So we know from previous sources that – – –

With National Security Council Report 68 (NSC-68), signed by president Harry S Truman on September 30, 1950, That Thing That Lives in Washington D.C. decided to continue using the manufacture of military materials to pump-up the economy. That’s called “military keynesiansm.“

– – – that ten years later, President and Five-star General Dwight Eisenhower caught a glimpse of the result and warned us like this – – - Surprise, Kill, Vanish... Jacobsen, Annie Best Price: $12.89 Buy New $15.20 (as of 02:43 UTC - Details)

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial-congressional complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

“We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes.” –Dwight D. Eisenhower, Farewell Address 1961, Public Papers of the Presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960, p. 1035- 1040

– – – and that as President Harry S. Truman, who created the CIA confessed – – –

“Now, as nearly as I can make out, those fellows in the CIA don’t just report on wars and the like, they go out and make their own, and there’s nobody to keep track of what they’re up to. They spend billions of dollars on stirring up trouble so they’ll have something to report on.” –Pres. Harry S. Truman

So in its insatiable craving for conflict, somewhere in the deepest darkest recesses of its profit-hungry self-serving memetic existence, the Military-Industrial-CIA part of what’s now called the Deep State, realized a Dastardly Villain was essential to con the public into being taxed to pay for its murderous habits.

So the CIA branch got busy creating villains — and, as Mr. Truman pointed out, making their own wars too. Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq — you get the idea. As General Wesley Clark revealed, they were even hatching plans to take down seven countries in five years – – –

And so, as a result, as PhD and CIA operative Chalmers Johnson managed to point out — in a foreign publication — as long ago as 2008, Military Keynesianism directly and indirectly, supported approximately 40% of the U.S. economy. Just for example, Boeing (bombers, military choppers etc.), Lockheed-Martin (fighters, choppers, missiles, etc.), Raytheon (Cruise missiles etc.) even GM (tanks, etc.) counted on their military sales to survive.

So much for President Eisenhower’s warning.

To heck with it. We need a goddam villain!

And so when push came to shove, those fellows fixated on the low hanging fruit. That would be Russia. They were figuring with all the 1960s free Hollywood hype and propaganda– James Bond for example — “we” would fail to make the distinction between the former communist Soviet Union and modern capitalist Russia. Were they right?

Those fellows also conveniently “forgot” Russia had learned the hard way that voluntary exchange in open markets beats heck out of communism. And further, that their leader Vladimir Putin regularly referred to us as “Our friends and partners in the West” — because he and the Russians were making money hand-over-fist by engaging in voluntary exchange with us and our European sidekicks.

Whistling past the graveyard, however, those fellows conveniently disregarded the fact that while maybe low-hanging, Russia is still a thoroughly nuked-up fruit. And for good reason, the Russians don’t trust NATO.

And central to that distrust is the potential five-minute ICBM missile flight-time from the mutual Russia/Ukraine border to Moscow. With Ukraine in NATO, that would put Moscow’s retalitory nukes in “launch on warn“ mode, leaving no time to straighten out any mistakes, technical glitches, misunderstandings, etc., risking WWIII and the end of the world.

Look, you don’t build multi-billion-dollar gas pipelines if you’re intending to screw-up your customers. And you certainly don’t blow them up.

So by 2023, “we” were already well on our way to a Quickstart of The Final World War.

Even Joe Biden recognized it – – –

Biden Says Risk of Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ Is Highest Since 1962 [Cuban Missile] Crisis –The New York Times

So, how have things been going since?

Here are a few points you might consider – – –

James Rickards: Ukraine’s Starting To Get Dangerous, Putin Doesn’t “Bluff”

UK to Give Ukraine Depleted Uranium Shells Despite Russian Warnings

Putin warns the West a Russia-NATO conflict is just one step from World War Three | Reuters, March 17, 2024

And this analysis of the Ukraine situation – – –

Heading Towards Armageddon! –Larry Sparano and Paul Craig Roberts, April 3, 2024

And then there’s this refresher as to what we have to look forward to – – –

Facing Nuclear War –Donald W. Miller, Jr., MD, April 6, 2024

And where we came from – – –

Still M.A.D. After All These Years? –L. Reichard White

And finally, a light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe. And it’s more like a kerosene lantern. And someone has to light it – – –

Preventing a Nuclear War –Alasdair Macleod, March 29, 2024

One of the things Mr. Macleod suggests that might stop WWIII would be to crash the dollar which would first show-up as a jump in the price of gold.

And, according to CNBC, “Gold shatters record roof, heads for third straight weekly gain on buying momentum”

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So maybe, if they can hold things off till Trump gets re-elected. If he does – – –

If Trump Had Been Sworn-in Instead of Biden, Would There Be a War in Ukraine?

The answer to that question is, “Almost certainly NO!” Because he and Mr.Putin see eye-to-eye on the horrors of nuclear war.

On the other hand, That Thing Living in Washington D.C. is sending another $60.8 billion in Stupid Kill Money to Ukraine, guaranteed by sanctioned Russian money.

And Poland, a member of NATO, is apparently already sneaking some of its troops into a Ukraine “operation zone.”

Poland Sending Troops Ahead of Deployment in Ukraine –Zaporozhye Region Official

According to the NATO treaty, “an attack on any member is an attack on all members” and that commits all NATO members — including That Thing That’s Living in D.C. — to join the battle.

And, if faced with such an “existential threat” Putin [in person] says Russia would use nuclear weapons –YouTube

How about if Biden immediately appoints Mr. Trump as a special envoy to Russia?

Fat chance, right?

Well, maybe Mr. Putin will have enough patience to wait and see if Mr. Trump gets re-elected again.

Unless you have other suggestions, the Quickstart is right on schedule.

As I tell my friends, “Don’t look at the flash!”

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