Apr 14, 2023·edited Apr 14, 2023Liked by John Robb
As time goes by, I've come to believe that it is actually the US (and not Russia) who is backed (more?) into a corner and therefore capable of 'heinous acts' to win the day. For the US, losing in Ukraine is almost equivalent to Russia losing. For Russia, it's existential and it cannot/will not allow the West to defang them. For the US, though, it is existential to the unipolar hegemony......which is an absolute threat to our current way of life in the US. This has led me down the thinking that perhaps it's the US that will act more aggressively (use nukes in a "Nordstream-like-way") to win the day? It feels vicious and brutal beyond belief for me to even entertain this idea - but I haven't been able to let it go as the timespan of the war continues to extend. Relatively speaking, who has more to the lose?
Thanks John - a cogent analysis of where we find ourselves.
Just one query - when you state ‘Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine’ - are you referring to the instigation of the ‘invasion’ or the tactical aspects of the operation?
"Many more options and potential outcomes are available..."
Could you elaborate?
As time goes by, I've come to believe that it is actually the US (and not Russia) who is backed (more?) into a corner and therefore capable of 'heinous acts' to win the day. For the US, losing in Ukraine is almost equivalent to Russia losing. For Russia, it's existential and it cannot/will not allow the West to defang them. For the US, though, it is existential to the unipolar hegemony......which is an absolute threat to our current way of life in the US. This has led me down the thinking that perhaps it's the US that will act more aggressively (use nukes in a "Nordstream-like-way") to win the day? It feels vicious and brutal beyond belief for me to even entertain this idea - but I haven't been able to let it go as the timespan of the war continues to extend. Relatively speaking, who has more to the lose?
Thanks John - a cogent analysis of where we find ourselves.
Just one query - when you state ‘Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine’ - are you referring to the instigation of the ‘invasion’ or the tactical aspects of the operation?