Category War kills more civilians that soldiers

Dec 22 2023

Civilian Always Die in War – War is Hell


Posted originally on Dec 22, 2023 By Martin Armstrong 

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COMMENT: You overlook all the civilians being killed in Ukraine and in Palestine.

LS

ANSWER: As they say, history is written by the victor. I do not know what planet you are from, but I have said MANY times that typically, an equal amount or more civilians die in war than soldiers. It does not matter what war you want to talk about. How many millions of Vietnamese died? How many Iraqis died to get one man? The American Civil War using census data, the demographic historian Dr. J. David Hacker published “A Census-Based Count of Civil War Dead” in the scholarly quarterly Civil War History, reported a more accurate estimate of Civil War deaths is about 750,000, with as many as 850,000 dead. This is based on the census data – not death on the battlefield. The civilian deaths were most likely in the neighborhood of 200,000+ dead.

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Civilians ALWAYS die in war. It is estimated that over 200,000 died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Starting a war with Russia will result in countless civilian deaths and the destruction of most of the monuments of Europe. All of this for what?

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The Dresden Massacre – February 1945

I am sure you have never heard of the Dresden Massacre carried out by the Allies that killed an estimated 250,000 German civilians. Japan overshadowed Dresden in August 1945. Some accounts claimed 500,000 civilians died in Dresden. About 600,000 refugees from the had hidden in Dresen, joining an estimated 600,000 inhabitants. After the waves of bombers had passed in the night, they dropped phosphorus bombs on Dresden, which burned people alive.

Then, in daylight, low-flying aircraft mowed down visible survivors running in the streets. The Western press did not report the civilian massacre, just that 8,000 aircraft flew to destroy Dresden with 3,000 bombers. The phosphorus bombs were dropped on Dresden without any regard for civilians since they were Germans who deserved death for being born German. It was akin to the dropping of Napalm (liquid fire) on Vietnam, burning civilians alive then as well.

During the American Civil War, General Sherman told his Troops at Vicksburg – War is hell.

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Nov 2 2023

There is no “Good Guy” in War Re-Posted Nov 2, 2023 By Martin Armstrong


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Question: Referring to Mr Armstrong’s blog post on Mr Musk’s Starlink provision of services in Gaza. Mr. Armstrong g would do well to do sufficient due diligence before cavalierly accusing Israel of war crimes/crimes when r humanity. In fact, Musk was in touch with Israel’s Shin Bet security services and they are trying to work it out for providing service to aid groups. If the US were attacked by Mexico would Mr Armstrong be so quick to suggest Musk provide Internet access to all of Mexico? Israel has a right to self defense and does not target civilians (it is Hamas that uses as a shield). True Israel is aided by American Neo Conservatives but Israel has no choice whoever controls the US. As Golda Meir said: “We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon—no alternative.”

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Answer: The West declared stripping a nation of basic resources like electricity a war crime. That is precisely what Israel has done to Palestine, hence why I wrote, “It is Only a War Crime When Russia Does It.” Hospitals have no power; the innocent are dying rapidly. It is not possible to target Hamas alone using this tactic. Over 8,000 Palestinians have died at the time of this writing.

People cannot reach their loved ones, and humanitarian agencies cannot communicate with one another. Musk is providing internet access to help people communicate. He did the same for Ukraine, but that was celebrated. I noted that Musk said he was specifically doing this to aid humanitarian efforts.

To expand on your quote by Golda Meir, ex-PM of Israel, that was uttered during a toast with then-President Richard Nixon:

“In 1948, when we were attacked by six Arab armies and had nothing to fight with-but thank God we did not lose our sense of humor–we said, yes, but we have a secret weapon and our secret weapon is: no alternative, we must win because we have nowhere to run to except the sea. Therefore, we chose to fight and to fight it out and win. We had no alternative. We had known many hours that were dark, the hours before the 5th of June in 1967, none of us will ever forget them.”

Palestinians are not permitted by their Arab neighbors to flee to those countries. They cannot leave by sea either, since it is controlled by Israel. What alternative do the people have? The people who wanted no part in this war are trapped. Millions of people have entered the United States via the Mexico border, but I would not support cutting off a nation’s resources, to answer your question.

