The folly of our empire began long before "Biden the Conqueror"
It would have been a wiser decision to ally with Russia long ago as the USSR broke apart in order to stymie the Chinese juggernaut. Now we have the most populace countries and some of richest mineral resources (don't forget the Saudis and Iran on with them too) aligned against the west's infinite wisdom. None of the members of the Eurasian cabal give a shit about climate change much less finance its mitigation lunacy. Our currency is next on their agendas as they stockpile gold and circumvent a war we had no business starting. Someday we will wake up and ask ourselves what the hell did we kill all those Ukrainians for? Just don't ask Goldman, JPM or MS. Maybe Hunter knows.
I remember that when the USSR broke apart, Nixon and others pushed hard for the US to actively support the growth of democracy in Russia. He said that establishing a good relationship with Russia was crucial. We made a half-assed effort, and now are paying the price dealing with Putin!
After the collapse of the USSR, the US made a massive effort to help Russia discover, create and implement democratic norms and to learn the mechanics and merits of a free market economy where resources are allocated by verified need, not by government decree.
We even established an ersatz bank that invested in all manner of start-up Russian companies.
What we couldn't do is change the mind-set of most Russians, especially those in leadership positions. On day one, they followed orders; the next day, they were on their own.
What the cleverest among them found was wealth for the taking. And they did. Often times with thuggery and murder. In short order, new businesses in Russia, especially those that were foreign-owned, were required to pay extortionists (aka "Roofs") to keep from being plundered.
I vividly recall a Syrian entrepreneur trying to establish a grocery store in Moscow telling me that it took him from the close of business one day to the start of business the next before he realized the wisdom of hiring the first Roof that proffered its services: his construction site and vehicles were riddled with bullet holes
Classic case in point: Putin. Except for a small break when he was a attending a law school, he's been a government employee with a government salary his entire career. But he's also one of the wealthiest individuals in Russia. He became wealthy because nothing substantial gets done in that massive country unless he gets a piece of it.
Finally, you got your presidents mixed up. It wasn't Nixon but Bush and especially Clinton who was responsible for the myriad of programs intended to help Russia embrace democracy and the dynamics of a free market.
The single most impactful reason for Russia's criminal mindset -- the most visible manifestation its theft of lands belonging to other countries -- is Putin and his distorted, murderous ambition to Make Russia Great Again
Yes, Nixon wasn't president at the time, but he DID make the case as I described for the US actively supporting democracy in Russia in remarks made in Moscow in 1994. He felt Clinton could do more. I believe that, even with all his faults, Nixon was pretty sharp when it came to Russia (and China). As for the rest of your comment, I was always under the impression that the US did little to help Yeltsin. Your comment forces me to reconsider. Thanks for your input! I totally agree with your characterization of Putin!
It is more likely that the release of millions of barrels of oil from the SPR caused the price of gasoline to go up. Why? First of all, over half of the cost of a gallon of gasoline is in refining and distribution, with the remaining 40-50% coming from the cost of a barrel of oil. Refining capacity has been near its’ upper limit for the past 2 years, due in no small part to the shuttering of some refineries by the Biden administration and the nixing of permits to build new capacity. This has been a significant factor in the rise of gasoline and diesel prices and has nothing to do with oil supply. Furthermore, the release of 260 million barrels of oil from the SPR in a relatively short period of time has caused significant disruption to an already strained oil distribution system. Trains and trucks were diverted from their normal distribution networks to handle the sudden demands of SPR distribution. Refinery operations were also disrupted by new supply and grades of oil that differed from current production orders and schedules. Domestic distribution prices soared in 2022 as a result, for all oil not just SPR sourced oil, as distributors took advantage of the disruptions and equip shortages to raise prices. We also know that the SPR release had little or no impact on oil futures or the spot price of crude from any source.
Tell us again Mr. Biden how the release of all that emergency oil supply is benefiting America and Americans.
Very interesting. It seems the hand of gov can do no right regardless of which way it waves. Probably they just should back off and all would be no worse off.
They got the result they were looking for, which is to drive the price of petroleum fuels up as high as they possibly can while simultaneously dismantling the entire fossil fuel industry. They know the price of electricity is going to go up significantly every year for the foreseeable future and it will be much, much harder for them to kill the internal combustion engine if gasoline is $2.50 a gallon and electricity is 25 cents a KWh(current US avg. is 16 cents), which is where it will be in the not distant future and already is in California.
