White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan gave a press conference today again emphasizing that an attack on Ukraine was likely. Sullivan also recommended that all U.S. citizens in Ukraine depart within the next 24 to 48 hours. However, for reference, the White House has been making this “imminent” claim for over a month.
When pushed by media for how these determinations were made, Sullivan reiterated his position that “it’s not his responsibility to convince anyone.” Overall, the entire situation still looks like a manufactured White House distraction from domestic criticism.
Russia has previously scheduled military exercises in the region. This could be cover for Russia for the increased military presence prior to a cross border incursion, or the exercises could be the justification, or cover story for the White House to pretend that an invasion into Ukraine is likely. The latter seems most likely.
Regardless of all of it, the White House has not made a case for why Americans should be worried about what happens between Russia and Ukraine, other than to say the financial interests of a lot of people and groups in Washington DC are connected to U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine.
WASHINGTON – National security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come before the conclusion of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, but he did not say whether U.S. officials had determined whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a final decision on a course of action.
“As we’ve said before, we are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time, should Vladimir Putin decide to order it,” Sullivan said at a White House news briefing. “I will not comment on the details of our intelligence information, but I do want to be clear: It could begin during the Olympics, despite a lot of speculation that it would only happen after the Olympics.”
[…] Sullivan also urged Americans still in Ukraine to depart the country within the next two days, saying President Joe Biden would not send troops into harm’s way to evacuate U.S. citizens who could have left the Eastern European country when they had the chance.
“We want to be crystal clear on this point: Any American in Ukraine should leave as soon as possible and, in any event, in the next 24 to 48 hours,” Sullivan said, adding: “If you stay, you are assuming risk with no guarantee that there will be any other opportunity to leave and no prospect of a U.S. military evacuation in the event of a Russian invasion.”
Sullivan went on to describe, seemingly for the first time, what the opening campaign of a Russian invasion would look like in Ukraine. Such an attack “is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians without regard to their nationality,” he said. (read more)
Why should the U.S. care about Ukraine?
The honest answer from the White House would be… The Biden and Obama administration are doing all this stuff in Ukraine, for Ukraine and under the auspices of protecting Ukraine, because a whole bunch of people from both political parties in/around the DC beltway – along with their families – receive massive amounts of personal financial wealth from the DC laundering operation of foreign aid money in/around Ukraine.
That’s the real answer, and NATO members also know that American politicians enrich themselves and their families through the laundry of foreign aid to their own bank accounts.
If Ukraine President Zelensky does not allow himself to be a proxy for the United States in Europe, the people who control U.S. policy will create a war with Russia to get rid of him. Biden is really a stammering stupid doofus and tool of the deep state, who isn’t strong enough to battle his own corrupt policy team; and Biden Inc, which includes his entire family, is paid by the DC manipulators to shut-up and just read.
Zelensky has to pretend like Joe Biden represents the U.S. interests, while knowing Biden doesn’t really have any control over U.S. policy.
The war mongering crew deep in the U.S. government are in control. The Fourth Branch of the U.S. government and the national security apparatus are in full operational control over the dynamic. Zelensky is stuck between Russia and the U.S. Deep State. Quite frankly, he’d be better off embracing Vladimir Putin and coming to terms.
However, the problem is Zelensky doesn’t want to end up being Ukraine to Russia like North Korea is to China.
If Zelensky refuses to allow U.S. interference in his country, then the U.S. system (writ large) will withdraw any support or assistance for Ukraine, and Russia will absorb his country quickly. That’s the unfortunate dynamic.
Zelensky wants to stop being a hostage to the West by joining NATO. However, Russia will not allow a formal NATO relationship.
It’s a mess.
At the White House press briefing, President Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told the press it’s “not my job…to convince any of you of anything.”
Me, So! Ukraines, So! We already speak Russia and maybe Hunter Biden will stop taking money from us. I guess it is a matter of which mobster you want to pay insurance to.
JoJo knows the “Wise-Guys” language.
Biden admin through their back channels is begging Vlad to invade. Please, please help us in the mid terms with moderate and independent voters, who will be reminded of why they’ve voted against Republicans when they see Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham act like saber-rattling psychos.
But what’s the calculus on that? his whole parties going to be behind him going to war.
It’s beyond stupid to think that the American people are going to sit by and watch this clown take our boys to war and Ukraine.
