US Secretary of Defense shown in earlier photo on Ukraine conflict Here's some of the latest mumblings from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
and some of his cronies in the Defense Department. Austin in Jordan commenting on the fierce conflict for Artymovsk, a key
stronghold of Ukraine's military in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) where
the Russian military has surrounded the city apparently "trapping around
10,000 Ukrainian troops" said, "The fall of (Artymovsk) won't
necessarily mean that the Russian's have changed the tide of the fight". [1]
He said it's "more of a symbolic value that it is [of] strategic and
operational value" according to Reuters. The city is surrounded, besieged on all sides trapping 10,000 troops. What
if you were one of those 10,000 trapped men. How would you feel if you've been told
you're just of "symbolic" value? I guess Austin would prefer you to
fight on. And if you're killed you died for the symbolism of it. Let's face it one of two things is going happen with these 10,000 Kiev
troops. They'll either surrender or be killed. That's it. Meanwhile, "The Pentagon sees giant Chinese-made cranes operating at
US ports, including several shipping hubs used by the military, as a potential
'Trojan horse' that China could use to gather intelligence on materiel being
moved in and out of the country," [2]
according to a report in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. This after "the Chinese 'spy balloon' foolishness where the Biden
administration accused China of using these balloons to spy on the US. The
furor over it caused Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel the trip to
meet with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. China has dismissed it all as US
"paranoia". Which is probably closer to the truth-if not right on the
mark. China like the US has orbiting satellites in space capable of gathering
intelligence and monitoring on all US actions. Why would they resort to using balloons
or cranes? (Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
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