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Posted November 22, 2024

Sean Ring

By Sean Ring

You’ve Been Had.

Today, I’m going to tell you something you already know. You’ve been had.

The Biden Administration and Deep State - there’s no use blaming Joke Biden himself anymore: the government is running on autopilot - have utterly fleeced the American taxpayer and put him in mortal danger.

We should just call it “The Headless Government” since the Head of State is nowhere to be found.

Deep State and its leftist friends in the government are putting the US on a collision course with Russia. Of course, Europe will suffer the worst of it. But the US will be all the poorer for it.

For those of us who thought the first duty of government was to protect its people, this past week has been nothing short of baffling.

Permission to Launch Long Range Missiles Into Russia

When the Biden administration recently authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) missiles to strike targets inside Russia, few could have anticipated the speed and gravity of the fallout. 

This policy shift marked a watershed moment, escalating the Ukraine conflict from a regional quagmire into a potential global crisis. 

Russia's response? A stunning show of force: the deployment of its new hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile named "Oreshnik." (Allegedly, it means “hazel,” which is the tree that gives us hazelnuts. It's not all that tough if you ask me, but the name belied the specs, as you’ll see later.)

If that wasn’t enough to rattle the world stage, the U.S. quietly forgave billions of dollars in Ukrainian loans days later, which left financial analysts scratching their heads and global markets on edge.

Let’s unpack how this all went down.

US-made ATACMS (pronounced “Attack ‘ems” by those clever Pentagon poets) and British Storm Shadow missiles were fired into Russian territory on Tuesday of this week. To this day, it amazes me how quickly - and how far - the British Bulldog can stick its short nose up the Eagle’s backside. The Biden administration had only permitted their use on Sunday.

The Kremlin immediately warned this decision would add "fuel to the fire" of the conflict, escalating international tensions. That was an understatement.

Russia’s Response: Hypersonic MIRVs

True to its word, Russia escalated. On November 21, President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation and unveiled the Oreshnik, a hypersonic missile designed to evade Western missile defenses.

Contrary to initial reports, the Oreshnik isn’t an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It’s a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile for which there is no defense. Hours after his speech, the missile struck a Ukrainian military facility in Dnipro, signaling Moscow’s readiness to answer attacks on its territory.

Never one to mince words, Vladimir Putin declared the Oreshnik “unstoppable” and suggested its range could reach targets beyond Ukraine. Analysts quickly noted the thinly veiled threat toward NATO states, particularly the U.S. and UK, which Russia holds directly responsible for Ukraine’s newfound strike capability.

To be fair, the Oreshnik isn’t a multiple independently-targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) in the conventional sense. It merely rains down multiple warheads in the same place instead of many places.

Oh, and it flies at 3 kilometers per second. That means it could hit Poland in 8 minutes, Germany in 11 minutes, Belgium in 14, and the UK in 19.

Europe doesn’t stand a chance against it.

From @MyLordBebo:

CLARIFICATION: Russia’s IRBM launch at Ukraine made the US and Europe think Russia is nuking Ukraine for a short moment.

📞 Now after more information appeared in the evening yesterday it became clear that Russia did give the US a warning.

But the details matter! I’ve dug through many channels and announcement and that what I think happened now!

🗣️ Russia told the US exactly 30 minutes before launch, that they’re gonna launch a big missile at Ukraine, not specifying any more details.

This is enough to uphold the nuclear safety protocol, a country needs to announce the flight trajectory so countries know who is targeted.

Saying a missile at Ukraine is hence enough, so the US knew it’s not targeted at them, nor any NATO allies.

‼️ But the US had no clue what is going to be launched, where exactly in Ukraine it will land, nor if it is nuclear.

So for a short moment US and Europe thought Russia is potentially nuking Ukraine. 

They only knew that it was not nuclear by checking if the city Dnipro is still physically there after the impacts.

Especially Europe was freaked out, since they were surprised by the launch fully and had no warning.

-> Essentially, If Russia decides to nuke Ukraine … the West will only just watch.

That’s scary.

And then, the Biden administration decided to forgive part of Ukraine’s debt without consulting the people.

Biden Forgives Ukrainian Debt

Just as Oreshnik dominated the news cycle, the Biden administration quietly forgave $4.7 billion in loans Ukraine owed to the United States. This decision was part of a larger $9.4 billion loan package initially structured to be partially forgivable. Sneaky, sneaky.

State Department officials justified the move as necessary to bolster Ukraine’s war-torn economy. 

However, critics argue this is less about altruism and more about ensuring Ukraine’s financial stability as it remains the front line of Western resistance against “Russian aggression.”

Notably, this comes at a time when U.S. domestic pressures are mounting. The Republican-controlled House has repeatedly raised concerns over unchecked spending on Ukraine now that The Donald is coming to town in January.

Wrap Up

The trajectory from ATACMS approval to Oreshnik retaliation, capped by billions in forgiven debt, underscores one unavoidable truth: the Ukraine conflict was never just a regional war.

Western leaders might see debt forgiveness as a show of unity and resilience, but it’s another act of provocation to Russia. As the missiles fly and the debts pile up, one thing is clear: the world is careening closer to a new era of great-power confrontation.

The stakes couldn’t be higher, and you’re the ones who financed it. The Donald can’t get into the Oval Office fast enough.

Have a great weekend!

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