intelligence Agencies-and Mossad!-isn't working to get ? At any rate, the Russians don't believe the fairy tale. Of course, they are not idiots.
Missiles in Poland, Romania and on 32 ships in the Mediterranean to defend us from Iran !??!
Or maybe defense against North Korea ?
However, will the un(?)exploded warhead fall to the ground-anywhere more or less ?