1993: The Barry R. Posen Plan for War on Russia via Zombie State Ukraine / Mendelssohn Moses

An obligatory read.

Extracts:
> Its author, Barry R. Posen (Rand, CFR, MIT, Woodrow Wilson Foundation), belongs to the leather-armchair school of strategy the US so excels in: arranging for others to die for the US living standard.

> Paragraph Headers !

Manoeuvring the Ukraine into Demanding the US Armed Forces Intervene
Partnership for Peace Designed to “impose considerable costs on Russia”
If the Russian Government Reject further Western “Reforms,” NATO Must Act
Confrontation with Russia “Probable” and She can be Provoked into the Ukraine
The Ukraine Must be Shifted towards “Ethnic Nationalism”
“Diplomacy Profits from Ghastly Television Footage”—Bucha, Anyone?
Give the Ukraine “Many More Opportunities to Inflict Disproportionate Casualties on the Russians”
Move NATO Ground and Air Forces into Poland
The West will Need to Repudiate its High Minded Principles Publicly in a Series of Venues, All Ostensibly Designed for the very Purpose of Protecting these Principles
The Ukrainian Defence will be a “Catastrophic Failure” and the Army, Destroyed
A Divided Ukraine Would then Assume the Role in a New Cold War that Divided Germany Assumed in the Last One
Encourage the Ukrainians to Blow Up their Own Cities and Infrastructure
The Ukraine Must “Convince its Neighbours that It has a Million Men Willing to Die”
The Ukraine Must Learn to Love Poland, and Become A Dumping-Ground for Old Weapons
“Inherent Irrationality” of a “Violent Struggle of the Magnitude Envisioned Here” No Obstacle!
And if all else Fail, Nuke ’em

The chapter that most piqued my interest was:
Encourage the Ukrainians to Blow Up their Own Cities and Infrastructure

Extensive demolitions would supplement more conventional military operations to slow the attackers’ progress, and complicate their subsequent logistics.
Much of this could be organized well in advance; critical facilities can be “pre-chambered” to speed the placement of explosives.
Necessary explosives can be cached close to the designated targets, under the control of local police forces or reserve military formations, as is done in Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, and even Germany.
As the Ukrainians retreat into geographical areas where Ukrainians constitute a greater ethnic majority, it may prove possible to organize “stay-behind” forces to collect intelligence on the Russians and engage in partisan warfare. This too should be planned in advance.

! Kakhovka dam!
It was damaged by missiles. But then it “just collapsed”
Under the 1993 plan, explosives would be prepositioned within the dam. Even if the explosives were not in place from 1993, they certainly could have been installed after Feb 2022 and before the Russians took control of the eastern side.

Highly recommend this read for barflies.
Barfleas would benefit. But of course won’t read.

https://www.thepostil.com/1993-the-barry-r-posen-plan-for-war-on-russia-via-zombie-state-ukraine/