Lithuania just started blockading the Kaliningrad Region, a russian enclave between Lithuania and Poland, citing “EU sanctions”. Now no trains or trucks carrying commercial goods are allowed to go to Kaliningrad Region from Mainland Russia. Russia warned Lithuania of “serious consequences” if they continued this, saying that their response “will have a serious negative impact on the lithuanian people”. Shits getting real.
Provided that is not part of USA’s plan. Remember that whole “Second Afganistan” idea from a few months ago?
I’d never underestimate the US’ stupidity, but what are they thinking? The US military is ‘volunteer’ based (a lot of economic coercion to the poor working class). They literally don’t have the manpower to take on all these conflicts.
US citizens will put up with almost anything, but I think conscription would lead to an actual revolt against the government at this point.
I didn’t mean Afghanistan for the USA. I meant Afghanistan for USSR. In which case manpower doesn’t matter. Just have to keep pumping arms to whichever group of crazies is fighting against Russia. Will it backfire down the line? Very likely. But it can also force Russian government to increase expenditures on security (both at home and on other territories). It’s fairly cost effective, compared to trying for an open war. In fact that is something USian analysts have been accusing Russia of doing a few years ago.
My bad. The US’ ability to manipulate foreign countries is unprecedented over the last 80 or so years.
Indeed. So they can do all that, AND paint themselves as a “scrappy underdog, fighting against big evil bad tidal wave of authoritarian evil”, thanks to having an absolute chokehold on the media (internet included).
Yeah Americans aren’t going to war against Russia. If it came to war there would be an immediate revolution across the West. Even without war the economy is collapsing and the end is near.
Inshallah