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JUST NOW: Putin Threatens America After Launching Missiles at Ukraine
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12/9/2024
JUST NOW: Putin Threatens America After Launching Missiles at Ukraine
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We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against military facilities of those
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countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.
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I recommend that the ruling elites of those countries that are hatching plans to use their
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military contingents against Russia seriously think about this.
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The gravity of Vladimir Putin's warning cannot be understated.
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His statement brings the conflict beyond Ukraine's borders, framing it as a broader confrontation
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with Western powers.
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The rhetoric points to an increasingly volatile and unpredictable situation that has the world
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on edge.
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So we war game this scenario and we are right now on the escalation ladder inching towards
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a nuclear war.
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It's not going to happen today or tomorrow, but the way that it happens, the Russians
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and the United States are de facto right now in a war.
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Why is that?
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It's because those attack them don't fly by themselves, even though Ukrainians, a Ukrainian
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soldier technically can push the button.
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But the targeting of the weapon systems, ensuring that there's a proper flight trajectory of
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the missile, that it destroys the right target, the actual battle damage achieved that we
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wanted to achieve, it all requires U.S. personnel and U.S. satellites.
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This is why the Russians have stated that the United States and European targets are
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now in crosshairs.
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Rebecca Koffler's stark analysis makes it clear that this is no longer a conventional
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proxy war.
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The involvement of U.S. technology and expertise places the United States directly in the path
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of Russian retaliation.
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Her words underline how close the world is to a tipping point of unimaginable proportions.
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And every war game that we conducted back in the intelligence community ended up in
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a nuclear war.
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There was an escalation ladder.
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And the Russians have mapped that out in the course of 20 years, and we are on it right
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now.
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Well, some supporters say, you know, Ukraine has the right to defend itself, that it's
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just targeting Russian military sites that are attacking Ukraine, and this is perfectly
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legal and appropriate under international law.
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Absolutely, from the standpoint of the laws of armed conflict, Ukraine is entitled to
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its defense, and this is what the United States has been doing.
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But there's a rational approach, and then there's an irrational, a senseless one.
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This context adds to the urgency of the situation.
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While Ukraine's right to self-defense is supported by international law, the manner in which
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this defense is executed has far-reaching consequences.
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Trump's concerns about rational versus senseless strategies resonate as the conflict escalates.
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The Russians have suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, Finland and Sweden are now
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NATO members, and Europe has been awakened from a post-Cold War slumber, more committed
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to defense than ever.
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So there's the potential here for a deal.
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It's going to be very challenging for the Trump team.
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Despite the devastation, some positive developments have emerged.
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NATO expansion and renewed European defense commitments represent a shift in global power
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dynamics.
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These changes could provide leverage for negotiations, though the path to peace remains fraught with
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difficulties.
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This is about topping the government so he can take control.
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That has been his motivation.
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He will never give up that aspiration.
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Even if there is a deal, Bill, he will violate it because he's violated every ceasefire in
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Ukraine previously and in Syria.
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And his aspiration, then he'll play the long game to take Ukraine eventually.
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So that's who we're dealing with.
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General Jack Keane's analysis of Putin's long-term objectives is sobering.
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The Russian president's ambitions extend far beyond the battlefield, and any agreement
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would likely be temporary unless backed by strong enforcement mechanisms.
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The two things that the Biden administration always said was that they didn't want a direct
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conflict with Russia, and they didn't want a nuclear war with Russia.
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And Putin has used that brinkmanship style to induce the Biden administration never to
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give Ukraine what they needed and when they needed it.
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This is ultimately a failure of the Biden administration's senseless as-long-as-it-takes
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strategy which assumed we had an indefinite amount of time to reach a conclusion to this
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conflict.
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The critique of U.S. strategy adds further complexity to the narrative.
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Hesitation and reactive measures have arguably prolonged the conflict, leaving Ukraine vulnerable
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and emboldening Putin's aggressive posture.
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Well, hopefully President Trump will come in and settle this.
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He is the only president that Putin fears, the only U.S. president, for multiple reasons.
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One of them is the U.S. Russian intelligence designated Trump as unpredictable, which means
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that when Trump negotiates, the Russians will not be able to tell whether he's bluffing
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or not, because the Russians are in excellent position to negotiate, the Ukrainians are
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not.
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But we have 60 days still when Biden, you know, has his finger on the nuclear button
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and Biden, multiple experts designated him as cognitively impaired.
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So we are in a very perilous situation.
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This perspective underscores how leadership plays a critical role in navigating such crises.
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The unpredictability attributed to Trump is seen by some as a strategic advantage,
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while Biden's perceived cautiousness has drawn criticism.
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The Russian military-industrial complex is right now working on a 24-7 basis, three shifts
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a day, pumping out those missile systems.
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Why is that?
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Because Putin has transitioned the Russian military and economy on a wartime footing
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seven years prior to invading Ukraine.
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And I personally briefed NATO, Obama's White House, National Security Council, STRATCOM,
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EUCOM, and all of these key pieces of the U.S. national security community about what
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was coming, right, at the highly classified level.
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And yet, what the Pentagon has decided to do is use Ukraine effectively as a human shield
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to protect the Europeans who didn't want to pay for their own security.
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Kofler's account paints a grim picture of Russia's long-term preparation for war and
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the strategic challenges faced by the West.
06:33
The suggestion that Ukraine is being used as a buffer raises questions about how the
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conflict has been managed from the outset.
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I recommend that the ruling elites of those countries that are hatching plans to use their
06:44
military contingents against Russia seriously think about this.
06:48
This dangerous brinkmanship is compounded by the criticism directed at Western leadership,
06:53
as many argue that a lack of clear, proactive strategy has allowed the situation to spiral.
06:59
Rebecca Kofler's analysis points to a stark reality.
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What the Pentagon has decided to do is use Ukraine effectively as a human shield to protect
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the Europeans who didn't want to pay for their own security.
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Such comments force us to confront the harsh realities of modern warfare and global politics.
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Amidst this chaos, the resilience of the Ukrainian people and the shifting geopolitical landscape
07:25
have brought NATO closer together and awakened Europe to the dangers of complacency.
07:30
Yet, with Putin's ambitions far from quelled and the possibility of further escalation
07:35
always on the table, the stakes have never been higher.
07:39
Can the international community find a way to navigate this treacherous path and achieve
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lasting peace?
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Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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