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J          “I’ll concede that if ‘The New York Times’ says it, the Department of Defense wants us to know it.  What is it they want us to know?  Why do they want us to know it?” 

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K          “The beginning of World War III is now rewound nunc pro tunc to ten years ago.”

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K          “My take a day later?  The article is another desperate plea and ploy for more and more and more and more funding for the War.  This is also the first step in the ‘in for a penny, in for a pound’ argument.  The U.S., the argument goes, has always been there in Ukraine and thus should continue to be there until the end.  This is the sotto voce declaration of war by the U.S. two years after the start of the Special Military Operation.”  

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J          “Russia is still a threat.  However, I do not believe the A Team is in charge of the USA Team.  Things are getting out of control.  Where are the adults in the situation room?”

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K          “I am concerned that events are getting out of control of even the most powerful individuals and governments who delude themselves into believing they are in control.”

J          “Some powerless folks are concerned that things are way out of control.  Listen to folks on the street.”

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K          “Both Russia and the USA face existential threats. Neither will yield without going nuclear.”

J          “Neither will yield without going nuclear.”

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[See “The Spy War:  How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin” by Adam Entous and Michael Schwirtz in The New York Times dated February 25, 2024.]

[See the e-commentary from two years ago at The Cuban Missile Crisis And The Monroe Doctrine Today (February 28, 2022), N. Propaganda R. Transcribed:  “Get Vaccinated.  Attack Russia.”  Oh, And Happy Presidents’ Day! (February 21, 2022) and the prescription in Washington Wants War In The Worst Way:  Dust Off The IOSAT Or Return To The Status Quo Ante Bellum? (January 24, 2022).  See also the existential threat to the world discussed at Existential Threat + Existential Threat = World War.  Are We Mired In World War E[conomic] / World War III? (November 21, 2022).]

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