I have written a lot about the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine. It might seem like I am overdoing it, but the fact is more and more developments just come out lately.<\/p>\n
Whether you are pro-Ukrainian or not, I would hope that we all agree that direct military confrontation with the Russian Federation and its allies would be a bad idea for everyone.<\/p>\n
The end result would most likely be a nuclear exchange that the world would take a long time to recover from. I do not want this, and I hope that you don\u2019t either.<\/p>\n
The problem is, whether I or you, my readers, want this or not doesn\u2019t matter. What does matter is how far our leaders are willing to go to ensure a Ukrainian victory.<\/p>\n
In the case of French President Emmanuel Macron, he seems willing to go the extra mile that could result in the confrontation I am warning against.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, the President made statements that hinted at a possible French troop deployment on Ukrainian soil.<\/p>\n
This was followed by the chief of staff of the French military stating that:<\/p>\n
\u201cTo protect itself from attacks and protect its interests, the French army is preparing for the most difficult battles, declaring it and demonstrating it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Macron has also said that \u201cWe have put too many limits on our vocabulary. Those who set \u2018limits\u2019 in support for Ukraine are choosing defeat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, this doesn\u2019t mean that France is about to declare total war against Russia anytime soon. We aren\u2019t going to see the electric boogaloo at the end of the week.<\/p>\n
What this does mean is that the French are obviously unaware of how their rhetoric brings themselves and the alliance closer to conflict with the Russians.<\/p>\n
Not even Joe Biden has raised the possibility of American troops in Ukraine (yet) despite him being one of the largest hawks in US history.<\/p>\n
The other reason why this raises alarm is because the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said that they had received information regarding 2000 French soldiers that are preparing to enter Ukraine.<\/p>\n
He went on to say that these soldiers will become major targets of the Russian Military.<\/p>\n
Whether the Director is telling the truth, we shall see. However, the fact is that Macron is playing a dangerous game with this rhetoric. It only serves to make the Russians more aggressive.<\/p>\n
It also serves to put any NATO forces that are already in Ukraine (because they totally are already there) in more danger. The Russians will be actively looking for these men and women.<\/p>\n
Bottom line is, Macron and other Western leaders need to tone it down a notch. As a person who is 24 years old and has plenty of life left in me to live, I would rather not get nuked because someone did something stupid.<\/p>\n
We seem to have forgotten the Cold War strategy of solving conflict. When the Soviets and the US were at each others throats, it never escalated as far as we have escalated now.<\/p>\n
Even the Cuban Missile Crisis was less dangerous than the game we are playing with Putin. We are closer to nuclear war now than we ever have been.<\/p>\n
Yet instead of trying to be diplomatic, certain people would rather play with fire. Remember when everyone made fun of Bush for his adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq? Where are all those people now?<\/p>\n
As I am writing this, it appears that Russia has unleashed a major missile strike across all of Ukraine. There also seems to be reports of hypersonic Kinzhal missiles being launched by MiG-31Ks. There have been multiple explosions in Kiev already.<\/p>\n
This attack is most likely in response to Ukraine sending those Russian terrorist groups over the border into Belgorod. Vladimir Putin said that they would respond, and judging by the scale of this attack, we have arrived to that conclusion.<\/p>\n
Another reason why all out conflict with the Russians would be dangerous: we currently have no way to counter their hypersonic missile systems. These things just penetrate airspace at speeds we cannot replicate for whatever reason.<\/p>\n
Imagine them being fired at our warships, or worse, outfitted with a nuclear device and fired at our lands?<\/p>\n
It is important that we engage in dialogue and attempt to find a pathway to peace, before it is too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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