Nadene Goldfoot
I wrote about Russia being at Ukraine's border, just waiting for any move towards defense, on December 6, 2021. That was 6 weeks ago! They're still there, getting rather impatient.
Update below:
Russia pulled something like this on Israel that was the start of the 6 Day War. The Soviet Union, as Russia was then, spread false reports of concentrations of Israeli forces on the Syrian frontier. Nothing happened except that they got Syria and Egypt to do the same thing. Everyone in the world just ignored the reports coming out of the United Nations that no such concentrations existed. Russia learned that such a report is not important at that time.
Today, the true reports about Russia's concentration on Ukraine's border is not causing any excitement of anyone rushing in a defense position to help out Ukraine. After all, they haven't had a chance to sign on with NATO, so nobody is helping them. That's what Russia says is the problem; Ukraine might sign up with NATO, like an insurance policy. NATO is supposed to have good coverage; USA being one of the points.
In 1967, the false reports were used by Egypt as a pretext for concentrating the bulk of its army in Sinai---90,000 men and 900 tanks. That's the Sinai Desert that borders southern Israel.
Then Egypt demanded that the UN Emergency Force was withdrawn and ceased to serve as a barrier between Egypt and Israel. That's all they had to do; demand it and it happened. I haven't heard or seen any UN Emergency Force stepping in as a barrier after this 6 weeks of taunting. There's only one reason that a country would line up at another's border with all their war gear: They are ready to make war by attacking!
In 1967, Egypt had a few more cards up their sleeves. they closed the Straits of Tiran to all navigation destined to Israel and then CALLED FOR WAR !
They had a coalition of armies of the neighboring states to make war against Israel. With Egypt in the lead, there was also Jordan, Iraq and Syria who began to concentrate their forces along the frontiers with Israel. The Jordanian Army was placed under the command of an Egyptian officer . In speeches made during that period, Arab leaders affirmed publicly their intention to destroy Israel..
Remember, Russia was in on this instigating, maybe even leading the moves, certainly advising. They had helped by spreading a false rumor. Now they are replicating a similar situation, only difference being that they are the ones on the border.
It was like a pack of dogs attacking the new one who just wandered into their territory. This lone dog, Israel, this super-dog, destroyed the armies that had massed along its frontiers and menaced its vial centers. Cease-fire lines were established along the Suez Canal, the Jordan River and the Golan Heights. The Straits of Tiran were once again open to navigation. Jerusalem, and this is a huge plus for Israel after being ganged up on, Jerusalem was RE-UNITED! Because of Jordan's part in the attack, they lost their hold on East Jerusalem. They gambled and LOST, BIG TIME, JUST LIKE THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE DID WHEN THEY SIDED WITH HITLER. The lesson is this: ONE WRONG PLAY, AND YOU LOSE YOUR BUNDLE. DON'T GAMBLE YOUR PRECIOUS WINNINGS AWAY.
TV ABC news tells us that Biden says he will provide, but no one is there. After this 6 weeks, shouldn't something be sent? The post office is slow in the states; What about shipping from USA to Ukraine? The president of Ukraine is a nice guy. Mitch McConnell, leader of the US Senate, asked this direct question on TV last night. Are the generals telling Biden that he can only help out if they are a part of NATO? Good grief!
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 27 European countries, 2 North American countries, and 1 Eurasian country. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. The USA is said to be one of the biggest contributors in $.
NATO currently has one candidate country that is in the process of joining the alliance: Bosnia and Herzegovina. North Macedonia signed an accession protocol to become a NATO member state in February 2019, and became a member state on 27 March 2020. It takes time to even become a member!
Update:1/24/22 USA orders eviction of staff from Ukraine: Biden considers sending troops, Russian statement is that this is all unsound aggression of countries, it's dis-information. Anthony Blinken, US Sec. of State states that "the crisis is escalating". Really? It's been going on for a good 6 weeks now. Wasn't there a crisis when Russia stood at the border? Ukrainian intelligence suggests more than 125,000 Russian troops have now assembled near the border, and American officials have said Russia is well-positioned to launch an immediate invasion.
"The Russia–Ukraine border is the international state border between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Over land the border outlines five oblasts (regions) of Ukraine and five oblasts of the Russian Federation. The modern border issue has been ongoing ever since the fall of the Russian Empire in 1917." Seems like the League of Nations and the United Nations could have helped the two nations solve this problem after 105 years of disagreement. 105 Years!!!
Resource:
https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2021/12/ukraine-as-it-faces-down-hundred.html
facts about israel, DIVISION OF INFORMATION, MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, JERUSALEM
https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO#:~:text=NATO%20currently%20has%20one%20candidate,state%20on%2027%20March%202020.
**update 1/24/22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_border#:~:text=The%20Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine%20border%20is,the%20Russian%20Empire%20in%201917.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/01/24/us-preps-over-8000-troops-for-possible-deployment-to-aid-ukraine-pentagon-says/?sh=6657e91d496c&utm_medium=browser_notifications&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=1821755
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