But we’re talking about PedoJoe here
but our commander in chief brandon did so well in afghanistan! have you no confidence in the war profiteers offering punditry on such as cnn and the new york times, not to mention the neocons in and out of the biden administration that never met a war they didn’t support the u.s.’s helping prosecute?
unless of course it was disapproved by the likud mossad of israel.
All the usual tricks they pull are not working. The people are waking up to how corrupt the entire government complex is. WW2 is over! The cold war is over! The war on terror has morphed into a war on half the country who question the narrative. Its time to bring our troops home and focus on what needs to be done here. We have a great people and a resource rich nation who need to be reawakened and invigorated.
Right! Let’s not forget Obama’s “tell Vlad I’ll have more flexibility” once the election is over. Little did we think it would be the 2020 Election. Another pauper to a king political elite working the room.
I am Conviced, We, us, you and me, all of us are the only reason
President Trump is still with us.
“With Vice” Said I.
Every time they mention Ukraine…..
Hunter was taking Russian money as well. We know some of that made it to the big guy.
Biden does not want to restrict Nord Stream II. He’ll get more money if Vlad has more money.
Remember, Biden has already said that a minor incursion wouldn’t warrant US involvement. He may have changed that position given the political climate at home and the looming freedom convoy he will be dealing with.
Ukraine would be a welcome “wag the dog” with him appearing as a leader.
It won’t work for 80% of the people however.
Biden promotes war on Israel, by permitting Nuclear Weapons for Iran and knowing full well that Russia is Iran’s ally. Homicidal act(nuclear) to cover up for another Homicidal act(bioweapon), it’s possible, since Israel has long promised not to allow Iran to have Nuclear Weapons.
If the CIA can not be trusted with the Ombudsman report on 2020 election interference by China, then what makes anyone think the CIA has decided to tell the truth in regard to the relationship between Russia and the Ukraine?
If the CIA helped to fund the development of the Covid-19 bioweapon in both American and China, then why does it suddenly become possible to believe their story on the true relationship between Russia and Ukraine?
First, he cited the Ombudsman report, which said there “were strong efforts to suppress analysis of alternatives” and that CIA officials “rejected NIC coordination comments and tried to downplay alternative analyses” in regard to Chinese election interference.1
1https[Colon]//nationalfile[Dot]com/confirmed-director-of-national-intelligence-says-china-sought-to-influence-2020-election/
Second, the funding by USAID was left out of the first online publication as that was a direct CIA funding tie in, but that was later remedied.2
2https[Colon]//www[Dot]veteranstodayDot]com/2021/10/11/pravda-us-army-created-covid-19-in-2015-research-proofs-or-debunking-you-pick/
Third, USAID: A history of front companies acting on behalf of the CIA.3
3http[Colon]//www[Dot]intrepidreportDot]com/archives/12659
It would be nice, just once, if Russia decided to not do anything, leave the warmongers in the Uniparty spinning in the wind with egg on their faces. Just once, it would be nice if the world itself would say, nah, no war this time. A move like that might even be the final straw that breaks the left wing of the Uniparty bird.
You need to read more widely – Russia has been REJECTING the UniParty provocations for nearly a decade just in relation to Ukraine.
You say “just once” – Wake Up!! They’ve done it tens or hundreds of times already! Why do you think they haven’t yet done so?!?!?
Here is proof of what I say.
Jul 30, 2014:
Mar 19, 2015:
Sep 1, 2016:
Sep 13, 2017:
Dec 15, 2018:
Jun 12, 2019:
Jul 17, 2020:
Apr 2, 2021:
Jan 27, 2022:
Every year since 2014 the UniParty media apparatus has accused Russia of being on the verge of invading Ukraine!! Wrong for 8 years straight – and wrong again.
Don’t congratulate me for that list of articles. Thank Moon of Alabama.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/russian-troop-build-up-eight-years-of-crying-wolf.html#comments
Exactly!!!!!! People need to pay more attention. Too many have been brainwashed to think that Russia is bad.
Yup.
see video below
Not this time
Slow trigger already pulled – NUCLEAR FUEL
Fast trigger join NATO
Putin should send a dozen Aeroflot flights to Mexico City, load them up with US-bound illegal migrants and pay them to fly to the Ukraine border. Let the migrants then walk across the border. What could anyone possibly object to?
Honestly, I think this has been another gigantic gas lighting event.