If your deliberate objective is to completely destroy the United States of America, our current government can do no wrong. They can only be labeled as highly competent based on their intentions.
"One of them is the creation of a huge new rival – India, China and Russia combined – aiming to take the US down a peg."
Are we already in a new 21st-Century type of war and just haven't noticed it yet? You decide from this 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 of ACTUAL EVENTS and CIRCUMSTANCES that have occured since the election of 2020 was stolen and a bought-and-paid-for TRAITOR was installed in the White House:
1. 100+ Food Processing Plants burning down or otherwise mysteriously being put out of production.
2. Over 1,000 train derailments within the Continental US in the last 14 months.
3. Nearly a dozen Energy Substations being attacked and Energy Grids going down in disparate areas around the Country.
4. Bill Gates and Chinese Interests purchasing 860,000+ acres of Farmland/Farms in the Continental US, the majority of it being allowed to go fallow since the change in ownership.
5. Cyber "Attacks" on our Aviation Infrastructure resulting in 1000's of delays and cancellations during some of the busiest traveling seasons.
6. 58 BILLION+ Chickens being euthanized in response to an ALLEGED outbreak of Bird Flu - 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 documentation for this Hendemic has yet to be presented publicly.
7. An 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 change in the formulation of Chicken Feed by the world's largest producer (Purina) resulting in affected hens cumulatively laying few to NO eggs.
8. At least 7 attacks on Regional Water Processing Plants in various areas of the Country over the last 2 years - attacks that have been physical and/or cyber in nature.
9. "Suddenly" anyone with the desire is permitted to float hi-tech surveillance equipment over some of our most secured Military facilities. And the uptick is explained away by asserting that "we changed the settings on our radar sets." So how long has this covert activity been going on and do you (our "leaders") actually expect us to believe that you have not been aware of this espionage up until now? Puh-leeeez.
I could list more (I didn't even touch on the Financial side - myriad examples of malfeasance/incompetence/purposeful destruction represented by actions undertaken and completed by the FED, the Central Banks and our "Lawmakers"), but you get the idea. For the doubters and haters out there - do your own research, not my job to wake you up to Reality. Tucker Carlson (the evil White Supremacist) had a great summary of many of these facts and more in a segment last week. Go find it if you doubt me. Or not. Just keep your head in the sand and your ass in the air - I'm beyond caring what your side thinks.
Now - for the icing on the cake:
A. An OPEN BORDER that allows anyone and everyone to pass through and enter the interior of our Nation with basically NO QUESTIONS ASKED. It is a dream come true for our enemies who, IMO, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 declared that "undeclared" war on us after long-last, and are currently staging troops and material for the final push. Or even just staging individuals and supplies to instigate sabotage and mayhem when the signal goes out.
B. The bought-and-paid-for Traitor in the White House (and his domestic enemy cohorts) have made a HUGE dent in out Military Reserves & Readiness - Reduced Weapons & Weapons Systems (cuz muh Ukraine), depleted Ammunition (cuz muh Ukraine) and (due to WOKE Policies), dangerous results in the quantity and quality of new and remaining soldiers. This last issue is thanks to DEI Directives from the owners of the Pentagon and the 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗦 convid "vaxx" mandates that saw most of the remaining Patriots in our Armed Forces get released with "Other Than Honorable" discharges.
C. The Pissing Away of our SPR in a misguided yet totally planned effort to secure votes and "popularity." The piece of garbage who benefitted most from the steal in '20 has/is weakening us in this vital area RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.
So are we at War? I would posit that the answer is NO. For WAR, it takes two to tango. Our "media" and "leaders" have effectively distracted the populace to the point where very few will ever bother to connect these glaring dots. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 "𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱" 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. I don't see us recovering from this, even WITH a 2nd Civil War or Revolution to remove the domestic enemies and Traitors in our midst.
If we survive long enough to look back on any of this, never forget that our downfall and demise was brought about, 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬, by the dimocrat party and their subversive, stupid beliefs and policies. The Left is proving to be a terminal cancer friends. And shame on us for letting it metastasize.
Sorry to be a buzzkill, but I'm not very optimistic. Trying to maintain Faith, Peace and Happiness when and where I can...
Thank you for the Excellent facts brother Starboard! Yes, We are living in the end days of our empire, and we the people have failed miserably at protecting our Republic. Unfortunately, American's cannot agree on any solution to cure our sickness, but the communist live hand in hand in spreading the disease.
