Hybrid War is War

Denial is just appeasement,
an enemy in its own right,
an artificial red line, hiding,
putting our heads in the sand,
pretending that this is an accident,
that these are not war crimes,
that they are not acts of aggression…
 
Hybrid war is war, evil, aggression,
though we fail to see it, deny it,
lost in our excess, our greed,
in our own personal shit, hiding,
not seeing the canvas, the context,
the far bigger picture, the truth,
chess pieces moved on the board….
 
We are in a hot war though we deny it,
for Putin, the Cold War never ended,
the collapse of the Soviet Union
meant nothing, no respite, no peace,
no change in Russia’s essential nature,
they were always our geopolitical Enemy,
as they always will be while he is in power…
 
Hybrid war, propaganda, terror,
boldness, poisonings, killings, sabotage,
pipelines, cables, election interference,
everything on the table, possible, permissive,
no red lines, no caution required, truly,
when their enemy is silent, appeasement,
no reprisals, just merely wringing our hands…
 
Their chess games are so different,
than how we see the world, as poker,
brinksmanship, influence, bluffing,
versus a relentless pursuit on the board,
willing to sacrifice pawns for their objective,
human life expendable, unimportant,
boldness, something we would never do…
 
Hybrid war a reality, wake up, we are at war,
all you leaders west of the Kremlin,
the man in the bunker is KGB, ready to attack,
learning from his elders, cold warriors,
willing to grab more land, corrupt power,
while we look at our cards, our choices,
we better act before it is too late…
 
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Edited/ new name
January 2, 2025
Hybrid War is War
 
Edited December 28, 2024
Hybrid War – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/hybrid-war-v2.html
Edited December 28, 2024
Security for Satan – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/security-for-satan-v2.html
Edited December 28, 2024
On the border of Hell – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/on-border-of-hell-v2.html
2,000 mile land boundary with Russia
Edited December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/russia-must-be-defeated-v2.html
Edited/new name December 6, 2024
There is one Enemy, Russia
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia.html
Edited November 11, 2024
Attrition – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/attrition-v3.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
In this moment of madness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness-v2_27.html
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
 
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