U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris used her Munich Security Conference speech to accuse Russia of “crimes against humanity.” Secretary of State Tony Blinken growled that China had better not support Russia, or else. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called openly for a NATO two-front war, by pronouncing that “What is happening in Europe today could happen in Asia tomorrow.” In fact the only sane speech in the entire conference was that of Chinese top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi.
And yet, London and Washington Establishment policymakers left Munich deeply uneasy over their situation. A lengthy article in yesterday’s Politico reports that “one can’t help but notice [at Munich] more than a hint of foreboding just beneath the surface.… The only people smiling at this year’s security conference are the defense contractors. Arms sales are booming by all accounts.”
For starters, in Ukraine “the country’s armed forces are running low on ammunition, equipment and even men.” Then, “both sides of the Atlantic fear that Russia is finding its footing, [and that] Ukraine may be overmatched in certain parts of the east and south, and the West’s pipeline of weapons will slow to a trickle.”