So many distorted facts and lies being fed to our public daily, and all are overwhelmed in this information assault. Add TikTok, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Snap and on and on of fake, distorted, psychotic information, and where are we? Yes folks, the Zombie nation the Elite have created to end America, and rule the world. Don't know if they have succeeded yet, but they are damn close.
So yes brother StarboardEdge, keep your faith, live in peace with those you love, Stay happy and know there are many millions of us with you!
I believe the irreverant Casey once said; if you import 20 million Nigerians into the country, pretty soon it will start looking like and acting like Nigeria. Hahahahahaha. The poor fools ! Work ethic? Whats that ? Give me what you got I ll share it with my bro"s or comarades. Someone once told me, two years ago to be exact, who's brother was in Columbia escaped a massacre on a popular strip equivalent to our Vancouver downtown Robson street. Absent that day lost a close friend after a spray of bullets at a local bistro involving mayhem. Upon return the older brother tells his sibling; " you know what the difference is between a Columbian and Venezuelan, the Columbian will put a gun to your head and ask what you got, the Venezuelan will put a gun to your head, pull the trigger and take everything you got". Is there a lesson to be learnt here ? Me thinks so ! Go Ukraine !
The United States had its coup. However, it wasn't the Trump Circus (January 6th) televised non-stop on the idiot box. The globalist deep state faction rigged the election and got their puppet, Joke Biden, elected. As the puppet, Joke's making zero decisions. This is by far the most rogue regime I've lived under in my lifetime. They're playing the odds and so far its working out for them. About 30% of the population will go along with anything so they just need to recruit another 20% to maintain their power. There won't be any reforming this monster, its way past that. I'm rooting for a complete financial collapse. As long as these miscreants have the printing press all they need is their 20% of useful idiots. A state secession movement sounds great, but I wouldn't put it past these miscreants to go full Lincoln. The best gift our generation can leave to our children is to hasten the demise of this diseased empire. Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito; "do not give in to evil but proceed ever more boldly against it."
“Disaster-Tipping-Point Tomorrow !!”warnings from, expert advisers, wizard economists and clairvoyants, by the hundred.
Events of doom, which seem often squib out by tomorrow.
My ‘Gunna-be-Rooned’ meter’s battery, must have gone flat.
It’s trigger warnings, are now farts & are get ‘Call Wolf’ ignored, just like everything ‘Biden-the-Near- Deceased-Mummy’ mumbles, or then the lies his nursing team minders, splutter.
So glad I was brought up with, Keystone Cops, Groucho & Co, Beverly Hill Billies and the Goon Show.
They taught us all, what ‘serious’ stuff really is...
I think you meant to say "the Gong Show", but what is going on in the world today and particularly with our government in D.C. is perfectly named as "the Goon Show".
There is little doubt that the next 5-10 years is going to be hard economically for most and down right crushing for others. I wish it wasn't so but the over-educated, credentialed and self acclaimed elite seem unable to see their own corruption while claiming to have only the best at heart for the American citizen. Yeah... they seek only to save themselves.
The good news is that salt of the earth citizens are peeling off one by one as they feel the tyranny of masks, vaccine mandates, social justice dogma, critical race theory hatred, censorship, propaganda, unending fear porn and lies, lies and more lies from all manner of institutions and government.
I'm optimistic that these "elites" are going to destroy themselves as they seek advantage that they do not deserve and cannot sustain due to their abhorrent behaviors.
Their geopolitical maneuverings assure the destruction of their empire in time. Some of the most brilliant men throughout history knew well that chasing Russia and China into each others arms would ultimately mitigate our ability to project power into Mackinder's Heartland.
Not to fret, might this lead in time to the renewal of the "Old Republic"... might it lead to American leaders and citizens focused once again on American renewal... might it lead to peace... one can dream can't they?
Spot on Liberty! But..."I'm optimistic that these "elites" are going to destroy themselves as they seek advantage that they do not deserve and cannot sustain due to their abhorrent behaviors".
As long as they continue to supply the ignorant with free stuff(or even the perception of), they will continue to get away with even more abhorrent behavior, as they are backed and protected by those same Useful Idiots we have witnessed throughout history...
Talking about generals, they assassinated George Patton and he was the hope for the world. If we had let him and McArthur alone, we would not be in the shape we are in. Just sayin'
The Chinese were in Korea long before our forces went north. They watched us trek toward the Yalu. We were using roads; they were using mountain tops. When they attacked, they did so from the high ground. The Chinese overwhelmed the ROK and the Eighth Army; they did not defeat the Marines who withstood attack after attack eventually to withdraw by sea from the Chosin area
Yes Don, my father fought at Sand Bag Castle, and even though he never spoke of it, my uncles explained the insanity of one battle, which my dad was promoted to sergeant afterwards.
