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It Begins: Canada To Send Military Equipment To Ukraine

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And so it begins.

Moments ago Bloomberg reported, citing Defense minister Rob Nicholson speaking in Trenton, Ontario, that Canada, a NATO member, will send military equipment to Ukraine. Ukraine will in turn supposedly use supplies to protect eastern border Nicholson speaking to reporters, although perhaps one should ask ISIS where US military equipment that was meant for Al-Qaeda, pardon, Syrian rebels to dethrone Assad ended up...

To be sure this expansion is purely symbolic however the first formal entrance of a NATO member into the Ukraine conflict will assure it only escalates from here.

What happens next is anyone's guess, however with this formal expansion of the "regional" proxy war to include western powers, thereby making the new Cold War quite warm, Putin will certainly take an appropriate response seeing what was until now a confined civil war involving "only" Ukraine participants, if only on paper, expand into global. Keep in mind that while Putin may well have been supporting the east Ukraine rebels, there was never any formal admission of this. Now that brand new NATO forces will be effectively on the Russian borders, the Kremlin may have just the pretext it needed to justify its military expansion into a conflict which it will claim is merely for self-preservation against clear NATO involvement and expansion, i.e., "defensive."

Furthemore, since Canada is now involved, expect other NATO member countries to also jump in, thus provoking the Russian bear that much more and leading to a sequence of events that will hardly be pleasant for anyone.

 

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Thu, 08/07/2014 - 22:14 | 5062816 novictim
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You are certainly delusional. 

You're like the Frat boy who chants to get some plebe to drink himself to death. 

Russia is digging a hole it will never be able to climb out of.  It is a tradegy.  And here you are egging them on to push out the ladder.  War will be a catastrophe and one can only imagine that Princess Putin will ejaculate if war is delcared and to the destruction and distitution of the down trodden Russian people. 

 The images are a horrific tradegy that YOU want more of. The analysis you cited is insane.

You are no friend of the Russian people, Nemo.

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 05:53 | 5063928 JohninMK
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Sorry but if you think Russia is onto a loser here you need to read a bit more about strategy.

“The Art of War” was an ancient Chinese text written by General Sun Tzu some 2,000 years ago.  The exact timing is not known but historical scholars have narrowed its origin to sometime between 200 BC and 200 AD.

Two of the most famous quotes are “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” and “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”  In my opinion, Russia, with China, is currently “living” these two quotes almost verbatim.  They have sat back for the last 15+ years and watched as the U.S. mortgaged their future, spent past goodwill and savings (gold in particular), and generally become weaker financially, spiritually, economically and militarily.  I don’t believe that either Russia or China wants any bullets to fly but I also think that they are aware that the probability is quite high.

You also need to understand a bit better how the US is being left behind in crucial areas of first strike non-nuclear technology, especially anti air and anti ship weapons.

Most of the quote based from http://blog.milesfranklin.com/the-art-of-war-sun-tzu

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 06:12 | 5063951 TweedleDeeDooDah
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War would suck, but the west has much more muscle, in way of soldiers/conscripts, technology, and hardware.

Imagine if even 25% of unemployed young Spaniards, Grecians, or Italians were made to go.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:03 | 5061395 VWAndy
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At what point does one say enough and withdraw his or hers participation? At some point one must stand up and say I know this to be wrong and I will not be a party too it? When the nukes are on thier way?

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:09 | 5061423 viator
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The Crimean War 2.0. Who said history doesn't have a sense of humor?

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:11 | 5061431 cristo
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It's embarassing to be a Canadian when i read shit like this . I think Canada can spare a dozen sling shots and that's it .It's a fucking joke everytime i hear our Canadaian military bought some equipment it's always some used outdated crap other nations don't need anymore .

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:15 | 5061442 pupdog1
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Canada won't let in enemy troops that have a DUI.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:13 | 5061438 pupdog1
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This must be the legendary middle-aged "My Feet Hurt and Where's My Dinner" brigade.

If the snipers miss the huge red jackets, the bright yellow stripes on the pants should do the trick.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:25 | 5061483 esum
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what the fuck is canada going to send ... ice skates, pointed hats and rin tin tin .... throw in the province of quebec as a bonus... in return the ussa will send one ebola carrier, (payback for the hiv steward), and 750,000 illegal mexicans and an added bonus 75,000 ms13 members.... ENJOY .... oh cananada..... 

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:43 | 5061591 Salsipuedes
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Reports are the Queen Mum had a good chuckle today. She never chuckles for anything less than a cool hundred billion minimum on any given day.

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 05:39 | 5063915 JohninMK
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Yup, from her grave.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 19:07 | 5061623 LeftyGoldblatt
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A complicated history there in Canada with Ukraine!

https://twitter.com/LeftyGoldbla/status/494290509104689152

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtwSmB1CMAAmVvK.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtwSmI6CYAIjWim.jpg

reference:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Unknown-Eastern-Front-Wehrmacht/dp/1780768907

Publisher: I.B.Tauris; Reprint edition (28 Feb 2014)

 

Also of interest...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbigniew_Brzezinski

....His family, members of the nobility (or "szlachta" in Polish), bore the Tr?by coat of arms and hailed from Brze?any in Galicia in the Tarnopol Voivodeship (administrative region) of then eastern Poland (now in Ukraine).

