Category Archives: Ukraine – Russo War

03/26/25

Amateur Hour Contestants — Ambassador Steve Witkoff

Steve Witkoff, 68, is a pal of Donald Trump’s from the rough and tumble of the Manhattan real estate industry. Witkoff, a lawyer (Hofstra University 1983) is an uber successful developer, investor, and financial manager with offices in Manhattan, Miami, and Los Angeles. He is an established and successful heavyweight real estate pro in some of the toughest markets in America.

Witkoff first met Trump when Witkoff was a brand new real estate lawyer with Dreyer & Traub and worked on the Trump account.

President Trump appointed him as the Ambassador to the Middle East to deal with Israel and Hamas. Your Big Red Car gives him high marks for cutting through all the bullshit and forcing Israel to make a ceasefire with Hamas to attempt to attain the release of hostages, particularly American hostages.

Bravo and well played sayeth your Big Red Car. Continue reading →

03/19/25

Russian Nothing Burger — The Best Way To Cook A Russian Nothing Burger

Donald J Trump, enroute to trouncing Kamala Harris, boasted he would end the Ukraine v Russia War before Inauguration Day. Might have been a bit of election braggadocio. Haha.

The old boy can be a bit of a boaster, a braggart. It’s part of his charm, I suppose. I take no offense as it communicates the sentiment clearly. I believe he legitimately does want peace.

Artisan Nothing Burger — sesame seeds and well toasted

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02/17/25

Is America A Dependable Ally – The Budapest Memorandum

What is the Budapest Memorandum (Memorandum on Security Assurances in Connection with Ukraine’s Accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) and why is it a test of the quality of the United States’ as an ally?

St Olga, patron saint of Kyiv and Ukraine, is disappointed in the United States

What gave rise to the Budapest Memorandum, Big Red Car?

When the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics imploded on 25 December 1991, Ukraine instantly became a former socialist republic and an independent sovereign nation.

Ukraine was always a high military achiever and had 1900 strategic nuclear weapons coupled on 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles, 2500 tactical nuclear weapons, and 54 bombers. These weapons were all owned by what had now become the Russian Federation.

At no time did the Ukrainians have any operational control of these nukes. They were always controlled by Russia. Continue reading →

05/31/24

Ukraine War Escalation Or Not?

The Biden admin recently announced it would no longer compel Ukraine to limit its use of American supplied long range armaments (capable of flinging hot iron 190 miles down range) to its own country. Translated: Ukraine can now use American ATACMS to strike targets — only certain targets — inside Russia.

Russia, of course, has no restriction on using their weapons to strike Ukraine anywhere and everywhere.

MGM-140 ATACMS firing M-39 missile with range of either 103 or 190 miles from an M270  MLRS launcher.

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01/21/24

Pepsi (And You?) Support The Russian Killing Machine?

I am not a huge commercial boycott supporter as it relates to social media and wokeness, but war is different and this story of Pepsi’s behavior in Russia merits your most thoughtful consideration. I draw no conclusions and challenge you to evaluate the information and decide for yourself.

Ramon Laguarta, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, Pepsico, $28.4MM total compensation 2023

You are an independent thinker, right? Continue reading →

12/29/23

The Massive Russian Misinformation/Disinformation Campaign

Russia is a little country in economic terms with a GDP that is dwarfed by Italy. It is not a technologically advanced nation with most of its manufacturing expertise having been imported.

It is not unfair to say Russia is a little gas station owned by China and India.

Given the recent avalanche of Russian misinformation, one would think they are winning the war and their economy is booming!

That is simply not the case.

Come on, Big Red Car, how about an example?

Ahhh, dear reader, you want an example? OK, let’s chat about the Russian supposed 5th generation stealth fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57.

It is supposed to be better than the best US fighter. Haha. Sorry.

Recently, the Russians announced with breathless excitement that they had DOUBLED PRODUCTION OF THE STUPENDOUS SU-57. Continue reading →

12/12/23

Ukraine — The Summer Soldier And The Sunshine Patriot

If you know your Revolutionary War history, you will recognize the phrase turned by the pamphleteer and firebrand Thomas Paine in The American Crisis in which he urged the beleaguered American revolutionaries — the Continental Army now on the far side of the Delaware River driven before the victorious British — to hold steady and to justify the cause of freedom.

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