Only a fraction of the attacking Chinese had guns, and towards the end, both sides were throwing rocks due to no ammo...The Chinese had overwhelming numbers, but over-ran their position, due to most of their high rank being killed.
In my observation the world and the governments of the world are in the decline, the spiraling downward into oblivion is because the people do nothing. We are getting what we deserve because we are letting it all happen. I’m as guilty as the next guy. The deep state my be able to stop some but they can’t stop all of us if we would just……I’ll let the readers fill in the blanks. I’ll give you a clue….sanctions have never worked. Sanctions only create an opportunity for others sitting on the sidelines waiting to pounce.
Aren't we also doing choice 2 now, except no NATO troops actively fighting the Russians? There is a choice 4, Regime change in Russia. Not recommended by me, it may occur anyway if Putin dies or is removed from power and his replacement decides Ukraine isn't worth all the Russian blood and treasure being spent.
Wow PG! Never expected you to lower yourself to such liberal childishness 😳…you should know true conservative’s would never be brought to such behavior.
Well said, Bill. A big picture variable I would suggest is China + India is a cultural chasm that won’t be bridged in our lifetimes. Near term convenience - by the numbers - could make sense but tough to imagine a systemic alliance between these two monoliths. If we had competent statesmen (hah!), that could be a real opportunity for the USA.
So regarding Ukraine, in this thread you have linked to articles by MSN and WaPo, and I've seen you link to balderdash from NYT and Yahoo in the past. Yet you dismiss anything that doesn't match your narrative (the same narrative parroted by our "government", the MIC and our "media", hmmm) as "fringe" info from "the dark, conspiracy corners" of the internet, published by "scum."
Really? How very laughable and sophomoric you are on this issue.
Dude - look at your "sources" dictating what you believe. I'd wager you don't buy 95%+ of the drivel they peddle, but you hate Putin and Russia soooo bad you swallow their Ukraine lies 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘. God forbid you stop to chew on them and realize how FALSE they are and what a sucker you are being.
You oughta stick to the History lessons because your other material is pathetic...
Yes brother, the two factors that prove your a MSNBC, CNN (Chinese News Networks) watching fool. 1. You have taken multiple jabs and booster’s, and still believe they work. 2. You believe Zelenskyy is a hero, and actually defending democracy for the Ukraine. Anybody you know 🤔
I think Niki wants a spot on the ticket as VP. If lots of Republicans run, they will split the "not Trump" vote enough that Trump will end up as the candidate, like what happened in 2016.
I believe that "splitting the vote" resulting in Trump's nomination is a highly likely scenario. Nothing is certain with this much time left in the game, but given that Trump and Haley are already in, the Party should sit every potential candidate down (kind of like the Marxist/Leftist/Democrats do) and tell them there will be a limit of X number of candidates and it's going to be the first X number to declare their candidacies. (I would like to see it capped at four myself, but I'm not calling the shots.) It seems odd that there are so many "eyeing" a candidacy, but haven't made decisions. It's got to be all about money at this stage.
The folly of our empire began long before "Biden the Conqueror"
It would have been a wiser decision to ally with Russia long ago as the USSR broke apart in order to stymie the Chinese juggernaut. Now we have the most populace countries and some of richest mineral resources (don't forget the Saudis and Iran on with them too) aligned against the west's infinite wisdom. None of the members of the Eurasian cabal give a shit about climate change much less finance its mitigation lunacy. Our currency is next on their agendas as they stockpile gold and circumvent a war we had no business starting. Someday we will wake up and ask ourselves what the hell did we kill all those Ukrainians for? Just don't ask Goldman, JPM or MS. Maybe Hunter knows.
I remember that when the USSR broke apart, Nixon and others pushed hard for the US to actively support the growth of democracy in Russia. He said that establishing a good relationship with Russia was crucial. We made a half-assed effort, and now are paying the price dealing with Putin!
You are wrong!
After the collapse of the USSR, the US made a massive effort to help Russia discover, create and implement democratic norms and to learn the mechanics and merits of a free market economy where resources are allocated by verified need, not by government decree.
We even established an ersatz bank that invested in all manner of start-up Russian companies.
What we couldn't do is change the mind-set of most Russians, especially those in leadership positions. On day one, they followed orders; the next day, they were on their own.
