Ukraine - Sunday 02/27/22

What a Shit-Show
I normally end the week by posting Clown World on Sunday Morning.   However, there is so much info coming in from Ukraine that I am publishing a Sunday afternoon update.

Nuclear Option
This morning Vladimir Putin put Russian nuclear forces on high alert, after making threats yesterday to invade Finland and Sweden if they attempt to join NATO.  www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60547473

The Washington Post astoundingly stated "Nuclear threats like this are not new".   It's Fine!   Can you imagine what they would be saying if Trump were President???

I love Progressive-Think.  

•  Hey, how's it going Angela... How IS Mr. Biden doing??  It has only been a few months since you wrote this drivel.  You are getting what you voted for.

More Moronic Progressive-Think.  Honestly, in my wildest moments I can't make up shit like this.  Apparently a  Person of Color would NEVER attack another POC... the invasion of Ukraine (white) by Russia (white) is due to white Supremacy. 

NATO Response Force
The NATO Response Force has been activated for the first time in history.  Thousands of US troops are being deployed to Europe.  (Note, they are not being sent to Ukraine).

As I have mentioned previously, I am opposed to sending any more troops. The United States has had troops in Europe since the end of WWII.  We currently have between 60,000 - 70,000 troops permanently stationed in Europe, with roughly half in Germany. www.npr.org/2022/02/04/1078241901/us-troops-europe-ukraine-russia-crisis

This is a European problem exacerbated by their 'Green energy' policies. They should step up after 75 years of getting a free-ride.

Peace Talks
President Zelensky is sending delegates to meet with Russian negotiators at the Belarus border tomorrow.  Zelensky and high ranking officials will remain in Kyiv to lead the resistance. nypost.com/2022/02/27/ukraine-and-russia-to-meet-for-peace-talks-without-preconditions-zelensky-says/

Side Effects
North Korea has resumed ballistic missile testing.  Well, of course they have.   Nancy thinks the Russians have invaded Hungary and Joe is on ice-cream break in Delaware.

The Fog Of War
There haven't been a lot of images posted on Main Stream Media.  They are paralyzed... the War is terrible but they dare not make Saint Biden look any worse.   I have been scavenging images... many are very disturbing.  This is what's really happening on the ground.

I first show  Irina Tsvila , mother of five, who died on Friday defending Kyiv.

Now, you need a cheat sheet to identify who-is-who.  Russian forces from Belarus are identified with "O" or "V" on their vehicles.  Russian forces from the East are identified with "Z" or triangle markings.

"Everybody fights.  No one Quits",  -  Johnny Rico - Starship Troopers

'Z' Russian Forces Rolling In

Ukrainian Forces.  Yellow tape marks volunteers.

Redefining Urban Warfare
For decades, the Russians (and the Chinese) have followed a doctrine that relied on massive armor.. huge numbers of tanks and armored personnel carriers (APCs).  In the first Iraq war, the United States demonstrated that Air-Superiority would readily defeat ground-based armor.

The Russians observed this lesson and eradicated as much of the Ukrainian Air Force as possible to insure that their armor would be invincible.   But the equation has changed.

Over many decades, the West has developed impressive anti-armor weapons for ground troops.  The current conflict in the Ukraine will test how the WWII armor philosophy stands up against sophisticated  man-portable weapons.   Let's look at the NLAW.

The American Javelin is the pre-eminant anti-armor weapon but it is incredibly expensive (an American trait).  The Saab, NLAW is somewhat less capable but about 1/4 the cost. 

Let's see how it performs.  Weapons like these could make armor obsolete in urban warfare.  Maybe the Ukrainian conflict is the crucible.