The West Is Provoking A World War: ‘Russia Is Being Pushed To Its Limits’

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• The West Is Provoking A World War: ‘Russia Is Being Pushed To Its Limits’
  by Jeremiah Johnson, http://www.shtfplan.com/  
  Editor’s Note: Tensions in Europe are heating up between Russia and Western nations. In an indicator of what’s to come, it was reported today that Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacked every single commander in his Baltic fleet – about 50 total. In what has been called a “Stalin-like” purge, Putin terminated the appointments of his commanders because they reportedly refused Putin’s orders to engage Western military assets in the Baltic. If true, this suggests that Putin is preparing to take the ‘cold’ confrontation ‘hot’ in coming weeks and months as new commanders take over. The following analysis from Jeremiah Johnson highlights just how serious of a situation has been created between Russia and the United States. Are we now seeing the pieces being positioned for the next Great War?
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  Many things have happened this past week, especially toward the end of the week, the new “norm” for events to “happen” just prior to the weekend.  In this manner the events escape most of the public’s view.  Case in point to start out with the NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland, and Obama committed 1,000 more American troops to a 4,000 troop increase in Poland and the Baltic States.
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  It was also announced that air and sea patrols will be increased in the region.  The deputy national security advisor in D.C., Ben Rhodes stated that “continued aggression by Russia would provoke a response by NATO and a greater alliance presence in Eastern Europe.”  Already the Western Press is escalating its actions of “demonizing” Russia, likening it to an aggressive colonizing power.  This came from Associated Press, and the skew can clearly be seen:
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  Russia often depicts NATO as an aggressor whose members are moving troops and military hardware further into former Soviet territory, which it regards as its sphere of influence.
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  Are NATO and the West not that way?  Take note of the last part of that sentence: “…into former Soviet territory, which it regards as its sphere of influence.”
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  Regards?  It is its sphere of influence, and the West is encroaching upon it day by day.  On Friday, July 8 NATO just took over a missile base in Romania built by the U.S. as a “defense against a rogue nuclear state.”  As pointed out previously, the missile defenses can be converted to missile staging platforms for attack in just a few hours.  All of this is happening right in Russia’s back door, “former Soviet territory, which it regards as its sphere of influence.”  The missile base cost the U.S. $800 million and was activated in May.
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  Russia’s response has been to reinforce its western and southern flanks with more than three divisions of forces, spread apart through the various branches of combat arms, with a heavy emphasis on armor and infantry.  Air assets as well as ground troops have been deployed to these border areas, the staging area being Kaliningrad, Russia’s westernmost (and one of its most important) military bases.
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  Another site has already had the ground broken on its construction in Poland, to be completed in 2018.  Where are the rogue states and rogue threats that are the stated reason for the deployments?  And if that is the case, why are all of the deployments not being made in the Middle East, or in closer proximity to Iran and Hezbollah?
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  Because the stated reason is a lie, and the West is deliberately attempting to push Russia to her limits and provoke a war.
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