An alternative American view of the war in Ukraine. Always worth reading a different opinion from someone who knows his history.
Like all war there is more to them than the one sided manure that the media spreads……Ukraine is no different….there at least two levels to this conflict.
If you get your opinion from the MSM then you know that Russia invaded Ukraine….Ukraine is heroically fighting back….and refugees are fleeing and suffering…..and that is about it. In other words Ukraine–good….Russia–bad.
Back in 2019 I tried to explain what was happening in Ukraine….
https://lobotero.com/2019/11/15/ukraine-for-dummies/
But there is more going on than the small amount of information that corporate news is willing to share…..
It has become increasingly clear to the world that there is not one, but two, actually three, distinct levels of conflict embedded in what the world’s media and political leadership deceptively insist of calling the ‘Ukraine War.’ The first level was clearly initiated on February 24, 2022 when Russia launched an aggressive war against Ukraine imperiling its sovereign rights…
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Thanks for sharing this, Pete. It is an interesting perspective. I was in Egypt not long ago, and the opinion about the conflict there was at odds with most of the West. Anything framed in terms of good and evil is worrying, because nothing is that clearcut.
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I’m not surpised to read the view that the war in Ukraine is much more complex than the version being fed to the media. Wars always are.
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The reasons behind this war go back a long way in the past, Liz.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you for sharing this point of view. We need to know more, and the media won’t tell us the truth. I feel so bad for the civilians caught in this fight.
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It is worth reading chuq’s blog to hear both sides, Molly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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“Since my days in Vietnam I have watched the US jump from one conflict to another and the last ones have lasted for 20 years…think about that while you eat your corn flakes.f”
Do any of the political flakes in Washington (including the Corn Pop president) actually eat corn flakes? i doubt it because they sure aren’t thinking straight!
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I will let chuq reply. Thanks, David.
Best wishes, Pete.
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