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Originally Posted by Dondilion
https://npr.org/2022/10/04/112671489...plan-zelenskyy
Musk: I still very much support Ukraine, but am convinced that massive escalation of the war will cause great harm to Ukraine and possibly the world.
Here Musk is basically warning against massive escalation which might go nuclear. Although he is addressing Zelensky I believe he is talking to the US admin.
Biden at a fundraiser remarked that the risk of nuclear weapons at Armageddon is at the highest level since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Now that is extraordinary, amazing!
Mike Mullen, former chairman of the joint chief of staff said that Biden needs to "back off" the Armageddon language and that the war needs to end through negotiations.
I suspect he feels that Ukraine is not in the vital interest of US for the situation to reach Armageddon level.
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Semantics. Is it 'escalation' to try to defeat and expel an enemy invader on your own soil?
Of course the war needs to end through negotiations, and will do so when both sides feel the settlement they can get is better than what will happen if fighting continues. You can't settle a war by negotiation 'at will,' unless you include surrendering in your idea of negotiation. In Viet Nam we had negotiations for a long long time without ending the war, until both sides got to the point I defined in first sentence.
Whether Biden saying the word 'Armageddon' is disadvantageous is a matter of opinion. This isn't science after all. It's a matter mostly of politics I think whether you view Biden's statements as provocative threats, or simple realistic observations, perhaps useful as a part of our deterence policy.
Beyond not saying 'Armegeddon,' what policy do you suggest to mitigate the danger of it created by Putin's threats and capabilities? Is it your opinion that the danger is amplified, or mitigated, by the US posture at this time?