Wow, this sounds awesome

US citizens urged to leave Belarus immediately

The State Department, in its warning, encouraged Americans still in Belarus to depart the country immediately and categorized the country as a Level 4 risk, the highest security warning.

Two possibilities spring immediately to mind:

1) The US Government knows that something is about to happen

2) The US Government *wants* Putin to think that something is about to happen

 

There are of course less charitable explanations for seemingly random proclamations:

6 responses to “Wow, this sounds awesome”

  1. chris Avatar
    chris

    Sounds like some shooting is going to occur. Here’s hoping that it doesnt involve Poland because that could get really, really messy.

    1. Petrock Avatar
      Petrock

      Agreed, and nobody seems to remember how to “Cold War” either, so delicacy and restraint isn’t likely to break out on any side.

      1. Ed Bailey Avatar
        Ed Bailey

        Unfortunately, NATO still remembers how to “Cold War,” which is why it’s been arming Ukraine in a manner that prioritizes avoidance of escalation (which turns out to be inevitable anyway) over ACTUALLY WINNING THE DAMN WAR.

        1. Derek Avatar
          Derek

          NATO has been escalating things since 1999.

          1. Scott Lowther Avatar
            Scott Lowther

            Oh, if only…

  2. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Let’s see……..what did I do with those iodine tablets?