Dozens
of United States Special Operations forces are now in the Baltics to
counter a fake threat from Russia - what could go wrong?
The Lithuanian government has confirmed the presence of US special forces in the country.
According to the Lithuanian Defence Ministry spokeswoman, Asta
Galdikaite, the dozens 0f US forces training Lithuanian special forces
would remain there as long as they see Russia as a ‘threat’ or however
long they see fit.
“Supposedly, Vladimir Putin has been deploying nuke-ready missiles in the Russian province of Kaliningrad, an area that borders Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania. This move has prompted the neighboring Baltic states to become “highly concerned” about Russian military activity.
The mainstream media has even dubbed NATO’s recent buildup the alliance’s “biggest military buildup on Russia’s borders since the Cold War.” Even Great Britain will be sending fighter jets, as well as troops to Romania in order to counter Russia in the region.
Speaking at a conference in Sochi, Putin previously said
it was “stupid and unrealistic” to think Russia would attack anyone in
Europe. His American counterparts are well aware of this but press on
with NATO’s expansion, anyway. Why?
Russia has intervened in the Middle East and made the U.S.’ role as
both caretaker and destroyer of the Muslim world largely redundant.
Russia has been a spectacular caretaker and destructive force in the
United States’ place, relentlessly bombing al-Qaeda-affiliated rebels in
Aleppo into submission — and killing civilians in the process. Now,
there are real hopes that a lasting peace deal might actually form in Syria, a development Washington had no hand in producing.
We’ve all seen this story before, except this time it is being done more overtly as NATO desperately runs out of options.”
Russia has said it would keep short-range ballistic missiles on its
border with NATO as Vladimir Putin threatened “counter-measures” against
expansion of the alliance. Russia has made it clear that its deployment
of missiles is a deterrent against NATO expansion along its borders.
