But here's where we are: I expect World War Three has already started. Nobody's called it yet and we're just at the "one nation attempts expansion by warfare" stage. It's still getting itself sorted out into teams and who knows? It might yet fizzle.
Past history tells me that's not the way to bet. Leaders of violently expansionist nations don't get what Nero got as often as we might wish, if ever.
We're in a time of choosing sides. Readers of history would do well to remember Charles Lindbergh and the older "America First" movement he was associated with. To be sure, "Lucky Lindy" eventually saw the light -- but he was not allowed to enlist, never permitted anywhere near the European Theater of Operations and only saw air combat in the Pacific by arriving as a consultant and doing some of his consulting from the pilot's seat.
The Lusitania is nowhere near leaving port, let alone being sunk; there's nothing ominous droning towards Pearl Harbor. But water runs downhill and it eventually reaches the bottom.
I hope we're lucky this time. Dam lucky.
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3 days ago
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How has the threat of nukes affected the younger set near you? I have seen a few showing signs of real anxiety. Us older folks grew up in the middle of the cold war, and I a few miles from SAC HQ, so we knew we would be ashes long before we had a chance to duck and cover. I'm concerned, but not obsessive about it, 'cuz there's nothing I can do to control it, something I'm trying to impress upon the kids.
We read a few years ago about what US generals might do to defy Trump if he had ordered nukes. I wonder if the Russian high command has anyone brave enough to defy Putin. Russia needs a change at the top, sadly the recall election will have to be cast with lead ballots.
Have you seen this information about Moldova?
https://www.foxnews.com/world/belarus-president-lukashenko-map-invasion-moldova
A DDG search for lukashenko moldova transnistria gave results including images of the map...
GMTA: I started singing Lehrer's masterpiece a few days ago. My sole listener cut me off and started talking about something completely unrelated. Guess he didn't wanna contemplate the current unpleasantness.
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