The US and its allies may join the conflict between Moscow and Kiev even if there is no threat to NATO, David Petraeus believes.
The US and its allies might directly intervene in the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev, even if there is no threat to any NATO member states, retired US Army general David Petraeus told France’s L’Express weekly on Saturday.
Washington might form a new coalition of the willing in such a scenario and use it instead of NATO, Petraeus, who also briefly served as the CIA director, believes.
Russia could take some actions in Ukraine that would be “so shocking and so horrific” that it would prompt a response from the US and other nations, he said, adding that they “might react in one way or another, but as a multinational force led by the US and not as a NATO force.”
The military alliance would still likely be bound by its treaty and would only join the conflict if Article 5 is invoked, i.e. if one of its members is attacked, the general believes. Petraeus also said that Moscow is not interested in escalating the conflict and turning it into a global war. A wider conflict is “the last thing” Russian President Vladimir Putin needs right now, he added.
Earlier in October, Petraeus claimed that the US could wipe out all Russian forces in Ukraine, alongside with the Russian Black Sea fleet, if Moscow uses nuclear arms in Ukraine. On Saturday, he doubled down on these words by saying that Washington’s response to such a move on Russia’s part would involve “more than diplomatic … economic and legal actions.”
At the same time, Petraeus said that his earlier words had described “just one” of “many options” America has in store in case Russia resorts to the use of nuclear arms, which he called an “extremely bad decision.”
The general also said that he still thinks there is nothing Russia could do to change the situation on the frontlines, which, according to Petraeus, is unfavorable to Moscow.
Petraeus commanded US forces in Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011, presiding over America’s highest death tolls during the 20-year war, and increased civilian casualties.
The general helped persuade then-President Barack Obama to deploy an additional 30,000 US troops to the country, but his counterinsurgency plan, which hinged on “securing and serving” the local population, flopped.
He then became CIA director in 2011, only to resign the following year after having an extramarital affair with the woman who was writing his biography.
Even if the US intervenes in the Ukraine conflict Moscow have hired six (6) Afghanistan fighters and three (3) made in Korea mopeds to drive out the US forces as they did in Afghanistan. These fighters have the weapons the Americans threw on the ground as they fled
The US need to make sure their vehicles have a 5th gear so as to outrun these mopeds.
War today, war tomorrow, war forever.
Jesus, Washington DC really is a hive of scum and villainy.
General Betray-us is typical military officer coward who wont fight but wants everyone else to.They ponce around in their costumes with pretty colored “medals” pretending they are some sort of warrior hero.Total Wanker
The Empire of Lies and Chaos realizes it is coming to an end and it’s proxy war in Ukraine is failing
Dear Sir,
I am afraid Bible prediction may come true if the US or other nations intervene in the current Russia/Ukraine war. The world know that the US used Ukraine as a bait to Russia for a fight. A lot of countries support Russia and most hate the US for its hegemony. May commonsense prevail. if not many Western nations will disappear as others.