Will Russia Prove Blinken Incorrect by Leaving Kazakhstan and Refraining From Invading Ukraine?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, of course, had to comment on the Russian deployment to Kazakhstan by stating, “I think one lesson in recent history is that once Russians are in your house, it’s sometimes very difficult to get them to leave,” to which the Russian Foreign Ministry, led by Sergey Lavrov, responded, “If Antony Blinken loves history lessons so much, then he should take the following into account: when Americans are in your house, it can be difficult to stay alive and not be robbed or raped.” Clearly, the United States government is interested in keeping Russian influence out of European and Asian countries, but there is more at stake for Russia in the tensions between the two powers, especially being that NATO expansion is knocking at Russia’s door and that no Russian allies are included among Latin American nations.
If Russia had its military stationed in Mexico or Canada, American officials would be singing a different tune, and Russian troops near Ukraine’s border is no different than if the United States put armed Americans in Texas because Russia threatened to admit Mexico into its own alliance. Russia does not want Ukraine to be included in NATO, and as part of recent peace talks, it proposed the termination of the policy to welcome any more countries into the alliance, as well as the withdrawal of American forces on countries that are near Russia’s border (in exchange for not engaging in war games near European countries and not flying its military aircraft close to NATO planes). Of course, the United States told its rival to go to hell, but the fact that despite Russia’s assurances that it would not invade its neighbor, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Russia to prove its intentions.
Johnny: Teacher, Tommy raised his hand in the air. I am afraid that he might punch me, and even though he said that he was not going to, the fact that his hand is near my face, proves that he intends to hurt me.
Teacher: Johnny, Tommy is just raising his hand to answer the question. He is not going to hit you.
Johnny: Can you make him prove it, please?
Now, I understand that geopolitics is much more complex than a typical classroom setting and that the Russian government is certainly capable of lying and being out for its own interests, but why does the United States feel entitled to the entire Eurasian landmass? Why does Russia have to prove anything to the United States? It is a sovereign country, and Ukraine is not a territory of the United States, nor is it even an ally. It is none of our business what happens to it.
Why does NATO even still exist? It is just a war-making entity that intends on being aggressive towards Russia and giving weaker European countries confidence to act like they are tough. It also gives the United States the opportunity to expand its empire and control an entire continent.
Why should we not give peace a try? Withdraw from these NATO countries, and if Russia were to actually invade any of them, we could always send troops back there. Why should American lives and dollars be put on the line for nations that can barely scrape up money to have their own defense?
In Kazakhstan, after the government lifted price controls on liquified gasoline, protests erupted in the largest city of Almaty, and then they transitioned into anti-corruption demonstrations and a civil conflict between President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev and head of the National Security Council, Nursultan Nazarbayev (the former president who led the country from its independence from the Soviet Union to 2019). Nazarbayev was forced to step aside when Kazakhstan’s government was dissolved in failed concessions that did not prevent the riots from continuing to get out of hand, and Tokayev’s security forces were given free rein to terrorize those that did not disband (including “kill without warning” orders).
Since Tokayev was unable to control the situation, he called on the Collective Security Treaty Organization, led by Russia (but also includes Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan), to assist. Enter Antony Blinken to comment about how Russia will never leave, yet just recently, Tokayev announced that Russian troops will be required to transition out of the country within the next couple of weeks, to which the Kremlin responded, “It is their analysis, and we have no right to interfere.” So much for Blinken’s saber-rattling and idea that Russian troops will be difficult to pry out of Kazakhstan, but the question should be: how many countries around the world do Americans troops still exist in after “temporary” deployments? How many countries has the United States government destroyed in an attempt to spread democracy and fight terrorism (or Communism)?
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
If Russia had its military stationed in Mexico or Canada, American officials would be singing a different tune, and Russian troops near Ukraine’s border is no different than if the United States put armed Americans in Texas because Russia threatened to admit Mexico into its own alliance. Russia does not want Ukraine to be included in NATO, and as part of recent peace talks, it proposed the termination of the policy to welcome any more countries into the alliance, as well as the withdrawal of American forces on countries that are near Russia’s border (in exchange for not engaging in war games near European countries and not flying its military aircraft close to NATO planes). Of course, the United States told its rival to go to hell, but the fact that despite Russia’s assurances that it would not invade its neighbor, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told Russia to prove its intentions.
Johnny: Teacher, Tommy raised his hand in the air. I am afraid that he might punch me, and even though he said that he was not going to, the fact that his hand is near my face, proves that he intends to hurt me.
Teacher: Johnny, Tommy is just raising his hand to answer the question. He is not going to hit you.
Johnny: Can you make him prove it, please?
Now, I understand that geopolitics is much more complex than a typical classroom setting and that the Russian government is certainly capable of lying and being out for its own interests, but why does the United States feel entitled to the entire Eurasian landmass? Why does Russia have to prove anything to the United States? It is a sovereign country, and Ukraine is not a territory of the United States, nor is it even an ally. It is none of our business what happens to it.
Why does NATO even still exist? It is just a war-making entity that intends on being aggressive towards Russia and giving weaker European countries confidence to act like they are tough. It also gives the United States the opportunity to expand its empire and control an entire continent.
Why should we not give peace a try? Withdraw from these NATO countries, and if Russia were to actually invade any of them, we could always send troops back there. Why should American lives and dollars be put on the line for nations that can barely scrape up money to have their own defense?
In Kazakhstan, after the government lifted price controls on liquified gasoline, protests erupted in the largest city of Almaty, and then they transitioned into anti-corruption demonstrations and a civil conflict between President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev and head of the National Security Council, Nursultan Nazarbayev (the former president who led the country from its independence from the Soviet Union to 2019). Nazarbayev was forced to step aside when Kazakhstan’s government was dissolved in failed concessions that did not prevent the riots from continuing to get out of hand, and Tokayev’s security forces were given free rein to terrorize those that did not disband (including “kill without warning” orders).
Since Tokayev was unable to control the situation, he called on the Collective Security Treaty Organization, led by Russia (but also includes Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan), to assist. Enter Antony Blinken to comment about how Russia will never leave, yet just recently, Tokayev announced that Russian troops will be required to transition out of the country within the next couple of weeks, to which the Kremlin responded, “It is their analysis, and we have no right to interfere.” So much for Blinken’s saber-rattling and idea that Russian troops will be difficult to pry out of Kazakhstan, but the question should be: how many countries around the world do Americans troops still exist in after “temporary” deployments? How many countries has the United States government destroyed in an attempt to spread democracy and fight terrorism (or Communism)?
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
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