The Monroe Doctrine
“In his December 2, 1823, address to Congress, President James Monroe articulated United States’ policy on the new political order developing in the rest of the Americas and the role of Europe in the Western Hemisphere.” (Link)
Monroe made four basic points:
The United States would not interfere in the internal affairs of or the wars between European powers
The United States recognized and would not interfere with existing colonies and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization
Any attempt by a European power to oppress or control any nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States (Link)
Starting a concept known as “Spheres of Influence”
July 2010 former Secretary of State and Joe Biden ally Hillary Clinton stated In a news conference with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili “The United States does not recognize spheres of influence.” (Link)
Former Secretary of State and current United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate in the Biden administration John Kerry stated in a speech in 2013 “The era of the Monroe Doctrine is over”(Link)
Both of these people served as Secretary Of State under Obama and Joe Biden was their Vice President. They obviously don’t like the “sphere of influence” concept.
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also known as NATO is a intergovernmental military alliance established in the aftermath of World War II. It was created to deter the former Soviet Union, now known as Russia.
Part 1 - The Bait
NATO promised to never enter Russia's sphere of influence in eastern Europe but It was never written into a formal document.
At the 2008 NATO Bucharest Summit, the Allies agreed that Georgia and Ukraine will become members of NATO in future. (Read For Yourself)
Ukraine’s invitation was held back because of high corruption levels in their country.
Russian President Putin demanded that Ukraine never join the alliance. Russia does not want an adversarial military alliance at it’s border.
2021 US President Biden and his allies take office and the ball starts rolling.
Remember these guys don’t give a fuck about "Sphere’s of Influence"
I Don’t know if there was intel received by Russia that NATO was making a move on Ukraine or It was pre-emptive. IDK I can only speculate.
Russia amasses troops and vehicles on the Ukrainian border.
Russia gives NATO a list of demands to avoid war.
Russia’s Demands
The parties should not strengthen their security at the expense of Russia’s security;
The parties will use multilateral consultations and the NATO-Russia Council to address points of conflict;
The parties reaffirm that they do not consider each other as adversaries and maintain a dialogue;
The parties shall not deploy military forces and weaponry on the territory of any of the other states in Europe in addition to any forces that were deployed as of May 27, 1997;
The parties shall not deploy land-based intermediate- and short-range missiles adjacent to the other parties;
All member States of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization commit themselves to refrain from any further enlargement of NATO, including the accession of Ukraine as well as other States;
The parties that are member States of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization shall not conduct any military activity on the territory of Ukraine as well as other States in the Eastern Europe, in the South Caucasus and in Central Asia; and
The agreement shall not be interpreted as affecting the primary responsibility of the Security Council of the United Nations for maintaining international peace and security.
The ball is in the United State’s and NATO’s court and the Ukrainian people’s lives hang in the balance.
The US sees an opportunity of a lifetime. The United State’s failed war in Afghanistan cost them 2 Trillion dollars. They know war is not cheap, Russia’s economy is very small and highly dependent on oil and gas exports. This is a golden opportunity for the US & NATO to turn their long time adversary into Venezuela.
US ships anti-tank & other weapons to Ukraine. Knowing it will do great damage to the Russian’s armored vehicles and aircraft. US Military advisors have also been in the country for a long time passing down knowledge to the Ukrainian military. If Russia gets bogged down in Ukraine it will be a huge blow to their already fragile economy.
US calls Putin’s “bluff” and Rejects Russia’s demands knowing that Russia now has to make a move. US also tells Putin that they will sanction Russia harshly if he invades.
Putin now looks weak and Russia forever loses negotiating leverage against NATO if he doesn’t make a move on Ukraine.
Russia is filled with Oligarchs and Mafia in high positions. The World is also watching, Putin can’t afford to look weak in front of those guys and the whole world.
Putin is now in a dilemma the US brilliantly executed.
Part 2 - The Ambush [Subscribers only]
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