Tom Luongo
\nGold Goats \u2018n Guns<\/p>\n
So, the G-7 leaders are in agreement, more war with Russia. Without actually saying exactly that, that was the main takeaway from he meeting of the most feckless leaders in the world.<\/p>\n
They also pledged $600 billion they don\u2019t have to fund global infrastructure projects to \u2018combat China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative.\u2019 One wonders where all this money and, in the case of Europe, energy is going to come from to fund all of this.<\/p>\n
But the question I\u2019ve had from the beginning of this obvious war of attrition the West wants to impose on Russia is the following: Do we have the stamina, in terms of real production capacity, to cash these checks our leaders are writing?<\/p>\n
A major report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), one of the oldest military think tanks in the UK emphatically said not in anyone\u2019s wildest dreams. Alex Mercouris of The Duran did an amazing job of breaking down what RUSI thought about NATO\u2019s ability to wage war vs. Russia\u2019s current military tempo, days before this idea caught fire.<\/p>\n