The town of Brze?any is thought to be the source of the family name. Brzezinski's parents were Leonia (née Roman) and Tadeusz Brzezi?ski, a Polish diplomat who was posted to Germany from 1931 to 1935; Zbigniew Brzezinski thus spent some of his earliest years witnessing the rise of the Nazis.[5] From 1936 to 1938, Tadeusz Brzezi?ski was posted to the Soviet Union during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge.[6]

In 1938, Tadeusz Brzezi?ski was posted to Canada

 

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 18:58 | 5061671 Tarshatha
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I'm just so embarrassed being the lap dog of a half cast African, Muslim, homosexual, communist, war mongering POS!

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 19:03 | 5061676 tony wilson
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der foto aboves is red smokin hot

der fat one as wide as general shermans trunk

sure would likes to  mount and rape dat canuck piggy

yes sir

get that lumbering hog back up in dem woods

you betta beliefs it honey

 

 

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 19:05 | 5061710 messystateofaffairs
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Canada has got to be out of their mind. The sheer hypocrisy of this after accusing Bush/Cheyney of war crimes. They are opening Pandora's box and it's radioactive in there.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 19:07 | 5061714 AdvancingTime
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Perhaps one should ask ISIS where US military equipment that was meant for Al-Qaeda, pardon, Syrian rebels to dethrone Assad ended up! We know the answer to that one. 

What is worse is that America is said to have trained ISIS fighters in Jordan.  More on this in the article below.

 http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2014/08/islamic-state-of-iraq-and-levant....

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 19:58 | 5062037 Bangkok Dangerous
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Harpo gives Canada a bad name.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 20:40 | 5062279 Rootin' for Putin
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Fuck.  Well, just had to email my dumbass MP and PM that they suck.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 21:23 | 5062526 Arkadaba
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Unfortunately, from what I have read, the NDP and Liberals also support the coup regimine in Kiev and are drinking the koolaid regarding the demonization of Putin. Not sure where the Greens stand on this. That said, yeah, this government does not represent me. 

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 20:45 | 5062310 Kreditanstalt
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"Canada" is not sending supplies to the puppet state -  the current Canadian administration is.

Quite a difference.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 21:47 | 5062671 Vooter
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They're doing it for the Sawchuks...

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 21:51 | 5062696 Aussiekiwi
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This will not end well for Canada

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 22:25 | 5062925 novictim
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Look, no Aussie or Kiwi I know holds such hate for Canada.

You are working for the Kremlin?  Well take some responsibility for your own Russia and keep her SAFE.  War is the enemy of all. 

Work for political reform!  We in the USA are trying; you must try too, Aussie.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 21:55 | 5062718 novictim
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'bout time, I say!

I would just like to say to you Russians here how DISAPPOINTED I am that you would follow your corrupt regime when just a year ago many of you were fighting to clean up your democracy. 

The USA needs major clean up too and I am trying with others...so what the hell!  Are you really all so stupid?

Ukraine, your cousins, need help:

So I want to flood the Ukrainian military with as much weaponry as they can handle. 

And I want them to get several of their nukes back.

Again, I would NOT want any of this if Princess Putin were not criminally violating the treaty signed by Russia in 1994. Shit!

Can you not see that your hard on for Putin and Russian pride are about to trash your own country?  That hard on for Hitler in 1930s Germany did the same...learn from this, damn you!

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 22:05 | 5062787 Aussiekiwi
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And another perspective novictim:

'Can you not see that your hard on for Obama and US pride are about to trash your own country?  That hard on for Hitler in 1930s Germany did the same...learn from this, damn you!'

Not sure which version I like more.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 22:21 | 5062888 novictim
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See, that is the Black and White mindset that leads to war, Aussie!  "You are either with us or against us."  BULLSHIT.

Obama is now widely considered to be EVEN worse than George BUSH.  But in Russia, insanity reigns supreme as the people look to Dear Leader Putin as some Russian Orthodox Saint!

Obama is GONE in 2 years!  What of PUTIN?  Why not let Ukraine do its own thing, Aussie?  Russia can bribe and fiddle as is its usual practice so why WAR? 

Where is your morality, Aussie?  War is not noble or good.

Thu, 08/07/2014 - 22:32 | 5062956 Sandmann
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I wonder what Peter Munk thinks about all this ? Or Frank Stronach ? Canada has such a lot of Russian investment......but I doubt it is in a military sense much to worry about......hard to believe the Uklrainian SBU is not leaking like a sieve to the SVR and FSB

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 03:12 | 5063796 Redhotfill
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Canada To Send Military Equipment To Ukraine!  Whats this all aboot eh?

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 04:46 | 5063875 onmail
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Options for Russia :

1. Send Equipments & Arms to the Republic of East Ukraine.
2. Bomb Ukraine forces in east
3. Bomb Keiv & its military installations
4. Bomb America + EU + military bases with H-option

Why should I say , I like option 4 ?

Your choices?

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 05:59 | 5063935 TweedleDeeDooDah
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Putin will choose "none of the above"...
It's called quit while you're at the top, and go home saying you've "made your point".

He can save his anger for the upcoming "Transnistria Follies"...

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 06:59 | 5064024 hyperbole2000
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Fuck Mr. Polonium.

Fri, 08/08/2014 - 08:17 | 5064215 BigInJapan
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It's that Ukranian cocksucker Wayne Gretzky, pulling the strings again.

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