What the cleverest among them found was wealth for the taking. And they did. Often times with thuggery and murder. In short order, new businesses in Russia, especially those that were foreign-owned, were required to pay extortionists (aka "Roofs") to keep from being plundered.
I vividly recall a Syrian entrepreneur trying to establish a grocery store in Moscow telling me that it took him from the close of business one day to the start of business the next before he realized the wisdom of hiring the first Roof that proffered its services: his construction site and vehicles were riddled with bullet holes
Classic case in point: Putin. Except for a small break when he was a attending a law school, he's been a government employee with a government salary his entire career. But he's also one of the wealthiest individuals in Russia. He became wealthy because nothing substantial gets done in that massive country unless he gets a piece of it.
Finally, you got your presidents mixed up. It wasn't Nixon but Bush and especially Clinton who was responsible for the myriad of programs intended to help Russia embrace democracy and the dynamics of a free market.
The single most impactful reason for Russia's criminal mindset -- the most visible manifestation its theft of lands belonging to other countries -- is Putin and his distorted, murderous ambition to Make Russia Great Again
Yes, Nixon wasn't president at the time, but he DID make the case as I described for the US actively supporting democracy in Russia in remarks made in Moscow in 1994. He felt Clinton could do more. I believe that, even with all his faults, Nixon was pretty sharp when it came to Russia (and China). As for the rest of your comment, I was always under the impression that the US did little to help Yeltsin. Your comment forces me to reconsider. Thanks for your input! I totally agree with your characterization of Putin!
IF YOU POKE A HORNETS NEST ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING STUNG OR ARE THE HORNETS ?
It is more likely that the release of millions of barrels of oil from the SPR caused the price of gasoline to go up. Why? First of all, over half of the cost of a gallon of gasoline is in refining and distribution, with the remaining 40-50% coming from the cost of a barrel of oil. Refining capacity has been near its’ upper limit for the past 2 years, due in no small part to the shuttering of some refineries by the Biden administration and the nixing of permits to build new capacity. This has been a significant factor in the rise of gasoline and diesel prices and has nothing to do with oil supply. Furthermore, the release of 260 million barrels of oil from the SPR in a relatively short period of time has caused significant disruption to an already strained oil distribution system. Trains and trucks were diverted from their normal distribution networks to handle the sudden demands of SPR distribution. Refinery operations were also disrupted by new supply and grades of oil that differed from current production orders and schedules. Domestic distribution prices soared in 2022 as a result, for all oil not just SPR sourced oil, as distributors took advantage of the disruptions and equip shortages to raise prices. We also know that the SPR release had little or no impact on oil futures or the spot price of crude from any source.
Tell us again Mr. Biden how the release of all that emergency oil supply is benefiting America and Americans.
I think "Biden the Confusor" would be a better name for the guy.
Very interesting. It seems the hand of gov can do no right regardless of which way it waves. Probably they just should back off and all would be no worse off.
They got the result they were looking for, which is to drive the price of petroleum fuels up as high as they possibly can while simultaneously dismantling the entire fossil fuel industry. They know the price of electricity is going to go up significantly every year for the foreseeable future and it will be much, much harder for them to kill the internal combustion engine if gasoline is $2.50 a gallon and electricity is 25 cents a KWh(current US avg. is 16 cents), which is where it will be in the not distant future and already is in California.
If your deliberate objective is to completely destroy the United States of America, our current government can do no wrong. They can only be labeled as highly competent based on their intentions.
"One of them is the creation of a huge new rival – India, China and Russia combined – aiming to take the US down a peg."
Are we already in a new 21st-Century type of war and just haven't noticed it yet? You decide from this 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 of ACTUAL EVENTS and CIRCUMSTANCES that have occured since the election of 2020 was stolen and a bought-and-paid-for TRAITOR was installed in the White House:
1. 100+ Food Processing Plants burning down or otherwise mysteriously being put out of production.
2. Over 1,000 train derailments within the Continental US in the last 14 months.
3. Nearly a dozen Energy Substations being attacked and Energy Grids going down in disparate areas around the Country.
4. Bill Gates and Chinese Interests purchasing 860,000+ acres of Farmland/Farms in the Continental US, the majority of it being allowed to go fallow since the change in ownership.
5. Cyber "Attacks" on our Aviation Infrastructure resulting in 1000's of delays and cancellations during some of the busiest traveling seasons.
6. 58 BILLION+ Chickens being euthanized in response to an ALLEGED outbreak of Bird Flu - 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 documentation for this Hendemic has yet to be presented publicly.
