Naked Capitalism has the article Russia/Ukraine: The Donkey Turd Bomb and US Empire in Europe – How It Began, How It Is Ending.

Yves here. Nothing like an unflattering historical reference to frame an update about the state of play between Russia and the US over Ukraine. After all, the US armed services do have a certain fondness for pursuing the sort of ideas a Brit would call unsound way beyond the kicking the tires phase, see for instance, The Men Who Stare at Goats.

This and some previous posts can be traced back to John Helmer. I recognize the limitations of depending on a single source. That does not mean that the single source is not worth listening to.