Of course, it’s only been a distraction from the dying economy, covid crimes, anemic poll numbers and now the Canadian truckers. It’s been strictly wag the dog all along, and Putin knows that as well.
Russia, Russia, Russia
This all has the stage lighting of Grand Guignol. Bloody scenes to the audience, and it is all theater.
I just have a sense this is all planned to raise anxieties so Old Joe can come through as a hero peacemaker…without questioning what he gave away and deflect from inflation.
Folks, it is just more gaslighting from the Administration that can’t shoot straight.
And the Rate Hikes on interest – wont all happen.
Biden will run on stoping rate hikes, preventing russia war, and ending covid.
We are no better than any other country. We are worse than most. We overthrow elected leaders in other countries, we assassinate any leader that doesn’t succumb to our economic machinations, we wage wars in countries for no reason other than to enrich politicians and their masters, we actively recruit and fund terrorists and genocide.
Right… The USA is horrible and not worth fighting to save. <<<sarcasm…
Have you thought about offering your anti-American propaganda to China? I hear they pay well for such statements…
Wake me up when Putin is worse than Obama.
Hope you’ve got a good comfy bed…you’re gonna be there for a while!
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Putin please do absolutely nothing and make Biden look like an ass.
Putin is doing nothing and the O’biden regime is going to claim they saved the world.
Too late
Listen (read)
Have to say, he sounds rational and the opposite of Xiden.
LOOKS LIKE
Biden pulled the trigger by allowing Iran to make nuclear fuel for the bomb. Then, Biden encourages NATO to confront Russia by sending troops. Russia will support Iran if Israel attacks them. Israel has promised to attack Iran, if they develop a Nuclear bomb.
Sullivan is a big a turd in this administration as there is
That’s not saying a lot!
They think we are more concerned about Putin than the totalitarians in North America.
I think they want us to think they are more concerned with Putin than dealing with the domestic fallout in Canada and soon in the US.
Woof! Woof! Joey …………………… Bad Joey! Now go home and get your spanking from Dr. Jill. There’ll be a cone afterwards.
The largest single donor to the Clinton Foundation is a Ukrainian businessman who backs Jewish causes, reportedly also trades with Iran, according to Newsweek. (From 2015 article)
Victor Pinchuk, a Jewish pipeline magnate, has sold his pipelines to Iran, the magazine reported.
Link to 2015 article:
https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/306518/bill-clinton-foundations-biggest-donor-is-ukrainian-jew-who-does-business-w/
Could there be a Clinton connection to the recent stirrings about Russia invading Ukraine?
Victor was involved with the Ukraine National Bank, which is the same one Biden and Neuland were laundering our taxpayer dollars thru in 2014.
One wonders if that Jakeass has been keeping up with the weather and mud conditions over there? It seems the Russkies will have to wrestle their tanks out of the mud first.
Over a dozen Russian tanks stuck in the mud during military exercise
https://defence-blog.com/over-a-dozen-russian-tanks-stuck-in-the-mud-during-military-exercise/
Whoever heard of starting a war in the wintertime . . . ?
When did Napoleon invade Russia? Hitler?
you get the feeling Putin is laughing his ass off as he plays mind games with the U.S. stupidity agencies?
In my warped mind, I reckon Vlad would get a fair dinkum belly laugh if, at the end of the exercises, he announced to the world that all units were now retuning to their respective bases & troops were to enjoy an extended period of well deserved R & R.
The war mongers’ tiny minds would be blown.
Putin should just hokey pokey his troops in and out continuously, maybe even pull them back right when he knows Obama is going to have them do a presser alarm
The Russians like to chuckle over their hot vodkas,
about us in America being “Poor Millionaires.”
What did it take, 5 or 6 States to stop counting in order to know how many phony
ballots they needed.
Before Mike “Pustule” Pence approved them.
Little more than a year later and Wala,
Poor Millionaires.
The Biden administration doesn’t have anyone worth a damn as a person or servant of the American people.
Not one! Any worse and you would think they raided an insane asylum.So many villages missing their idiots!
The southern border has been invaded by 2 million people from around the world and this administration has positioned them around the country. And we’re supposed to get jacked up by a faux Russian invasion of Ukraine. They really think we are stupid and hate us as much.
Maybe the democrats are afraid that the Russians will seize Hillary’s server if they invade Ukraine?