7. An 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 change in the formulation of Chicken Feed by the world's largest producer (Purina) resulting in affected hens cumulatively laying few to NO eggs.
8. At least 7 attacks on Regional Water Processing Plants in various areas of the Country over the last 2 years - attacks that have been physical and/or cyber in nature.
9. "Suddenly" anyone with the desire is permitted to float hi-tech surveillance equipment over some of our most secured Military facilities. And the uptick is explained away by asserting that "we changed the settings on our radar sets." So how long has this covert activity been going on and do you (our "leaders") actually expect us to believe that you have not been aware of this espionage up until now? Puh-leeeez.
I could list more (I didn't even touch on the Financial side - myriad examples of malfeasance/incompetence/purposeful destruction represented by actions undertaken and completed by the FED, the Central Banks and our "Lawmakers"), but you get the idea. For the doubters and haters out there - do your own research, not my job to wake you up to Reality. Tucker Carlson (the evil White Supremacist) had a great summary of many of these facts and more in a segment last week. Go find it if you doubt me. Or not. Just keep your head in the sand and your ass in the air - I'm beyond caring what your side thinks.
Now - for the icing on the cake:
A. An OPEN BORDER that allows anyone and everyone to pass through and enter the interior of our Nation with basically NO QUESTIONS ASKED. It is a dream come true for our enemies who, IMO, 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 declared that "undeclared" war on us after long-last, and are currently staging troops and material for the final push. Or even just staging individuals and supplies to instigate sabotage and mayhem when the signal goes out.
B. The bought-and-paid-for Traitor in the White House (and his domestic enemy cohorts) have made a HUGE dent in out Military Reserves & Readiness - Reduced Weapons & Weapons Systems (cuz muh Ukraine), depleted Ammunition (cuz muh Ukraine) and (due to WOKE Policies), dangerous results in the quantity and quality of new and remaining soldiers. This last issue is thanks to DEI Directives from the owners of the Pentagon and the 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗦 convid "vaxx" mandates that saw most of the remaining Patriots in our Armed Forces get released with "Other Than Honorable" discharges.
C. The Pissing Away of our SPR in a misguided yet totally planned effort to secure votes and "popularity." The piece of garbage who benefitted most from the steal in '20 has/is weakening us in this vital area RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.
So are we at War? I would posit that the answer is NO. For WAR, it takes two to tango. Our "media" and "leaders" have effectively distracted the populace to the point where very few will ever bother to connect these glaring dots. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 "𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱" 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. I don't see us recovering from this, even WITH a 2nd Civil War or Revolution to remove the domestic enemies and Traitors in our midst.
If we survive long enough to look back on any of this, never forget that our downfall and demise was brought about, 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬, by the dimocrat party and their subversive, stupid beliefs and policies. The Left is proving to be a terminal cancer friends. And shame on us for letting it metastasize.
Sorry to be a buzzkill, but I'm not very optimistic. Trying to maintain Faith, Peace and Happiness when and where I can...
Thank you for the Excellent facts brother Starboard! Yes, We are living in the end days of our empire, and we the people have failed miserably at protecting our Republic. Unfortunately, American's cannot agree on any solution to cure our sickness, but the communist live hand in hand in spreading the disease.
So many distorted facts and lies being fed to our public daily, and all are overwhelmed in this information assault. Add TikTok, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Snap and on and on of fake, distorted, psychotic information, and where are we? Yes folks, the Zombie nation the Elite have created to end America, and rule the world. Don't know if they have succeeded yet, but they are damn close.
So yes brother StarboardEdge, keep your faith, live in peace with those you love, Stay happy and know there are many millions of us with you!
I neglected to mention the town was close the the Venezuela border the spraying came from the, you gussed it Venzeulan's
Wonderfully said my friend.
I believe the irreverant Casey once said; if you import 20 million Nigerians into the country, pretty soon it will start looking like and acting like Nigeria. Hahahahahaha. The poor fools ! Work ethic? Whats that ? Give me what you got I ll share it with my bro"s or comarades. Someone once told me, two years ago to be exact, who's brother was in Columbia escaped a massacre on a popular strip equivalent to our Vancouver downtown Robson street. Absent that day lost a close friend after a spray of bullets at a local bistro involving mayhem. Upon return the older brother tells his sibling; " you know what the difference is between a Columbian and Venezuelan, the Columbian will put a gun to your head and ask what you got, the Venezuelan will put a gun to your head, pull the trigger and take everything you got". Is there a lesson to be learnt here ? Me thinks so ! Go Ukraine !
