Some armchair thoughts on #Ukraine:
1. There is a reason #Russia is not destroying cities and devastating civilian targets left and right in Ukraine, and it has to do with winnable war-vs-PR.
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1. There is a reason #Russia is not destroying cities and devastating civilian targets left and right in Ukraine, and it has to do with winnable war-vs-PR.
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2. #Ukraine is neither a Democrat or Republican sandbox. Bidens, Clintons, Trump, and Obama have all had hands in the cookie jar. Additionally, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and Michael Flynn were all pounding the pavement for Ukraine before and during their time with #Trump.
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3. Media united against Putin, using USA/CIA/NATO talking points and beating him at his own game. Amazing to watch. It will ratchet up Putin to “scorched Earth” policy, with no clear endgame in sight. Let’s all hope there is an adult in the room at WH, Langley, and Pentagon.
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4. Eastern Europe has seen fallback to Soviet-era alliances, as well as moves toward NATO. What better way to convince EE and the EU how much they need NATO and the USA? Might be effective in facing the emerging China on the global stage. Will #Finland and #Sweden join NATO?
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5. Interesting Oliver Stone doc on #Ukraine from 2014 protests called Ukraine On Fire. It’s so full of propaganda it’s kind of like playing Where’s Waldo, but still worth watching. You’ll see same talking points from both sides being utilized today:
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6. A documentary on the same topic from the opposite perspective, also full of propaganda, is skyrocketing on #Netflix. It’s called Winter On Fire:
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7. Watch them both.
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8. Just to be clear, I do hope #Putin has his ass handed to him militarily, politically, and economically. Here’s hoping he is overthrown by his own people and dies in humiliation at the hands of an angry #Russian mob, a la Ghaddafi, Saddam, Ceausescu, or Mussolini.
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