Endless War

Major deep water shipping hub for most of South America.

Alfredo Thorne, a former finance minister who runs an economic consultancy, said while the Chinese investments benefit Peruvian exports, “they carry major political risks, including access to the US market”.

What total losers. Peru already has triple the trade with China than US. Likely to get BYD plant in the port city.

Maybe Israel/US can't beat Iran.

I disagree slightly with "Israel cannot possibly genocide every single last one of them" as their "peace plan", and world doesn't sit back if US bribes them to sit back.

There would be considerable US expense to it, and geopolitical scorn to it.

The election losing, from inflation consequences, dementia of instigating a war on Russia does create a warmongering opportunity to shift to a war on Iran where both sides can keep high weapon sales profits, and constrain Russia from directly nuking US aircraft battle groups or Israel. This requires a far better deal for Russia than the one Musk proposed last week, but that would have happened anyway on just the Ukraine basis. Sweeteners to allow Russia to tolerate a war on Iran, are likely above the non-starter provisions I highlighted in that thread.

US policy is always for endless war. Winning means ending war, and weapons sales, and oil price uncertainty premiums.

Not mentioned in Wolf's piece is the current high debt burden of US government. Projected tax cuts, with empire overextension, leaves little room for dealing with more climate disasters, terrorism, or outright nuclear strikes, or unlimited weapon donations.

Failing to show Russia the respect it deserves is a risk of the warmongering cabinet picks so far. Trying to catch up to Russia's military production value for Ukraine donation purposes is a risk to US solvency. Trump will also need to show respect for China to avoid nuclear strikes in Israel theater, IMO, though China's winning patience is equally probable.

The main reason empires crumble is the hubris that they are still doing awesome right before collapse. The elites are all thrilled with the most corrupt election in history. "Finally the rest of the world will respect our diaper Don" optimism.

KSA has been a long time ally for US, and its wars in the region. Biden promised them a nuclear weapons program, but that doesn't seem enough.

Biden's "we would need to invent an Israel if it did not exist" refers to destabilization of ME in order to control oil. KSA was the lynchpin for it.

Read through the cheap shots at Biden and Harris early in the piece.

The sanctions and tariffs aren't to keep the Chinese, Russians, et al out, they're to keep Americans in.

Musings on a few topics. Worrying that crackhead Mike Rogers is being considered for Defense. Needs Tulsi Gabbard.

The greatest of all stupidities in supporting demonic war against Russia is the intent to not only lose it, but make Russia more powerful.

The response is "naturally forcing" massive militarization increases of the west to "catch up", because rulers always love excuses for more and bigger wars, and the gullibility for demonism is never ceasing.

In March, the EU allocated 500 million euros ($544 million) to bolster the EU's ammunition production capacity to 2 million shells per year by the end of 2025.

Assuming the Empire's wet dream of a 10 year war until the last Ukrainian, that is a $50/shell capital cost above the $3000-$5000 unit cost of "dumb shells" (US has a $100k GPS guided shell as well).

https://news.sky.com/story/russia-is-producing-artillery-shells-around-three-times-faster-than-ukraines-western-allies-and-for-about-a-quarter-of-the-cost-13143224#%3A%7E%3Atext=On+cost%2C+it+said+the%2Cthe+Russian+armed+forces+use.

Russia is producing artillery shells around three times faster than Ukraine's Western allies and for about a quarter of the cost, according to an analysis shared with Sky News.

When you tolerate CIA/NAFO troll/bots telling you how awesome this war is, you are collapsing your empire/nation. Don't expect the banksters and oil/weapons oligarchs to be the ones sacrificed.

freezing the war, establishing a demilitarized zone along the frontline, and providing Ukraine with new weapons, contingent upon Kiev agreeing not to join NATO for approximately 20 years. Also 800 mile demilitarized zone with EU troops patrolling area.

Not sure Russia will accept possible NATO in 20 years, but will reserve the right to object the next time someone proposes the sillyness. EU troops that side with Ukrainian nazis seem like a trojan horse they will see through as well. More US weapons would also seem unhelpful.

A proposal for democracy lovers would be to let Oblasts, through referendums, to choose between Ukrainian nazi rule or joining Russian Federation. Odessa and east of Dnipro perhaps limited. But return to Ukrainian national and local elections to also choose autonomy, and expel EU/nazi troublemakes is essential part of peace process that can endure.

Dnipro makes for a more permanent border that is hard to cross, and easyish to defend, and natural separation from nazi sympathizer factions.

It's very unlikely this exact proposal will be accepted by Russia.

Sholz Government has been exceptional at advancing energy independence and renewables, but US subjugation on all other matters is going to threaten what little success he has accomplished.

The only thing I like about Trump is exactly what so many empire managers hate about him: he gives the game away. He says the quiet parts out loud. He's the only president who'll openly boast that US troops are in Syria taking the oil or lament that they failed to take the oil from Venezuela, or just come right out and tell everyone he's bought and owned by Zionist oligarchs.

Trump is the opposite of Obama, who was very skillful at putting a pretty face on the evil empire. Trump puts a very ugly face on a very ugly thing. He is a much more honest face to have on the empire. A crude, stupid plutocrat who is owned by other plutocrats is the perfect representative of that tyrannical power structure.

Navies do seem obsolete in current times.

Senseless war when peace so obvious.

first post election EU move.

Good summary of AIPAC/Israel lobby hold over the US political system. Updated for current events even if the highlights have been pointed out before.

Under Biden, the EU has adopted all CIA propaganda as a theoretical antidote to Trump. They are so proud of the lies. All reality is Russian propaganda seems like the perfect comeback to all complaints about their subjugation.

Good summary of some of the issues with US military.

Unmentioned programs, Navy has been scrapping 5 year old littoral ships, and its new fuel supply fleet can't get out of maintenance.

Beyond rigging batteries with a SEMTEX shell, the key vulnerability is a BMS (battery protection controller) that can be signaled to overheat/damage the battery and intentionally cause a fire.

With Israel supremacy firmly self justified on religious grounds, their solid control over US politics and deep state appointments, any obstacle to their genocidal solutions for supremacy is a target. US politicians (Trump specifically) congratulating Israel/Netanyahu on the brilliance of the tactic, means not just supporting assassinations of obstacles to Israel supremacy, but to Trump's supremacy, through strong arming industry partners to include the capability. One of the current AI powers is easily identifying the phones of those who are less enthusiastic of policies.

One way to make sure that all Americans are vulnerable to such an attack is "all accusations are confessions" a ban on Chinese phones accusing them of having the back door.

Disempowering the US empire is key to world not descending into murderous war, and embracing such weapons against humanity.

The ask is for General assembly to invalidate Israel's new laws and attacks, and while the US says it is a bad law, it will be up to US to not veto UN resolution against Israel. Failure to agree to UN resolution, with continued unlimited free unconditional arms for Israel should result in expelling the US from UN as well.

An international blockade of Israel is needed to get it to conform to international law. The US is incapable of credibly conducting the blockade.

The key country in "balance pivot" is KSA. Article mentioned points befriending Iran. At the same time, the US has promised it a nuclear weapons program, and is desperate to keep it neutral, at least, on Israel or continue it's historically effective alliance with Israel.

Georgia protected its elections by forcing "foreign agent registrations" in May. https://thegrayzone.com/2024/05/26/us-eu-color-revolution-georgia/

CIA agent opposition candidates (same in all democracies) pushing for war with Russia only see a path in complaining about results. CIA/EU concerns over "yet to be colonies" is always destabilization. Never investment. Colour revolution destabilization through CIA agencies is not paid for because of any deep love for people.