Posted on 02/27/2022 10:58:06 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough
(Excerpt) Read more at defconlevel.com ...
“It would be monumentally stupid at this point for the US to be at DefCon 3 or 4. DefCon 2 would be an appropriate level, given the seriousness of the threat.”
Not yet. I can see DefCon 3 at this point. Right now, this is a poker game. Is the other guy bluffing? Do we raise, or call him? But, people with far more up-to-date info than you or me will make the call as to our readiness level. And they have stars on their shoulders.
Off topic, since you been around her a while, there was a freeper who while active worked in the White House and briefed both Carter and Reagan. Does that remind you of anyone?
Something just ain’t right....
Putin is a nationalist bent on raising Russia to a higher level. The communists are about 20 percent of the populace. They are the second largest political party. He sees NATO expanding towards Russia as a threat.
Many of the people ramping up against Putin here are so far left, you could call them communists who sympathize with the Russian commies. The remaining people against him are deep staters owned by American and European oligarchs who are pushing NATO to destroy Russia who does not want to be part of the "new world order."
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