IS THIS A DOMESTIC POLITICAL MOVE?
OBVIOUSLY NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF UKRAINE OR THE U.S.
If you remember in the weeks before the November election, Zelensky was pushing for the use of U.S. long range missiles to strike inside Russia, most likely Moscow and St. Petersburg. Russia was quick to respond by revealing their policy that any attacks facilitated by western powers will be considered a joint attack on Russia. These missiles will be operated by U.S. soldiers and facilitated by U.S. tracking and targeting ability. Russia stated that this would indicate to them that it would be time to use nuclear weapons in response to these attacks. At the time Biden refused to give that permission.
Yesterday, 12 days after the election, Biden gave Ukraine the go ahead to use U.S. missiles and U.S. personnel to strike deep into Russia, 60 days before Trump is to take office.
While Trump is forbidden to communicate directly with Moscow, I assume someone is calling Putin to use restraint and not respond to such attacks with nuclear weapons. Many assume that such a nuclear attack would be small tactical weapons used on Ukraine, Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons to defeat Ukraine. That is happening at a quickening rate without their use.
It seems no one believes that Russia would dare to just skip all the bullshit and hit Washington and London. Is it a gamble worth taking as Ukraine is not going to win this conflict no matter what the west does?
I suspect that Moscow will not take the bait, and will at least see what the the next administration's position will be.
While this conflict has been depicted as all out war, it has not been the case. Russia has followed a policy of increasing attrition and is in the final stages of rendering the Ukrainian military impotent. It has avoided destroying the government buildings in Kiev, maybe because of historical reasons, it has not destroyed all the railroad and vehicle bridges across the Dnieper river. it has not attempted to take out the leadership Ukraine. One may now expect that Zelensky and his administration better be very deep underground and not come out until after January.
We also need to be concerned that we may now see a joint attack on Iran by Israel and the U.S.
Is this a real serious foreign policy or an attempt to lay WW3 in the lap of the next president, in an effort to hoble his ability to conduct domestic reform of the government.
Maybe Trump should put out the word, that if they start WW3 the U.S. will let them all fend for themselves. Without engaging in Ukraine and the middle east Trump would have plenty of time to deal with problems at home.
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