We have finally reached the end of the road as we know it, collectively and as a civilization. With all the lessons learned from the global pandemic and all, yet here we are, flirting with nuclear holocaust. For anyone with half a brain, a third of logic or a quarter of reasoning can look at the absolute disaster we have gotten ourselves into regarding Russia and Ukraine and do nothing more that light up a smoke and ponder (a la the Ben Affleck meme). In the past 48 hours I have seen some of the biggest pundits in the news and several elected officials weigh in on the subject with some of the least rational perspective imaginable.Â
From every expert (television general) like Don Bolduc (Ret. Brig. Gen.) to ânewsâ personalities like Sean Hannity (Fox News) from House Reps. like Brian Mast (R âą FL-18) to Senators like Lindsey Graham (R âą SC) they all come out (figuratively) guns a blazing. Calling for everything from: unprovoked strikes on Russian convoys rolling through Ukraine to the formation of manned no-fly zones, and yes, even for a decapitation strike against Vladimir Putin. Call it simply rhetoric or political half-truths if you will, but in my opinion, making such unveiled threats at the second largest superpower on the planet will not end well, especially when the finality of the endgame is as clear as day. Â
Now do I personally think that the feud between Russia and Ukraine will end somehow with the United States actively engaging elements of the Russian military which in turn, could lead to Putin vying for the nuclear option? No. However, if I learned one thing from watching President Trump deal so outside of the box-ed-ly with the Iranâs, North Koreaâs, ISISâs, Talibanâs and even Russiaâs of the world it was that what weâre doing right now, especially via the airwaves isnât the way to handle unilateral foreign policy. We are now watching in real time what the Barack Obama foreign policy was going to eventually morph in to. The current administration is led by a senile empty suit who canât even string together a handful of coherent sentences together, be able to last 90 minutes on a conference call with some of these world leaders. Former staffers of Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton are interlaced throughout the highest-ranking positions in our government (including the cabinet), accented with completely inept and unqualified trans people, furry enthusiasts, television generals who everyone hates, and even less people respect, and of course the revenge hires, whose only job is to completely demonize Donald Trumpâs base and open the arms of our nation to the globalists at Davos and the World Economic Forum and their green socialist agenda. For the love of God, we keep sending in God-tier beta cuck Emmanuel Marcon to try and 1:1 Putin in what our governing body is making seem like is the 11th hour for the world. Â
Itâs quite apparent what Putin wants in all of this; heâs said it before this all started, and heâll probably continue to say it afterwards. As far as Ukraine is concerned, he wants a neutral nation and a buffer zone that is not in European Union, or a NATO country. Like a sovereign entity on his western flank; free of allied defense weapons and western influence. Putin also wants Ukraine and the rest of the Western Allies to acknowledge that Crimea is now effectively a part of Russia. A solid L in the short game, but in the big scheme of things changes very little to the dynamic that is the way things have been since Russia annexed that portion of the southern Ukraine province. And lastly, Putin wants the Ukraine to allow for the two eastern disputed territories (Donetsk and Luhansk) known generally as the Donbas Region to be allowed to claim independence from Ukraine and in turn add to the buffer between Russia and the rest. Â Should seem simple enough to most, however donât you dare mention that around the Congressmen who have pockets lined with money from the military industrial complex, or garbage reporters who grift to Donald Trump in a reactionary, almost Greg Abbott-like fashion in a way that could make the strongest of stomachs wrench. So why do we look at Putinâs angle as one that is just so wrong? Itâs hard to tell really, but the more I listen to Putin speak on why he feels that his actions are just, the more I know that there is more to this invasion than the complete pile of shit that were getting on television (even when the Redditers are controlling the narrative of the news cycle).Â
Being ostracized from the global market is something that Russia has had to deal with (essentially since the end of the Cold War) but more prominently since 1997 when it was booted from the G8. Aside from fertilizers, oil and natural gas, Russia really doesnât have anything to offer the world that would stimulate its domestic market. Donald Trump made efforts early on in his presidency to try and snare Russia back into the mix, however it was the pro-Putin uprising and pseudo-annexing of the two disputed eastern Ukrainian territories in 2014 that still left a bad taste in its mouth that prevented normalized relations between Moscow and the West. At the same time, Russia participates in the World Economic Forum, but I personally donât think that Putin buys into that whole narrative and at the most âdealsâ with the globalists at Davos purely for relevancy and to amplify the message of the former Soviet Union. It was at Davos and the World Economic Forum in 2021 where Putin gave some contradictory remarks regarding what the rest of the global elites are pushing, and it was through remarks like this: âIt seems like elites donât see the deepening stratification in society and the erosion of the middle class. (but the situation) creates a climate of uncertainty that has a direct impact on the public mood. Sociological studies conducted around the world show that people in different countries and on different continents tend to see the future as murky and bleak. This is sad. The future does not entice them but frightens them. At the same time, people see no real opportunities or means for changing anything, influencing events and shaping policy. As for the claim that the fringe and populists have defeated the sensible, sober and responsible minority â we are not talking about populists or anything like that but about ordinary people, ordinary citizens who are losing trust in the ruling class. That is the problem.â And these comments: âThe systemic socioeconomic problems are evoking such social discontent that they require special attention and real solutions. The dangerous illusion that they may be ignored or pushed into the corner is fraught with serious consequences.â This is where you could feel Putin was driving a wedge between himself, Russia and the baddies at the WEF, and since those remarks in 2021 you have not seen Russia make any attempts to reestablish those ties with Davos that in years past may have seemed seamless. The writing on the wall of the ever-expanding western culture movement through Europe and what is plaguing the U.S. right now philosophically scars Putin. The disconnect of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Moscow Putin gets it. And after the events that have unfolded in over the last few weeks have clearly shown a more overt realignment with Putin and Russia with Xi and the CPP.Â
