Western Weakness Is Encouraging Putin to Test NATO

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin could potentially attack NATO within weeks, according to a series of new United States intelligence assessments.

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US intelligence warns Vladimir Putin could attack a NATO country to break the deadlock in his war against Ukraine. united24media.com/world/us-int ...

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"The current debate over a possible Russian attack on NATO reflects the alliance's failure to maintain credible deterrence against its far weaker adversary amid an unprecedented rise in tensions over the invasion of Ukraine.

On paper, at least, this makes little sense. After all, the power of the NATO alliance completely dwarfs Russia's much smaller military and economic potential.

In practice, however, it is increasingly apparent that Putin has managed to seize the initiative in this unequal confrontation by exploiting the West's crippling fear of escalation."

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Correction: should be, 'exploiting the West's mentally and morally crippled Leader in the WH.'

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-08-11 10:50 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Europe gave up on the fat bald pedo a long time ago. Look at our ringing success in Iran!

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-08-11 11:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Western weakness?

No. You mean American capitulation to Putin.

I am just glad my father, who fought the fascists in the pacific, is not alive to see how America destroying itself.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-12 07:39 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Look at our ringing success in Iran!

What do you mean?

He's won the war 39 times now.

Schroedingers strait is both open and closed.

The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed 9 months straight. It was supposed to be rotated out back in May but Pickled Pete's failing Iran war ended that. The showers don't work, they're full of mold, the ship is running out of food, toothpaste and soap. Sailors have been jumping overboard due to deteriorating mental health.

Americans are paying over $4 a gallon for gas.

Groceries are up 3.4%

Utilities are up 7% for electricity and 11% for natural gas.

Wages are set to increase 3% in 2026 so workers are losing money thanks to the orange chomo.

So much winning.

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-12 07:51 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Western Weakness is Encouraging Putin to Test NATO"

This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-12 12:40 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I thought the "Ruble was going to be
Rubble", and Putin was Running out of Missiles while the Russian Troops In Ukraine were stealing Washing Machines for Parts? That "Ghost of Kiev" sure scared those Orcs.

Now they're Afraid of a Russian Attack?

4 years later?

What happened?

It's "almost" like Everything they said was a lie.

Go Figure.

Maybe they're lying about Nazis in Ukraine too.

Just a thought.

#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-08-13 11:06 AM | Reply

Western weakness??

I'm not sure what world you guys are living in, but western Europe is anything but weak, and they are getting stronger, more confident, and more capable every day.

NATO is what NATO is, but within the collection of NATO countries, there are smaller groups of multi-lateral coalitions that don't really care about what NATO or the NAC have to say. They're going to fight even if Hungary or Portugal dilly-dally.

At the end of the day, it's the multi-lateral coalitions that Putin should fear. The fact he is focused on NATO is a good thing. It means he does not have his eye on the ball.

#7 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-08-13 12:29 PM | Reply

"At the end of the day, it's the multi-lateral coalitions that Putin should fear."

^
Trump doesn't do multi-party deals.
That's why he scuttled the six nations deal with Iran.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-13 12:32 PM | Reply

"Trump doesn't do multi-party deals."

Oh, yeah.

I didn't forget to mention the US as a western country, because the US is basically on a Charlie Sheen-style crack binge. At least at the strategic level.

Iran has handed the US the greatest strategic defeat in the history of this country. I would challenge anyone to disagree with that. If you think Russia is doing poorly in Ukraine-at least Russia was able to capture territory that Ukraine would like to have back. The US did nothing of the sort. The US has no bargaining chip it can use with Iran. From my vantage point, the Iran war ends when the US concedes to their demands. There is no other option. I'd love for someone to tell me I'm wrong.

#9 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-08-13 12:47 PM | Reply

At the moment, I don't know that I would group the US with "the west," if the west is comprised primarily of western European countries. I love Albania, but the US is currently like an Albania on steroids, but without the nice beaches.

#10 | Posted by madbomber at 2026-08-13 12:51 PM | Reply

"because the US is basically on a Charlie Sheen-style crack binge."

That would be a significant improvement over what Trump is doing, but I understand what you are saying.

Charlie Sheen didn't take eighty years of global goodwill and soft power, and fly it into the WTC like Trump is doing.

Charlie Sheen paid his bills too.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-13 01:11 PM | Reply