Fueling War in Ukraine & Israel with Your Tax Dollars – Why Americans Must Prepare for Crisis
The United States government has a decades-long track record of selling American’s souls to the war machine. September 2024 is shaping up to be no different.
In February of 2014, the United States played a heavy hand in a coup to overthrow the democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych from office for one reason being that he was pro-Russian.
The extent of the Obama administration’s meddling in Ukraine’s politics was breathtaking. Russian intelligence intercepted and leaked to the international media a Nuland telephone call in which she and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Geoffey Pyatt discussed in detail their preferences for specific personnel in a post-Yanukovych government. The U.S‑favored candidates included Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the man who became prime minister once Yanukovych was ousted from power. During the telephone call, Nuland stated enthusiastically that “Yats is the guy” who would do the best job.
Nuland and Pyatt were engaged in such planning at a time when Yanukovych was still Ukraine’s lawful president. It was startling to have diplomatic representatives of a foreign country—and a country that routinely touts the need to respect democratic processes and the sovereignty of other nations—to be scheming about removing an elected government and replacing it with officials meriting U.S. approval.
It was a grotesque distortion to portray the events in Ukraine as a purely indigenous, popular uprising. The Nuland-Pyatt telephone conversation and other actions confirm that the United States was considerably more than a passive observer to the turbulence. Instead, U.S. officials were blatantly meddling in Ukraine. Such conduct was utterly improper. The United States had no right to try to orchestrate political outcomes in another country—especially one on the border of another great power. It is no wonder that Russia reacted badly to the unconstitutional ouster of an elected, pro-Russian government—an ouster that occurred not only with Washington’s blessing, but apparently with its assistance. - CATO
Russia’s leadership decided the country had enough of the West’s false promises regarding NATO expansion & began its military operation against Ukraine in February of 2022. Several months later, on April 9, 2022 on behalf of the West, former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson squashed a peace deal:
Russia was ready to end the war and withdraw its troops in exchange for Ukrainian neutrality just a few months after the invasion began and was refused partly because of ex-British PM Boris Johnson, who pressured Kyiv into continuing the fight, David Arahamiya, the leader of Ukraine’s ruling party confirmed in a recent interview, published on Friday, November 24th.
The lawmaker is not only leading the parliamentary faction of Zelensky’s Servant of the People party but was also appointed as the head of the Ukrainian delegation during the initial, tentative peace talks in March and April, hosted by Turkey.
Russia’s ultimate goal was to press Ukraine into neutrality, Arahamiya explained, adding that all other requests (like the elusive ‘de-nazification’) were essentially empty cosmetics, and neutrality would have been enough for Russia to agree to withdraw beyond the February 24th frontlines.
They [Russia] were ready to end the war if we took neutrality—as Finland once did—and made commitments that we would not join NATO. This was the key point.
According to Arahamiya, there were several reasons for Ukraine’s refusal, and one of them was direct Western influence on the peace talks.
The lawmaker recalled that while the negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow were underway in Istanbul, Johnson unexpectedly arrived in Kyiv on April 9th, 2022, telling Zelensky that he
shouldn’t sign anything with them at all—and let’s just fight.
Furthermore, Aramahiya noted, such an agreement would have needed to modify the constitution first (since it contains the desire to join NATO). The third point was that Kyiv didn’t trust Moscow to hold up its end of the bargain and not invade again—especially not without international security guarantees.
Nonetheless, the timeline suggests that these issues might not have played as big of a role in the refusal as the British prime minister did, as both governments kept the talks open until early April. Russia repeatedly signaled a willingness to hammer out a peace deal, while Ukraine obviously remained interested because otherwise, it would’ve left the negotiation table.
Officially, Ukraine left the peace talks because of the discovery of the Bucha massacre after the Russian army withdrew from the Kyiv area. However, the bodies of the murdered civilians in Bucha were discovered on April 1st, while the talks continued until after Johnson’s surprise trip.
On April 12th, just three days after Johnson’s visit to the Ukrainian capital, Putin publicly declared the peace talks to be over, saying the negotiations “turned into a dead end.” - European Conservative
September 26, 2024, 31 months later, $113.4 Billion (as of March 7, 2024) in funding, & more than 750,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in action, The United States is closer to World War III than ever. In reading whomever is posting for President Biden’s words on X, it appears the Biden Administration is blatantly ignoring Vladimir Putin’s warnings about striking deep into Russian territory with NATO weapons. The Russian nuclear doctrine was modified this week.