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Russia and Ukraine entered into negotiations and wound up having joint military exercises just for the fun of embarrassing the crap out of the Biden administration? The entire situation couldn’t be any more stupid. NATO is the aggressor here: think Cuban missel crisis in reverse. Was Kennedy gleeful about Soviet missiles in Cuba? Well, neither is Putin overjoyed with the prospect of NATO missiles on Ukraine’s border with Russia. Neither side can afford a war that results in a pyrrhic victory for either.
Yep, Ukraine is not a domino Ala 1960
Why? Why should we care about who rules Ukraine? And it’s resources?
It has so much NOT to do with US citizens.
This “conflict” is less than Vietnam, in its buildup.
I feel like I’m trying to be convinced that my cross town football rivals
are hell bent on stealing my mascots costume.
But it’s a lie, because my crosstown rivals are selling gas to my little brother.
Jake Sullivan’s credibility rating: ZERO
Do you think that Jake Sullivan ever learned the poem IN FLANDERS FIELDS when he was in elementary school?
The poppy is an indelible image of that “war to end all wars”, summoned up by a Canadian, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, in a poem written in the trenches in May 1915:
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.”
It has been said that one picture is worth a thousand words – let’s see.
I’ve arrived at a point I’d encourage my kids to be draft dodgers. Unthinkable some years ago. I’d have promoted the service if that’s what their heart really wanted, and I’d have suffered for it.
The problem with a volunteer or mercenary military is that it can be committed willy nilly to far off adventures at the whim of politicians. The public at large generally doesn’t notice. Unfortunately, those solders are just faceless camouflage seen on the evening news. Look at the difference between the publics non-reaction to military excursions by a volunteer force in 2022 and the outrage in 1968 when the draft was snatching up the kid next door or down the block, who were minding their own business and sent them off to VN. We have become a nation continually at war partially because of the ease of doing it.
These lines are not to be interpreted as any disparagement of our heroic military. I hope readers can see the point I’m trying to get across.
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The problem with drafted military personnel is that they don’t have the motivation or the skills of those who volunteer. So they get used as low-level “cannon fodder”. In Viet Nam, studies have shown that in combat, fewer than 15% of these infantrymen even fired their weapons.
it is vey sad…. this country since 1776 lived only 25 yrs without war….it is time to stop this f*cking warmongering !!!!!!and it goes not only for neocons/neolibs/mic……..
I went to Iraq. My son to Afghanistan. Now he’s in the hot sea to go to Biden’s new war.
I’m not good with this at all. There is nothing good for America in this excursion. Just pure selfishness by Biden
I don’t understand how this works politically for Biden or the uniparty for that matter. The only support Biden still has is the hard left and they hate war. The right has had it with these entanglement wars as well. So how does this work for the overlords?
They’re broke; they need the money. Understand this: the overlords have always funded and supported both sides of every conflict because they profit from the debt and impoverishment created on both sides.
NWO
Afghanistan.
REMINDER…we have a sacred duty to live up to our 1990 promise not to expand NATO: U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s famous “not one inch eastward” assurance about NATO expansion in his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on February 9, 1990, was part of a cascade of assurances about Soviet security given by Western leaders to Gorbachev and other Soviet officials throughout the process of German unification in 1990 and on into 1991, according to declassified U.S., Soviet, German, British and French documents posted today by the National Security Archive at George Washington University. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/ukraine-domestic-brawl-not-fight/
Red flag: CNN https://112.international/ukraine-top-news/us-intelligence-deliberately-provided-white-house-with-alarming-ukraine-invasion-threat-scenarios-to-deter-russia-cnn-69580.html
Sorry. I care about our southern border. JoBama created the mess in the Ukraine, let them take the billions of dollars they’ve stolen from the US, the Ukraine and stuff it.
And why should I care…..?
If this doesn’t wake you up to the military industrial complex, I’m not sure what will.
WAG THAT DOG, BRANDON.
John Measheimer’s analysis on the situation in Ukraine is the most enlightening and insightful one I’ve heard. He argues quite persuasively that American foreign policy is to blame for it. See his June 2015 talk, “The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis” here:
It’s still 100% relevant to what’s going on today.
They are trying to force Zelensky out and be replaced by a corrupt puppet.
So far he is downplaying everything and not playing along.
They will keep pushing till he leaves. Watch for fake accusations against him and his aides.
Biden and Putin are allied in this. That’s the scam.
Hell be “removed” one way or the other.
Russia ain’t playing nice, either.
Zelensky should step down, so his family can be safe.
