As tensions in Japanese Europe proceed to escalate, Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin introduced on Monday that 8,500 U.S. troops have been positioned on “heightened alertness to deploy.”
NATO additionally introduced that it could be sending extra ships and fighter jets to the area as a counter to what the West has described as a Russian buildup on Ukraine’s border.
U.S. officers from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been more and more saber rattling over the difficulty, warning of dire penalties (together with sending army personnel and tools.)
However Fox Information Channel host Tucker Carlson requested the questions nobody else within the main media, or Congress, appears to be asking: “Who advantages from going to conflict with Russia?”
Over the previous couple of nights, Tucker has explored the aim of this. Is Ukraine’s border actually a urgent nationwide safety concern for America?
Tucker Carlson’s Opening Monologue: Who Will Profit From Struggle With Russia?
“If the Neo-Cons aren’t restrained, and shortly, People are going to be lots poorer.” pic.twitter.com/fauvHT49n4
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) January 25, 2022
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Why Ukraine?
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It might sound odd that American politicians are going apoplectic over the border in Ukraine once they appear to have no curiosity in anyway in our border proper right here within the U.S. that could be a catastrophe. Notably given the record-breaking failures on our personal homefront.
Tucker desires to know why, and mentioned this on Friday:
“A bipartisan coalition of neocons in Washington has been recklessly stoking battle between these two nations for years now. Our international coverage institution, actually, has despatched lots of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in weapons to one of the vital risky areas on this planet, hoping for some type of explosion. And now their want appears to be coming true. That explosion seems to be prefer it’s on its approach, and it may very simply suck america into the middle of it.
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“We’re actually going to combat a conflict over some corrupt Japanese European nation that’s strategically irrelevant to us? With every thing else that’s occurring proper now in our personal nation? No regular individual would ever wish to do something like that. How can it actually occur?”
As for the way severe the state of affairs actually is, Tucker had this to say:
“And to be clear, we’re speaking about an precise conflict right here. Not a protracted sequence of airstrikes towards some impoverished filth patch they’re telling you is an existential risk to the nation. Russia isn’t a rock. Russia has nuclear weapons and an actual military. A conflict with Russia isn’t a joke. It received’t be over in per week.”
Certainly. It’s unclear whether or not the political class in Washington has thought this by way of. Coming off the catastrophe in Afghanistan, it would boggle the thoughts to think about they’re prepared to leap proper again in, particularly with a nuclear energy.
And if you happen to questioned how casually and guaranteed of themselves they’re, watch VP Kamala Harris commit the nation to conflict:
VP HARRIS: “I’m being briefed on a relentless foundation by my nationwide safety workforce … Any aggressive motion taken by Vladimir Putin might be met with extreme penalties … We’re ready to take decisive motion if he strikes in an aggressive method into Ukraine.” pic.twitter.com/sOsCVWECY5
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 25, 2022
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Our Enemies Profit
Delving into the subject once more final night time, Tucker recognized one nation that may most definitely profit from a broke America getting slowed down in one other conflict.
The hurt to America was summed up thusly:
“The actual fact is, Ukraine is strategically irrelevant to america. No rational individual may defend a conflict with Russia over Ukraine. No person thinks a conflict like that will make America safer or stronger or extra affluent. Have you ever taken a take a look at our economic system not too long ago? Harmful ranges of inflation, a workforce in disarray. Wildly chaotic swings in monetary markets, in case you ever seen.
“Nicely, becoming a member of a battle in Japanese Europe repair any of that? Come on. After all not. It’ll make it worse. If the neocons aren’t restrained, and shortly, People are going to be lots poorer.”
As for who advantages? China – who’s simply itching to knock America off her pedestal because the world’s sole superpower:
“However what’s under no circumstances difficult is who advantages from our battle with Russia. China advantages, interval. The Chinese language authorities is the one sure winner right here. We can provide you a lot examples for example this, however take into account the newest financial sanctions the White Home has proposed towards Russia.
“The Biden administration could use one thing referred to as the international direct product rule to chop off Russia’s provide of semiconductors made with American expertise. This is able to, within the hopeful evaluation of The Washington Publish “Doubtlessly deprive Russian residents of some smartphones, tablets and online game consoles.”
“So depriving Russian residents is sweet, we’re advised, as a result of Russian residents are unhealthy. OK, however what are the long-term results on us? Russians are nonetheless going to have smartphones. They’ll simply get their parts some other place, that means from China. The Chinese language have already pledged to assist, and so they have each incentive to make good on that promise.”
If Russia and China have been capable of work collectively to supplant the U.S. Greenback because the world’s reserve forex? Chaos.
America Final Libs livid that Tucker Carlson doesn’t need People to die in one other pointless conflict. pic.twitter.com/cIGCGHEAeL
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) January 25, 2022
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Comply with The Cash?
As many skeptics have famously identified on the eve of wars, who advantages? Tucker requested the identical query:
“Polls present that almost all People are utterly against preventing Russia over Ukraine as a result of they’re not demented. However you understand who’s very a lot in favor of it? Nicely, protection contractors, together with Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin’s former employer, Raytheon.
“For protection contractors, conflict means huge earnings by definition. In simply the previous couple of years, the U.S. has spent greater than $2 billion on army support to this nation referred to as Ukraine that most individuals couldn’t establish on a map.”
Tucker additionally checked out who is selling conflict. A number of examples.
On January 18, Politico ran a narrative entitled, “Psaki: ‘Russia may at any level launch an assault in Ukraine.” A better take a look at the story tells the precise story.
Beneath the “Politico” banner, it’s revealed that the article pushing for conflict has been sponsored by none apart from the weapons producer Lockheed-Martin.
A Washington Publish opinion piece dated January 20 entitled, “Biden should present that the U.S. stands able to help Ukraine, militarily if mandatory.” The story was written by Michael Vickers.
There may be a brief biography of Vickers above the article. What it leaves out is that Vickers sits on the board of BAE Techniques, one other large weapons producer.
Whether or not you agree with Tucker’s view on the matter, or his conclusions, we should always all be questioning why, within the age of 24/7 media protection, there appears to be solely a single individual on a single community asking these questions.
America is transferring in the direction of conflict with Russia, and the media is encouraging it. pic.twitter.com/hE9Hv8Xu63
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 19, 2022