MOSCOW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that changes to Russia's nuclear weapons doctrine outlined by President Vladimir Putin should be considered a signal to Western countries that there will be consequences if they participate in attacks on Russia.
Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was struck with conventional missiles, and that Moscow would consider any assault on it supported by a nuclear power to be a joint attack.
The decision to change Russia's official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin's answer to deliberations in the United States and Britain about whether or not to give Ukraine permission to fire conventional Western missiles into Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said adjustments to a document called "The Foundations of State Policy in the Sphere of Nuclear Deterrence" had been formulated.
Asked by reporters if the changes were a signal to the West, Peskov said: "This should be considered a definite signal." - Reuters
Some members of the Biden Administration truly believe Vladimir Putin is bluffing & are willing to put American lives on the line. Even if it means our ultimate destruction. The sick politicians are even willing to sign their names on weapons of death like Pennsylvania Governor, Josh Shapiro.
Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro was lambasted online after he took time to autograph a missile over the weekend that is potentially bound for Russian assets in the Ukraine war.
Shapiro, considered the runner-up to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, posted a video of him signing the missile at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP), in President Biden’s hometown. - Fox
"We must all do our part in the fight for freedom – from the workers in Scranton who make Pennsylvania the arsenal of democracy to the brave Ukrainian soldiers protecting their country,"
When examining motive, one question is to ask “Who benefits?”
Biden Family
Ukraine: Devon Archer joined the Burisma board of directors in spring of 2014 and was joined by Hunter Biden shortly thereafter. Hunter Biden joined the company as counsel, but after a meeting with Burisma owner Mykola Zlochevsky in Lake Como, Italy, was elevated to the board of directors in the spring of 2014. Both Biden and Archer were each paid $1 million per year for their positions on the board of directors. In December 2015, after a Burisma board of directors meeting, Zlochevsky and Hunter Biden “called D.C.” in the wake of mounting pressures the company was facing. Zlochevsky was later charged with bribing Ukrainian officials with $6 million in an attempt to delay or drop the investigation into his company. The total amount from Ukraine to the Biden family and their associates is $6.5 million. - Oversight.Gov
Defense Contractors
Western defense companies have been riding high since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago, and a proliferation of geopolitical threats is likely to keep the industry booming despite doubts about further US military aid for Kyiv.
Since February 23, 2022, the day before Moscow began bombing several Ukrainian cities, the stocks of five of the top US and European defense contractors have all risen. The companies — Europe’s BAE Systems, Thales and Rheinmetall, and Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) in the United States — have all either provided weapons for the battlefield in Ukraine or signed agreements to do so.
Governments have donated ammunition, tanks, and fighter jets to Ukraine, are replenishing their own depleted stockpiles, and have committed billions more to their defense budgets. - CNN
BlackRock & JPMorgan
Kyiv engaged BlackRock (BLK.N), and JPMorgan (JPM.N), last year to help set up a fund to raise public capital that could attract private investment for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, estimated to cost hundreds of billions of dollars.
Of around 280 projects that had applied to the fund so far, BlackRock and JPMorgan saw between 25 and 30 as ones that could be seriously considered, Shurma said.
Blackrock Vice-Chairman Philipp Hildebrand told Reuters earlier this week in Davos that the fund could be ready for action within the year.
The asset manager was assisting Kyiv in discussions to seek sovereign money from development banks or principal donor countries to mitigate risk for private investments, Hildebrand, a member of the company's Global Executive Committee, said.
"We want to be ready to deploy with at least soft commitments from donor countries," Hildebrand said.
Risk would need to be reduced down to OECD levels for BlackRock assets - consisting of pension funds - to be mobilised, he said. - Reuters
Politicans
The people celebrating because of the big gain that comes along with the wars and conflicts are not only the weapon makers, but also US politicians, who are big beneficiaries of current crises, whether in Ukraine or in the Middle East.
US politicians tend to be the decision makers for issues such as war versus peace.
There is evidence that it can be in their personal interest to continue these wars and conflicts rather than prevent them to ensure the continuation of their fiscal profits and gains.
A report by Business Insider revealed that at least 19 members of Congress or their spouses hold stock in the companies making weapons that are heading to Ukraine.
The US and NATO have sent more than 17,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, including Javelins, according to The New York Times.