It is sad to see how many people on both sides are consumed by hatred. Those declaring jihad are simply out of their minds and fueled by hate, which they believe will bring them a great reward in the afterlife. But now there are people like you who believe we should wipe out the enemy, with the enemy being everyone on the other side. You complain that it is not Israel’s fault that Hamas uses the people of Palestine as human shields. Should the solution be to blast through these innocent men, women, and children? You also complain that the US Neocons support Israel, and it’s not Israel’s fault that they are provided with billions to fund their large military. Guess what? Americans don’t control who runs America either. We do not vote on funding or participating in wars. Rest assured, Israel would not be in existence if they didn’t have the West acting as their shield. Look at a map if that is unclear.

Palestine has no military, and Israel could easily defeat Hamas. There is an extensive, deeper agenda at play. Israel is permitting this war to occur to appease their Western allies. Hamas would not have entered Israel if Israeli intelligence did not allow it to happen, and that in itself is a war crime. Why are you passionately defending the government over the people? The Israeli government does not care about Israeli or Palestinian lives, and Palestine is too corrupt and run by religious zealots to have a real government. Nothing is fair in war. There is no “good guy” or side to support. I support the INNOCENT PEOPLE who are victims of corrupt governments on both sides.

Oct 16 2023

Can we All Get Along?


Armstrong Economics Blog/War Re-Posted Oct 13, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

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COMMENT: Mr Armstrong,
THANK YOU  VERY MUCH !!!  for telling your readers of the true nature of the Hamas; God bless you for telling the truth.
Millions of the impoverished people of Gaza live in fear of these thugs.
History shows Jews, Arabs, and Christians CAN, yes, CAN live together in peace, and it is the politicians or extremist groups, inhuman groups like Hamas, that kindle the fire of hatred.

Human beings can be both strong and weak at the same time. When they fall into the trap of hatred, it is very difficult to get out of it; see what happened in Northern Ireland for many years.
No one in Israel gets up in the morning wishing to ‘take care’ of the Palestinians; they can take care of themselves if only their leaders will not rob them blind and stuff their brains with poisonous ideology.

George Soros: This creature that looks to have a human shape is not a human being at all; it is one of the most despicable creatures on the planet Earth.
God delays taking him back, I guess, because even God will be annoyed to have him around up there!

Wishing you always the best,
Ronnie

REPLY: I have been throughout the region. I have driven through the West Bank and spoken to both Israelis and Palestinians. I have explored the entire area and even took the first flight between Israel and Egypt when relations began. The common people get along. This documentary, The Heart of Jenin, is a 2008 documentary film written and directed by Marcus Vetter and Leon Geller. This film is important to watch for it reveals the story of Ismael Khatib from Jenin, a Palestinian whose son was shot by Israeli soldiers by mistake because he had a toy gun.

Instead of seeking revenge, he donated his son’s organs to Israeli children. In April 2010, The Heart of Jenin won the German Film Award for Best Documentary Film. What this film shows is the common people – not the political hatred of extremists who live for violence no different than our American Neocons who love war and have no problem sacrificing your children for their political agendas. When Field Marshall Goring was put on trial at Nuremberg, he explained something that is so true, but it is never discussed in school and certainly never by mainstream press, which has become the cheerleader for World War III.

Goring was absolutely correct. Those in charge love war and manipulate the people for their own objectives. Hamas wants Israel to kill Palestinian civilians for their own agenda. Suffice it to say I also have a source who knew those directing young Arabs to do suicide bombings. As the source told me, those people would NEVER kill themselves – they always preach others to do that for their agenda.

Our CI wanted to kill American civilians so they could blame it on Cuba to justify invading the island. President Kennedy said no way. That is why the CIA refuses to release all the Kennedy documents because most people believe they took out Kennedy.

THE MURDER OF JFK

I believe the entire Watergate Affair was set up by the CIA because Nixon knew the CIA had assassinated Kennedy. The Watergate scandal involved the five men caught on June 17, 1972, burglarizing the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in the Watergate complex. Their two handlers were E. Howard Hunt of the CIA and G. Gordon Liddy of the FBI. They were Nixon campaign aides. Nixon wanted to end Vietnam and he knew the CIA was behind the Kennedy Assassination because they wanted war and BELIEVED that Russia was involved.

Before the Neocon Robert Macnamara died, he came out and admitted that they were wrong about Vietnam. That was nice, but 58,000 Americans died for that mistake, and untold millions of Vietnamese.

We are always looked down upon as their pawns to be played. If it is Hamas, CIA, or any government body, they will ALWAYS act in their own self-interest, which is NEVER for the benefit of the people. The only solution to war is to throw the warmongers in a closed room and let them fight it out and leave the common people alone.

