by Brandon Turbeville, Activist Post:
As the United States Presidential Primaries are now in full swing, there is much talk about the future of the American-Ukraine-Russian entanglement. Should the United States be sending more assistance to Ukraine? Less? Are we moving fast enough? Should we be moving at all? These are the questions that are beginning to show the dividing lines in both parties between the anti-war and pro-war camps and, thus, the oligarchy’s approved candidates and those who are more outside the acceptable reins of modern politically established candidates.
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I will remind my own readers that, in 2013, when the Obama administration overthrew the Yanukovich Presidency in Ukraine, I wrote numerous articles not only exposing the coup for what it was but also predicting that the color revolution in Ukraine would lead to a confrontation between the United States and Russia on the battlefield of Ukraine. I was criticized for not supporting the “freedom movement” in Ukraine that soon turned into ethnic conflict and civil war. I was then criticized for opposing American “assistance” to Ukraine in the form of money and weaponry as well as training and American military personnel. I was wrong, according to my critics, for not supporting the “underdog” against the alleged aggressor who was bigger and stronger. If only my critics had reacted logically instead of emotionally and in a woefully uninformed manner, perhaps public opinion would have opposed any involvement in Ukraine and much of the needless bloodshed would never have occurred.
That’s doubtful, of course, since public opinion alone rarely makes a difference when the Great Eating Machine is hungry and has decided to march forward with a pre-ordained plan of war or economic destruction.
The vindication I feel for being right in my assessment ten years prior is no match for the disappointment I feel at watching Ukrainians being slaughtered by Russians and other Ukrainians, for Russians being killed by Ukrainians, and for the distinct possibility that American service personnel may soon be experiencing the same fate. It does not make up for the very real threat of World War Three that will affect every man, woman, and child upon the planet this time around. It also does not make up for watching Americans insulted every day by the fact that billions of dollars are routinely shipped to Ukraine while their own country falls apart at the seams.
For those who are unaware of the true nature of the conflict in Ukraine as it currently stands, I would encourage you to search my website and find those articles from 2013. Everything is explained there and it will shed light on how we got to where we are at the moment.
But it is one thing to say “We never should have done that in the first place,” or “we shouldn’t have let it get this far.” The fact of the matter is we did overthrow the Ukrainian government. We did assist in the arming of militias who engaged in ethnic warfare. We did break up a struggling country that is virtually beyond repair as a whole nation. We did arm Ukraine. We are currently still pushing for Ukraine to join NATO as well as to destabilize and break up Russia.
It is also one thing to oppose war and destabilization but another to offer a legitimate end to the war that does not involve further violence, collapse, or worsening of living conditions for all parties involved. Being opposed to bad outcomes is half the battle but supporting positive outcomes is the other half.
So what do we do from here?
First, a few points must be understood in order to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine between the United States, Russia, China, Europe, and, of course, Ukraine.
US Culpability In The War In Ukraine
It must be understood that the United States launched a color revolution in Ukraine that overthrew the president and sent the country into a tailspin of destabilization. The United States encouraged, armed, and facilitated militias to crack down on opposition to the administration that the Anglo-American bloc imposed upon the Ukrainian people and resulted in ethnic tensions, violence, and murder against ethnic Russians and East Ukrainians. The United States and Europe have pushed for Ukraine to join NATO, something Russia repeatedly stated it would not stand for as it would push a blatantly anti-Russian coalition right up to the borders of Russia. There were talks of arming Ukraine with nuclear weapons and there were the clear evidence of American bioweapons labs functioning in Ukraine. All this came as members of the Obama administration and numerous military-industrial complex think tanks wrote openly about the destruction and breakup of Russia as a nation. The United States and European countries have provided political and military support, billions and billions of dollars, weapons, and even troops to aid Ukraine in its war against Russia. The West has sanctioned Russia repeatedly, dealing multiple blows to its economy. This is not to mention the crisis in Syria where Russians and Americans/NATO nations are also in danger of direct conflict with one another and who’s goals once again stand stark opposite to one another.
