UK Plans Long-Range Strikes, Calls it 'De-escalation'
Mainstream outlets are reporting the UK Defense Ministry's 'Project Nightfall' to arm Ukraine with missiles capable of striking deep inside Russia. This move, they'll tell you, is about 'enhancing Ukraine's defensive capabilities.' It's a phrase as hollow as the assurances given before every successive escalation in foreign conflicts, meticulously avoiding the obvious implication: equipping one
belligerent to hit further into the adversary's territory tends to provoke, not pacify. One might recall similar 'defensive' measures preceding conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq. The playbook is depressingly consistent: arm a proxy, insist it's for 'defense,' and then act surprised when the other side reacts. It's a strategic feedback loop where defense contractors win, politicians grandstand, and
civilians (in Ukraine, in Russia, everywhere) lose. Conveniently omitted from most reporting is the multi-billion dollar question: who profits from these perpetual conflicts, and how do their campaign contributions influence foreign policy decisions?