It should be obvious today that Russia arming Iran has not been for money or fossil fuel resources
The Rooosians, friend, ain't leaving Georgia. Fox additionally reports this morning that MORE troops are entering. Given the warnings of analytical group like JAMESTOWN, and many others that if the freed nations of the USSR many of which are now, and wish to become NATO members, become intimidated, as is plainly one of the main objectives of this hard power invasion, then NATO itself will be shown to be spent, and the USA shown to be lazy and in decline - it's time for the next step.
Bet on it. Time to make plans. Stingers. Tows Javelins
Material for their army. We should be quietly urging NATO to support conventional Diesel/Electric subs made in Germany and Sweden for the now destroyed Georgian navy.
The first law of Russian Foreign Policy.... The First Law of Russian Foreign Policy: Anything which hurts the USA and its people - is good for Russia in the big zero sum great game that doesn't exist. EVEN IF that means a nuclear detonation in Israel or the USA since they have judged that a full scale nuclear war will not break out.
Time to break that fallacy.
Georgia can be the jujitsu nation by which another regime is ended.
If they are willing to fight for themselves against the folks who just proved a soft power victory like that of 1989-90 when the USSR came apart is not worth poopy, then NATO should be willing to provide the material needed.
PUBLICLY.
Anything which hurts this Russian regime is good for the USA and free nations, and will inevitably weaken the functionally allied jihadist forces trying to kill the west.
Bald faced, highly unpleasant fact of life.
What leader will say it out loud? And then act on it.
We should do all this, and then make the point that it's time to act on Iran. SIMULTANEOUSLY. Anyone think the Russians will come to the aid of Iran, and frankly JOIN the other side?
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