“it’s not his responsibility to convince anyone.”
well he is certainly succeeding there. no one is convinced beyond neocons and those making money off of war and rumors of war.
might want to play dylan’s masters of war as background music to jake’s unconvincing performance.
Sounds like our CIA knows more about the Ukraine invasion than Putin does.
Jake Sullivan has hair plugs.
The European Union has a population of 447 million the USA 332 million, The EU also has over a million fit, military age, draftable immigrant males with nothing much to do . Why in the world must the swamp even suggest we get involved with Ukraine. Until I see every European man, woman and child who can hold a weapon on that border I don’t we should even give Putins aggressions a second thought.
This affair brings into question why we even need to maintain such a large land operational force. We are protected by two oceans. Neither Canada or Mexico is a military threat and I cant even comprehend the possibility of a coordinated China and Russia launching sea based simultaneous invasions on the Jersey shore and Long Beach CA.
After reading this, “My 64 thousand dollar question is, “Just how does all this play into the hands of those salivating for the opportunity to create a domestic food insecurity crisis to achieve two goals.
1.) Use the 2nd amendment free fore all outcome of the created fear, to move against law abiding citizens.
2.) Federalize elections under the guise that social unrest has created the situation the States are unable to conduct an election.
To quote Yoda, “Fool no one, they do.”
Where is the outrage from the GOP!
Ukraine is one of the most corrupt governments in the world.
Let the defend themselves.
Send JoJo’s grand daughters to be on the Front Lines as well as every kids of every member of the House and Senate who is supporting this Administrations policy of “defending” Democracy!
If I was Zelensky, I’d issue a statement to the effect of “I love my country, don’t want it torn apart in a war, and I resign immediately. Because I’m left two very poor choices and I don’t want be here.”
“Mr. President, we are rapidly approaching a moment of truth…Now, truth is not always a pleasant thing, but it is necessary now to make a choice, to choose between two admittedly regrettable, but nevertheless, distinguishable post-war environments. One, where you got 20 million people killed, and the other where you got 150 million people killed.”
Gen. Buck Turgidson
Meanwhile, Brandon is at Camp David playing Mario and Luigi while Obama, Rice, Brennan and Clapper are in the Situation Room calling the shots.
“What’s good for M & M Enterprises is good for the country.”
1Lt. Milo Minderbinder
President Trump and his small Team of Advisor-Wolverines has been the ONLY US President to actually wage war strictly on the economic field of battle, while holding a credible US Military Stick in the wings. His sin was winning battles to help the voters who put him in office and NOT the “Global Good”.
While it may not appear to be the case, Sock Puppet JoeBama’s band figurehead idiots is constrained by the US Financial Puppet Masters. This is what makes all the war warnings and posturing such comic Kabuki Theater.
In the 1990’s the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party saw the light and became China Inc. via their Harvard Graduate Ministers. President Xi is constrained by the China Inc. Board of Directors, the Party Central Committee.
Russia was slower off the mark having gone 75+ years believing the graduates of the USSR’s excellent Frunze Military School was the key. The break up of the USSR put the Oligarchs in charge and Putin has seen the light as well. Russia has always had hosts of technology savvy inventors, now they are adding MBA’s as well. Putin is constrained by the Oligarchs.
Japan and Europe have always been business savvy, and shifted to Economic Warfare with varying levels of success. They are the 2nd tier of economic powers.
Today in 2022, only the US Political creatures in DC and media seem to operate under some sort of outdated delusion that physical warfare is now the preeminent for of combat. So, while the clowns posture as a diversion, Russia and China Inc. know there will be no war because war between major powers is BAD FOR THE GLOBAL BUSINESS SYSTEM.
Another tell is that during recent webinars hosted by Investment VP’s from Fidelity, Schwab and other minor houses a question was asked about the Impact of threats to the Ukraine and Taiwan on world markets. The answer by Fidelity was interesting and one has to assume the other major Investment Houses would have given the SAME answer. Keep in mind that Fidelity is the #4 Investor House Globally, while Schwab is #1, in terms of Market Cap of Assets managed.
First, in a 15-20 second preamble blurb, the Fidelity VP stated that Fidelity has ex-INTEL folks with contacts working in their Investment Executive and Fidelity has “boots on the ground”, all of whom keep tabs on international hot spots and advise on impacts.
Second, that being said, “Fidelity does not consider the current situation as important enough to impact their decisions and models”.