US prepares 18 response scenarios in case Russia invades Ukraine, Victoria Nuland says

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  1. > “I would simply say that our commitment and the conversation that we have with our allies is around inflicting very sharp pain very fast if Russia makes this move in any form”, Nuland said.

  2. A big chunk of the current crisis seems to be rooted in denial of reality:

    1. Ukraine will never join NATO/EU
    2. Crimea will never return to Ukraine
    3. Weapons sales to Ukraine will not thwart Russian aggression
    4. Sanctions will not deter Russia
    5. NATO will not fight for Ukraine

    The only way to bring this crisis to cool off is to halt NATO expansion East, position Ukraine as a neutral buffer and reduce our forward operating activity in the Baltics. This creates a buffer of states between NATO & Russia and I suspect with that, we’ll see a cooling off of aggressive postures. Notice how the U.S reacted this week when Russia suggested basing forces in Cuba or Venezuela, they didn’t like that one bit because it’s a geo strategic military threat yet we expect Russia to roll over and accept ours.

  3. 1-17 sanctions

    18 appeasement

    Maybe I am getting too cynical in old age but these are all the scenarios I see that could possibly play out

  4. 1. Ask nicely
    2. Threaten sanctions
    3. Do nothing and cry
    4. Blame Trump
    5. Say the Republicans are obstructing
    6. Blame white men
    7. Blame Trump
    8. Dispatch a carrier group to the South Pacific
    9. Drone strike a hospital in Syria
    10. Submit a bill to officially say “Russia Bad”
    11. Send billions to Pakistani separatists in Kashmir
    12. Shut down oil drilling in Alaska
    13. Go to Camp David
    14. Go to Delaware
    15. Let Kamala handle it
    16. Force the UN to hold a meeting to talk about it
    17. Give an impassioned speech about freedom
    18. Thoughts and Prayers

    I figure that’s about the gist of it

  5. I believe Russia (Cardassian Union) has been taken over by one of the Founders so that they can wage war on the Federation (NATO)

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