Sep 27 2023

EU Urgered to Return Military-Aged Ukrainians Back For War


Armstrong Economics Blog/Ukraine Re-Posted Sep 27, 2023 by Martin Armstron

Behind the curtain, Zelensky has been quietly asking EU countries to send bank men of military age who have fled Ukraine. Poland seems to be considering sending military-aged men back to Ukraine to die in this absurd war. Zelensky refuses to negotiate peace and has no problem sending Ukrainians to their death. All of this for what? The Minsk Agreement was to allow the Donbas to vote on their independence. They are Russians – not Ukrainians, and the Kyviv government hates them. So, what are they fighting for? To commit genocide if they defeat Russia and then wipe out all Russian civilians? They had their freedom and with now nearly 10 million people fleeing Ukraine Zelensky has assumed dictatorial powers suspending any election. Zelensky is always dressed like the janitor to pretend he is at war with Russia so keep sending him the money that never makes it to the people.

Jul 14 2023

The John McCain Memorial in Vietnam is Not a Tribute


Armstrong Economics Blog/War Re-Posted Jul 14, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

The topic of the John McCain memorial in Vietnam came up recently. Biden was friends with top neocon John McCain, and even eulogized at his funeral. Kamala Harris concluded her 2021 trip to Vietnam by visiting the Hanoi memorial site where John McCain’s plane was shot down in 1967. He was held as a prisoner of war for over half a decade until his release in 1973. Harris placed flowers at the memorial site where a team of photographers captured the seemingly somber, masked Harris. The problem is that the memorial is in honor of McCain’s captors – NOT John McCain!

McCain was seen as a war criminal by the Vietnamese people. The memorial is NOT in honor of John McCain, but in honor of those who captured a high-profile neocon. “The citizens and military caught Pilot John Sidney McCain,” the statue’s engraving says. “This was one of 10 aircraft shot down that same day.” McCain himself thought the monument was a shrine to his achievements and believed that the Vietnamese people held him in high regard. They hate him.

Vietnamese tour guides will happily take unknowing Americans to the memorial. It was a big attraction after his death. However, the truth of the matter is that the shrine is to honor the Vietnamese fighters. It would be akin to visiting Pearl Harbor to honor the brave Japanese pilots. As one TripAdvisor review states, “This is not a tribute .. it is a humiliation to McCain but he was so ignorance not to know that. He was probably happy about it too . VN could have just left his name out but no, they had to put his name there just to add more insults.”

Apr 24 2023

Former CIA Director Admits Biden Created the Russian Disinformation Hoax


Armstrong Economics Blog/Corruption Re-Posted Apr 24, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

Biden’s camp completely interfered in the 2020 US Presidential Election by hiding Hunter’s illegal business dealing through bribes and coercion. The House Judiciary Committee released a letter addressed to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that revealed Biden and Blinken deliberately created the story that Hunter’s “laptop from hell” was “Russian disinformation” in order to help him steal the election.

When will the people say that they have had enough? How could they arrest a former president for an affair when the current president and his crime family have actively engaged in countless international criminal activities. CIA director Mike Morell ADMITTED that 51 members of the intelligence community signed a letter declaring the laptop was “Russian disinformation” act the request of the Biden Administration. This propaganda spread to reporters of prominent newspapers, social media platforms, and government officials across the US. The FBI completely dropped their investigation after the laptop was handed over to them and wiped clean from the internet.

The Biden Administration reached out to The Post after they received information that Hunter introduced his dad to his Ukrainian business partners. Morrell said he did it to “help Vice President Biden … because I wanted him to win the election.”

Joe Biden referenced this signed letter during a debate against Trump on October 22, lying to the American public weeks before the election. Joe insisted he never spoke to Hunter about his business dealings when he was in on it the whole time.

Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio), chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent a letter to Blinken letting him know that the investigation is back on.

“We are examining the origins of the infamous public statement signed by 51 former intelligence officials that falsely discredited a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop as supposed Russian disinformation.

Subsequent reporting revealed that the New York Post story was not, as the public statement claimed and then-Vice President Biden parroted, part of a ‘Russian information operation.’

This revelation nearly two years after the fact, however, was little consolation.

The concerted efforts to dismiss the serious allegations in the Post’s reporting and to suppress any discussion of the story played a substantial role in the 2020 election.”

