Okay, here goes:
In what is a becoming an international crisis on several public fronts, I have “hatched” a theory that Russia has been orchestrating these so-called summits for a purpose that has not been discussed anywhere but right here, right now, aka The Ol’ Okie-Doke.
These altogether disastrous “summits” are a complete farce by design, performance art for the unsuspecting public to consume, take sides over and debate. Behind closed doors (Helsinki anyone?) neither side is actually looking to accomplish anything real, again distracting us by trotting out talk of a certain traitor winning the Nobel Prize after Kim surrenders his nukes, despite NOBODY expecting this to happen, ever.
These “summits” seem to have accomplished two things, neither being a “win” for the US. The first was of course when the Lyin’ Donald echoed his subservient behavior towards Putin and MBS, publicly granting Kim full immunity from the arrest, imprisonment, torture and murder of an American citizen. Does anybody really believe our State Department had any part of this, hoping to leave the door open for “normalized” relations with the murderous child of brutally despotic lineage? I, for one do not, and without getting too far off topic, I’ll leave you with this thought; undeveloped North Korean beachfront property.
The other “accomplishment,” largely ignored by the press, was the cancellation of the US military’s annual springtime joint exercises with South Korea. The public line has been that the elimination of these training exercises will help US negotiators, aka Benedict Donald, gain Kim’s trust, albeit to the detriment of our relationship with South Korea. To most observers this was seen as a big win for Kim and his regime, but I believe it’s an even bigger win for Russia.
Why Russia? First of all let me start by saying Russia is inching closer and closer to becoming North Korea’s closest strategic ally, displacing an economically-strapped China. Weak on her own, Russia seems to be working towards creating an alliance between North Korea, the (former?) United States and themselves, a plausible outcome if Comrade Trump stays in power beyond 2020.
So, now that motive has been established, let’s see how the cancellation of our joint military exercises with South Korea plays right into what might just be a completely bonkers, off-the-rails conspiracy theory.
Looking at a map of the region, note that North Gyeongsang Province, where the war games take place, is located on the east coast of South Korea. Further to the north, bordering North Korea, is a sliver of Russia, and there you will see Vladivostok. My days as a squid taught me this is the home of Russia’s Pacific fleet, so it makes sense that our military would’ve used the annual springtime exercises to gather vital intelligence on the comings and goings of Mother Russia’s Pacific fleet. Cancelling these exercises and taking US warships and their intelligence-gathering capabilities out of the Sea of Japan gives Russian warships, specifically their nuclear attack submarines, a chance to steam virtually undetected through the southern straits between South Korea and Japan on their way to world’s oceans. Trust me, the US military goes into panic mode whenever they lose track of Russian submarines, only to see them pop up thousands of miles from where they were last detected.
I hope in my heart of hearts this is not what is going on, and I’m just putting too much thought into this. However, if it’s even remotely true, and Individual One is back to his traitorous ways, We the Subjects must demand indictments, resignations and/or impeachments all across this disgrace of an administration. Stat.
Peace, Love & Resistance,
Erik