The United States had its coup. However, it wasn't the Trump Circus (January 6th) televised non-stop on the idiot box. The globalist deep state faction rigged the election and got their puppet, Joke Biden, elected. As the puppet, Joke's making zero decisions. This is by far the most rogue regime I've lived under in my lifetime. They're playing the odds and so far its working out for them. About 30% of the population will go along with anything so they just need to recruit another 20% to maintain their power. There won't be any reforming this monster, its way past that. I'm rooting for a complete financial collapse. As long as these miscreants have the printing press all they need is their 20% of useful idiots. A state secession movement sounds great, but I wouldn't put it past these miscreants to go full Lincoln. The best gift our generation can leave to our children is to hasten the demise of this diseased empire. Tu ne cede malis sed contra audentior ito; "do not give in to evil but proceed ever more boldly against it."
Keep getting so many .....
“Disaster-Tipping-Point Tomorrow !!”warnings from, expert advisers, wizard economists and clairvoyants, by the hundred.
Events of doom, which seem often squib out by tomorrow.
My ‘Gunna-be-Rooned’ meter’s battery, must have gone flat.
It’s trigger warnings, are now farts & are get ‘Call Wolf’ ignored, just like everything ‘Biden-the-Near- Deceased-Mummy’ mumbles, or then the lies his nursing team minders, splutter.
So glad I was brought up with, Keystone Cops, Groucho & Co, Beverly Hill Billies and the Goon Show.
They taught us all, what ‘serious’ stuff really is...
I think you meant to say "the Gong Show", but what is going on in the world today and particularly with our government in D.C. is perfectly named as "the Goon Show".
The Goon Show, a British radio show was a most hilarious show. Stared Spike Milligan, who performed the series alongside Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
Thank you Bill as always for your insights.
There is little doubt that the next 5-10 years is going to be hard economically for most and down right crushing for others. I wish it wasn't so but the over-educated, credentialed and self acclaimed elite seem unable to see their own corruption while claiming to have only the best at heart for the American citizen. Yeah... they seek only to save themselves.
The good news is that salt of the earth citizens are peeling off one by one as they feel the tyranny of masks, vaccine mandates, social justice dogma, critical race theory hatred, censorship, propaganda, unending fear porn and lies, lies and more lies from all manner of institutions and government.
I'm optimistic that these "elites" are going to destroy themselves as they seek advantage that they do not deserve and cannot sustain due to their abhorrent behaviors.
Their geopolitical maneuverings assure the destruction of their empire in time. Some of the most brilliant men throughout history knew well that chasing Russia and China into each others arms would ultimately mitigate our ability to project power into Mackinder's Heartland.
Not to fret, might this lead in time to the renewal of the "Old Republic"... might it lead to American leaders and citizens focused once again on American renewal... might it lead to peace... one can dream can't they?
Spot on Liberty! But..."I'm optimistic that these "elites" are going to destroy themselves as they seek advantage that they do not deserve and cannot sustain due to their abhorrent behaviors".
As long as they continue to supply the ignorant with free stuff(or even the perception of), they will continue to get away with even more abhorrent behavior, as they are backed and protected by those same Useful Idiots we have witnessed throughout history...
Talking about generals, they assassinated George Patton and he was the hope for the world. If we had let him and McArthur alone, we would not be in the shape we are in. Just sayin'
The Chinese were in Korea long before our forces went north. They watched us trek toward the Yalu. We were using roads; they were using mountain tops. When they attacked, they did so from the high ground. The Chinese overwhelmed the ROK and the Eighth Army; they did not defeat the Marines who withstood attack after attack eventually to withdraw by sea from the Chosin area
Had a friend at "frozen Chosin" Chinese using sticks and rocks. His words
Yes Don, my father fought at Sand Bag Castle, and even though he never spoke of it, my uncles explained the insanity of one battle, which my dad was promoted to sergeant afterwards.
Only a fraction of the attacking Chinese had guns, and towards the end, both sides were throwing rocks due to no ammo...The Chinese had overwhelming numbers, but over-ran their position, due to most of their high rank being killed.
PG, Jimm, Don and Steve -
Fascinating and Educational mini-thread gentlemen. Thank you...
Great stuff, always edifying, thanks.
Jefe , you criticize the sanctions taken to Russia .
In my opinion the USA and the Europe had three choices .
