Comments by "Edward McLaughlin" (@edwardmclaughlin7935) on "Neutrality Studies" channel.

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  22. Dr Vad raises some points that offer hope, but in certain passages he seems rather conflicted and at times, palpably fearful of airing his fuller views. He speaks of the Ukraine conflict, likening it to the brinkmanship around the siting of Russian missiles in Cuba in violation of the Monroe Doctrine. He omits to mention the fact that Russia was seeking to secure the removal of the squadron of Jupiter missiles that had recently been sited in Turkey, giving the US a huge pre-emptive strike capability over the then USSR. The claim is made that it is a mystery as to the perpetrators of the Nordstream destruction. In his position he really has to know who carried-out that operation and that this has led to the crippling of German industry. The absence of any urgency in coming to a finding on this matter is astounding. The Ukraine war, he portrays more than once, as a given, as being started by Russia in February 2022. Yet he states clearly that the preceding decades saw NATO advancing aggressively closer to the Russian border. The whole Maidan coup and the installation of a pro-Western regime and the consequent moves toward Ukrainian membership were all tantamount to provocation, leaving Russia having exhausted its repeated efforts to make the West see sense. As a former high-ranking officer and his now advisory status, he is to be respected. However, his seemingly total acceptance of the actions of 'the closest ally' of Germany and the resultant mounting catastrophe, is bewildering. He and his fellow countrymen really do need to heed the words of Lord Ismay, given on the NATO official website, outlining the fundamental purpose of the organisation; it was, he said, "To keep the Americans in, the Soviets out and the Germans down."
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