Iran is a long-standing ally with Russia, and at least in the game of militarily posturing, having seen eye-to-eye when being some of the largest threats to western existence. Both nations are huge fans of testing ICBMs and hold the constant threat of World War Three over the heads of the rest of the globe. Although Russia and Israeli relations have cooled over the past several decades, there is a strong tie-in to the War on Terror (a passion for Putin) that as recently as 2016 was highlighted between the leaders of both nations at the time. And Iran just happens to be chock full of radical Islamists and anti-western terrorists so, this may in turn be another case of Putin playing chess in the game that he thinks benefits Russia the most. The same could be said for Russiaâs most valuable and closest military and trade ally in Latin America, Venezuela who in the last few days has resurfaced in the America media and who is apparently revisiting relations with the U.S. because the of the self-induced oil shortage. I may be getting a little bit ahead of myself, but for the comedic twist we sometimes try to spin on geopolitics to make light on the Steak for Breakfast Podcast, I am going to claim the nickname that I forged on the 3/8/22 show for this conglomerate of evil regimes (Russia, Iran, Venezuela and sometimes China) as the: Â
âAxis Of OilâÂ
At this juncture in time, China is the biggest and most powerful ally in the global market in Russiaâs corner. The CCP provides Russia with its largest financial safety valve in the world as well. With the litany of new sanctions that have been dropped on Putin over the last week, everyone from his biggest Oligarchs to the Russian Visa and Mastercard holders, to banks that have had their assets frozen, and we have even seen Russia being denied from using the airspace of most of the modernized world and major oil companies like BP are saying that theyâll be exiting from stakes moving forward with the Putin regime. Starbucks, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, and Air BnB have all suspended business in the Red State, and we have even seen that the United States is suspending the purchasing of oil from Russia, at least for the short term and it is because of these moves that we have pushed Vladimir Putin and the Russians even deeper into the embrace of the rising global power that is the CCP. The monetary threat of preventing Russia from using the SWIFT financial system as an additional consequence has allowed China to cuddle up to Putin even more, because the CCP uses their own version of the SWIFT banking model and could cleanly sweep Russia in to avoid an even more painful hit in the wallet when it comes to international banking and debt settling. China knows that it can fuel (pun intended) a lot of what it wants to do between the manipulation game it plays at Davos and with Russian oil. But unless the Russian invasion of Ukraine is really the first battle of what will be World War Three (which I do not think it is) and a second front soon opens in Taiwan with China invading there (which I also do not see happening) then the question still begs to be answered is, what is the play here?Â
A Chinese invasion of Taiwan in my opinion would not be an instance of President Xi trying to test the resolve of America. China is has risen and positioned itself as probably the second biggest superpower in the world, and no thanks to the Biden administration to credit it making up a ton of ground lost throughout the Trump presidency. At the end of the day this mismanaging of the situation will only bring China and Russia closer together financially and that could spell disaster for the already inflated U.S. dollar in the global market. Letâs also keep in mind that Russia is sitting on approx. $640 billion dollars in currency reserves which includes gold. And regardless of how many radical or communist dictatorships this administration wants to beg for fuel (Saudi Arabia, Venezuela or Iran), we arenât going to give up on Russia oil in the long game, so the money (technically) isnât going anywhere contrasting to the big picture. I mean, or as tough and as swift as the sanctions have come from the U.S. towards Russia, we are still meeting with them tri-laterally in order to quickly complete the new Iran nuclear deal. And it doesnât take a (nuclear) rocket scientist to derive that regardless of how large the pallets of cash are that we are going to throw at Iran this go around are, they are still going to secretly be developing nuclear weapons that some day they will use to hold portions or the world hostage or threaten the existence of Israel. In addition, the new Iran Deal only bolsters and solidifies the layers of protection around China due to their strong ties (both economically and militarily) to the Iranian regime and shows just how fast bad foreign policies (like what has been the case from the Biden Regime) can reinvigorate past relationships and bring them back to front and center attention as is the case with Russia, Iran, Venezuela and China. And after four, solid years of having China on the ropes we have torn down all of the Trump-era policies and vernacular that was in place only to cater towards and rejuvenate the largest global competitor we will face on every level moving forward. All while a huge negative global impact that at the end of the day only hurts the working class abroad or middle-class families here at home here in the United States, who have been staring the reality of the Biden Agenda and its consequences in the face since January 21st, 2021. It may be the end of the world as we know it, but China feels fineâŠ