I love a good revolution. Sadly Kazakh and Russian troops are just mowing unarmed protestors down without any concern. There was a time that the U.S. would get involved.
https://twitter.com/Leon_Sverdlov/status/1479160458707976196
The origins of the revolt are pretty simple: Russian backed Dictator doesn't give a shit about living conditions. Govt wisely resigns. Leader blames "terrorists" for revolt. Shooting starts. Standard Russian playbook. crimethinc.com/2022/01/06/the…
Same source does a nice recap of the 2020 revolt against Alexander Lukashenko another Russia puppet leader in Belarus. Bad guys win every time. crimethinc.com/2021/06/30/bel…
If you are not up on Russian tactics, you can watch anything from "Assassination of Russia" about the false apartment bombings that led to the second war in Chechnya to this attack against America by Putin. He is an ambitious nasty guy.
"We offer our deepest sympathies to those affected by the violence. We do condemn in the strongest terms the acts of violence and the destruction of property...express their grievances peacefully... authorities to respond with restraint" #Fixed. state.gov/briefings/depa…
They even have good old dictator statue toppling. If you have the taste of Trump in your mouth from yesterday, you can cleanse it with this good old fashioned democratic revolution.
https://twitter.com/thearch57864448/status/1479466883011297285
When I was with the rebels in Grozny a man who was fleeing his house from a tank battle asked politely that I point my camera to him. He asked if President Clinton could help them because they are fighting for freedom. You can imagine how being the only American in Chechnya felt. 
Dictatorships have a policy of extinguishing democracies and they push out way beyond their sphere of influence. We used to do the same thing to create sort of democracies. Thanks to the UAE and their partner Russia all Arab Spring democracies are dead. How much longer for us?
What we are seeing is the “Rapid Reaction Force” concept that is talked about for Africa but used to great effect by Russia. A great entry point for measuring dissent too. thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4…
Theoretically we could establish a force that would quickly train up and arm rebels while attriting hostile anti democracy elements. Changing the dynamics early on. Oh wait those are what Green Beanies are for. #LetEmLooseJoe #DeOppressoLiber click1.crm.foreignpolicy.com/ViewMessage.do
I had the privilege of being with and doing some training with Army Special Forces. I did some tag alongs on some missions and I can tell you they are a hoot. Just don’t let the State Dept screw everything up. #HandsInPocketsIsaMOS dangerousmagazine.com/2018/01/20/gen…
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