1 : Do nothing and let the Ukrainians sort it out their problems
2. Defends Ukraine by sending NATO troops and arms in the fields
3 Sanctions
Now I would have choose number 3
And if the consequences is high énergie price ... I ll walk instead to buy there oil and gas . That s my option base on my value .
You often very often criticize what the west did , but I don’t read what would you would have done .
In my observation the world and the governments of the world are in the decline, the spiraling downward into oblivion is because the people do nothing. We are getting what we deserve because we are letting it all happen. I’m as guilty as the next guy. The deep state my be able to stop some but they can’t stop all of us if we would just……I’ll let the readers fill in the blanks. I’ll give you a clue….sanctions have never worked. Sanctions only create an opportunity for others sitting on the sidelines waiting to pounce.
Ok fair enough sanctions never worked , not sure but let assume they don’t .
You have the choice 1 or 2 ?
I feel I just turned a corner and witnessed an ambush in progress...
Aren't we also doing choice 2 now, except no NATO troops actively fighting the Russians? There is a choice 4, Regime change in Russia. Not recommended by me, it may occur anyway if Putin dies or is removed from power and his replacement decides Ukraine isn't worth all the Russian blood and treasure being spent.
WARNING TO ALL READERS:
"Over 100,000 Russian Casualties, ALL TROOPS. 90% of Ukrainian casualties are civilians....war crimes."
𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁. 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮. 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗮𝗺. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴...
Russian troll teller
Wow PG! Never expected you to lower yourself to such liberal childishness 😳…you should know true conservative’s would never be brought to such behavior.
Why did I stop receiving emails announcing new BPR newsletters?
I'm a paid subscriber.
I tough that réserves were there to be use when necessary , any reserve , oil , water , monnaie
Situations that permit the use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) are defined BY LAW in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). If you are interested, the DOE website https://www.energy.gov/ceser/spr-faqs#:~:text=Established%20in%20the%20aftermath%20of,to%20maintain%20emergency%20oil%20stocks gives details on when drawdowns or exchanges are allowed. I noticed that for limited drawdowns, there is a prohibition on dropping below 340 million barrels. We are almost there.
I found nothing that allows Biden to use the SPR to improve Democratic Party election prospects!
Nothing allows our Chinese controlled Biden to use up our SPR, except our Chinese controlled government...
We like Ike!
Well said, Bill. A big picture variable I would suggest is China + India is a cultural chasm that won’t be bridged in our lifetimes. Near term convenience - by the numbers - could make sense but tough to imagine a systemic alliance between these two monoliths. If we had competent statesmen (hah!), that could be a real opportunity for the USA.
Trillions spent on defense that can be hacked by a balloon, is that correct?
Hi PG -
So regarding Ukraine, in this thread you have linked to articles by MSN and WaPo, and I've seen you link to balderdash from NYT and Yahoo in the past. Yet you dismiss anything that doesn't match your narrative (the same narrative parroted by our "government", the MIC and our "media", hmmm) as "fringe" info from "the dark, conspiracy corners" of the internet, published by "scum."
Really? How very laughable and sophomoric you are on this issue.
Dude - look at your "sources" dictating what you believe. I'd wager you don't buy 95%+ of the drivel they peddle, but you hate Putin and Russia soooo bad you swallow their Ukraine lies 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘. God forbid you stop to chew on them and realize how FALSE they are and what a sucker you are being.
You oughta stick to the History lessons because your other material is pathetic...
Yes brother, the two factors that prove your a MSNBC, CNN (Chinese News Networks) watching fool. 1. You have taken multiple jabs and booster’s, and still believe they work. 2. You believe Zelenskyy is a hero, and actually defending democracy for the Ukraine. Anybody you know 🤔
I think Niki wants a spot on the ticket as VP. If lots of Republicans run, they will split the "not Trump" vote enough that Trump will end up as the candidate, like what happened in 2016.
I believe that "splitting the vote" resulting in Trump's nomination is a highly likely scenario. Nothing is certain with this much time left in the game, but given that Trump and Haley are already in, the Party should sit every potential candidate down (kind of like the Marxist/Leftist/Democrats do) and tell them there will be a limit of X number of candidates and it's going to be the first X number to declare their candidacies. (I would like to see it capped at four myself, but I'm not calling the shots.) It seems odd that there are so many "eyeing" a candidacy, but haven't made decisions. It's got to be all about money at this stage.
Pompeo is the best of the lot. Trump will be too busy defending himself against one; maybe two serious allegations