Joe Biden is a liar who will go down in history as the worst president in American history. He deceived the American people countless times and has done everything in his power to ruin our economy, values, and way of life. Arrest all 51 people who signed that letter and throw everyone related to the Biden crime family in jail – let us see how far the corruption goes.

Apr 18 2023

China v Taiwan – The Draft Begins


Armstrong Economics Blog/War Re-Posted Apr 18, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that he is preparing for war. The military budget will grow by about 7.2% this year after it has already doubled over the past decade. This is not a sudden decision. China has been quietly positioning itself for quite some time and has taken notes over Russia’s missteps with Ukraine. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is now drafting soldiers, and veterans and college-educated students will be at the top of the list.

Wars are now fought through intelligence and strategies rather than pure brute strength. The PLA is seeking out both women and men and is particularly interested in those with a STEM background. China’s announcement comes after Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul visited Taiwan to “provide deterrence to China.” Worse, McCaul told the international press that America would fight alongside Taiwan if Congress approved.

In typical political fashion, McCaul proposed a world war! “Taiwan is in a very different position from Ukraine,” McCaul said. “Number one, they’re not battle tested or ready. They are not prepared for war.” His solution? “When you look at Ukraine, they had NATO supporting them. You don’t have NATO in the Pacific,” he continued. “That’s why when looking at Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, we need to start having these discussions as a deterrent for peace.”

Peace was never an option with Ukraine, and Zelensky made it known that he would not meet Moscow on any agreement. In fact, NATO and others directly helped Kiev break its promises to Moscow, such as France and Germany helping to broker the Minsk Agreement hoax to buy time for Ukraine to build up its military. China has a strategy and a mission.

Losing Taiwan would be seen as an unfathomable loss, and they are prepared to go to war against any nation that intervenes. The West has already stretched itself thin by hyper-fixating on Ukraine as their own economies crumble. Interestingly, US intelligence services believe China will invade Taiwan in 2027. The computer also indicates that a world war could peak as early as 2027, with 2024-2027 being a period of concern.

Apr 3 2023

Has Bakhmut Fallen? Zelensky the Real War Criminal


Armstrong Economics Blog/Ukraine Re-Posted Apr 2, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

There are yet unconfirmed reports that the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced late on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023. that his forces have raised the Russian flag over the administration building of the town of Bakhmut in Ukraine. There is no question that Bakhmut will fall. Zelensky has sent over 100,000 men to their death there desperate to keep the money flowing into Ukraine. It is a sad state of affairs when a high-heel dancing idiot orders generals to fight to the death all for his pride and money. The fall of Bakhmut is simply inevitable and the West’s propaganda that Russia would be defeated and that they were weak was all wishful thinking of the Neocons who can think of nothing but war.

Zelensky should be charged with treason and bribery. He was elected promising to end the war and broker peace. Once he got in, he sold his soul o the Neocons and filled his pockets to live forever comfortably. Some Ukrainians are wondering if he did this to punish Ukraine for its persecution of Jews.

He hid being a Jew before the election. Even made jokes about persecuting the Jews. This has a lot of people very confused since he suddenly became Jewish after the election. He married a non-Jew and had his children baptized. He jokes about the confiscation of property of Russians and Jews.

By the time he is finished, 500,000+ Ukrainian will have died because of him and his greed! He could swap his high heels for an army helmet and always appear in an army T-Shirt to get money. That did not give him the experience to win a war. Pray for all the Ukrainians he sent to their death.

CNN wrote:

The Kremlin saw Zelensky’s predecessor, outgoing President Petro Poroshenko, as representing the “party of war,” and the election results in Ukraine were greeted by official Russia with what could be described as cautious hope for a reboot in relations.

“There are chances to improve Ukraine’s interaction with our country,” Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Facebook. “What is needed for this? Honesty. And we need a pragmatic and responsible approach.”

The day before Putin launched his special operation, Zelensky announced to the world he would seek nuclear weapons to force Putin’s hand. This was all choreographed by the Neocons who always want war. They will never stop.

Apr 2 2023

Col Macgregor on the Neocons


Armstrong Economics Blog/Neocons Re-Posted Apr 2, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hQw7ZXiZJTU%3Ffeature%3Doembed
Mar 26 2023

Till the Last Ukrainian – A Must See


Armstrong Economics Blog/Ukraine Re-Posted Mar 26, 2023 by Martin Armstrong

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wcn3_V2_rJ0%3Ffeature%3Doembed