by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics:
COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, you are truly a voice in the wilderness. Many claim to understand what is unfolding but lack the experience. They are like an academic pretending to be a market forecaster who has never traded. We all know what that’s like. You said there was no way the West did not know about this invasion into Russia when even the press here reported that the UK provided the tanks for the invasion. I fear you are right. They are trying to force Putin to attack a NATO country to rig the election for Kamala.
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REPLY: Let’s get real. Even the Washington Post realized that Zelensky knew in advance when Putin would invade. He said he did not warn his people because it would have cost him $7 billion. Russia knew they were coming; Putin was neither surprised nor a fool. Even if you read Sun Tzu (544–496BC) The Art of War, he states: “Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight.” Traditionally, this advice cautions you not to pursue an enemy that unexpectedly runs away or shows a weaker force. In this case, Putin is most likely using the inexperience and plain arrogance of Zelensky, who has commanded this army to invade Russia. Zelensky’s arrogance will not let him retreat, for that would be a loss of face, and that might mean the West stops pouring billions into his pockets. Thus, let them enter Russia, for only when any nation is invaded will the people rise up. They will not for an ancillary war as was the case with Vietnam, Iraq, etc, etc, etc.
This invasion will boost Putin – not reduce him. Zelensky has pulled his most experienced troop from the Donbas to pull off this media stunt. Even the ancient historian Herodotus reported that the Spartans used the feigned-retreat tactic at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) to defeat a force of Persian Immortals. This is a tactic that is as old as war. The Carthaginians used that against the Romans at the Battle of Agrigentum, in Sicily (262 BC) during the First Punic War. The Carthaginian general Hanno came to the rescue of Carthaginians and instructed his famous Numidian cavalry to attack the Roman cavalry and then feign retreat. The Romans pursued the Numidians as they retreated and were brought into the hands of the main Carthaginian army. Eventually, the Romans defeated the Carthaginians and forced their retreat.
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