According to Business Insider, these US federal lawmakers or their spouses hold stock in Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin. The holdings come as the US is preparing to send billions of dollars in defense aid to Ukraine. Both companies' stocks - especially that of Lockheed Martin - have risen since the Russian military operation in Ukraine began on Feb 24. - China Daily
The above article was written in 2022…imagine how much has been invested & reaped by U.S. politicians since then.
Who loses?
Ukraine
As previously mentioned, Ukraine has lost over 750,000 soldiers thus far.
Agriculture has been disrupted as there’s a large shortage of young men able to work the farming industry. The country’s electrical infrastructure is shot:
“HRMMU quoted experts as saying Ukrainians should expect power outages of four to 18 hours a day this winter. The International Energy Agency (IEA) made a similar grim prediction last week, with Executive Director Fatih Birol saying the coming winter would prove the “sternest test yet” for Ukraine’s energy grid.” - Al Jazeera.
They have an unelected dictator as a president & this war will be ongoing as long as NATO keeps dumping money into it.
The United States
National Debt & Defense Spending:
The United States National Debt is skyrocketing:
We are now looking at $35.415 Trillion in debt with the interest in the debt reaching ever closer to the $1 Trillion mark. With another $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles as of August 14th & $2.4 billion in ‘aid’ to Ukraine announced on September 26th, the debt burdens aren’t shrinking anytime soon.
Inflation:
Inflation according to Shadow Stats is somewhere between 7.8-12% based on how the Consumer Price Inflation used to be calculated:
Although the Federal Reserve has begun cutting rates, we may see deflation on a consumer horizon since economic conditions are weak and spending is sluggish, the initial 50 basis points rate cut might not be enough to stimulate demand. Although the government spending like a war-drunken sailor will cause inflation in terms of resource scarcity in raw materials, energy, & labor in the defense sector in addition to expansion of the money supply in order to fund the ‘aid’ for Israel & Ukraine.
The Heavy Financial Burden of Migrants:
Last year, US taxpayers shelled out some $150 billion in government services and support to help the 20 million illegal migrants in the country, according to a study from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
FAIR estimates that in 2023 alone, the cost in state services for the illegal migrants and their children in the Bay State was closer to $3 billion.
In New York, the comptroller estimated that the migrant crisis will cost state taxpayers $4.3 billion through 2025, and New York City taxpayers $3 billion in fiscal year 2024 alone.
Source: NY Post
Meanwhile, millions have been devastated by Hurricane Helene in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, & Tennessee & neither President Biden nor Vice President Harris have visited any of the effected areas. American’s well-being is not the priority of the Biden Administration as clearly evidenced by government spending.
What can My Fellow Warriors do About it?
Don’t Wait for Disaster: Prepare now!
Hurricane Helene caught thousands off guard – a supposed "once-in-a-century" event, or the myth that mountains are immune to hurricanes. These stories highlight a crucial point: preparedness isn't just for natural disasters.
Being ready goes beyond weather. Food, water, medical supplies, bug-out bags, and alternate shelters are essential for any major disruption, be it a public event gone wrong, a personal crisis like job loss, illness, or even frozen bank accounts.
Eyes Wide Open: The World We Face
For those of us paying attention, the potential for World War III feels increasingly real. Recent events only underscore this need to be prepared.
Preparation Doesn't Break the Bank
You don't need to be rich to be ready. Start small with a few extra canned goods, rice, beans, and basic medical supplies. Talk through emergency plans with your family – that's free. This is also a great time to review your insurance (home, auto, health/life) to ensure coverage for disasters or war. Read the fine print and adjust now, while you have options.
Be an Informed Voter – Local Elections Matter
Elections are coming! While national races draw the spotlight, local elections have a massive impact. Remember how local leaders handled the pandemic? Research where their funding comes from (opensecrets.org is a great tool) and understand their agendas.
Empowering Yourself: It's Up to You
The reality is, the government is never the answer. Build your own support network, a community that can help weather any storm. This isn't fear-mongering – it's about being prepared, not caught off guard.
I’ve created a list of emergency preparedness items to help your thought process:
In the meanwhile, check on your friends & neighbors that may have been effected by Hurricane Helene. Another reason to prepare is to help those less fortunate in their times of crisis. I am grateful to those who reached out to check on me from all over the country. I was very fortunate to have experienced minimal damage to my properties.
Until next time my Fellow Warriors, Stay Informed, Stay Vigilant, Ever Forward!