As readers know, I am convinced that Putin's toleration of insults and provocations has had the effect of encouraging more and worse provocations and not, as he intended, to downplay the conflict. As you also know, I am convinced that his "Limited military operation" in Donbass designed to protect the Donbass Russians, formerly part of Russia, from horrible abuse by Ukrainian forces and the Neo-Nazi militias was a mistake.
It is a mistake because the West characterized a limited operation as an "invasion of Ukraine," and used its slow progress as evidence of Russian failure. It is a mistake because the go-slow nature of the Russian offensive, in order to minimize the impact on civilian lives and infrastructure, gave the West plenty of time to convince itself to get more and more involved with diplomatic support, money, armaments, and ammunition, training, and now with satellite information for targeting the Russian forces.
* The passage above appeared in an article entitled "Possible Nuclear War Along With Home Grown Tyranny" by Paul Craig Roberts which appeared in the November/December issue of The Freedom Times. Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the Regan administration and is former editor of the Wall Street Journal. Needless to say, our Party concurs with his analysis. However, the Nazi insult is batted about way too much. The American mass media tell us Putin is another Hitler whereas Putin denounces Ukraine as a Nazi State even through its Prime Minister is Jewish. Both sides can't be Nazi!
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