Our last summary said that  http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/06/syria-summary-the-end-of-the-war-is-now-in-sight.html" rel="nofollow - the end of the war in Syria is now in sight :

Unless the U.S. changes tact and starts a large scale attack on Syria with its own army forces the war on Syria is over.

There are a few civilian lunatics in the White House who  https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-officials-push-widening-225019128.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index" rel="nofollow - push  for widening the war on Syria into an all out U.S.-Iran war. The military leadership is pushing back. It fears for its forces in Iraq and elsewhere in the larger area. But there  https://twitter.com/TheWarNerd/status/876781602570817537/photo/1" rel="nofollow - are  also elements within the U.S. military and the CIA that take a more aggressive pro-war position.

Yesterday a U.S. F-18 jet  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKBN1990XI" rel="nofollow - shot down  a Syrian air force bomber near the city of Raqqa. The U.S. Central Command ludicrously  https://twitter.com/islamicworldupd/status/876704582054948864/photo/1" rel="nofollow - claims  that this was in "self defense" of its invading forces and its Kurdish proxies (Syria Democratic Forces - SDF) within a "deconflicting zone" in the town of Jardin.

Those were lies. Neither is there any agreed upon "deconflicting zone" in the area nor was the town of Jardin held by SDF forces at the time of the attack. The attack was  https://www.justsecurity.org/42297/precipice-u-s-russia-syria/" rel="nofollow - clearly illegal  :

The U.S.[...] has no legal right to protect non-state partner forces who are pursuing regime change or other political objectives. There is no right of collective self-defense of non-state actors, ...

Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) expressed skepticism over http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/19/us-shoot-down-syrian-jet-prompts-russian-threat.html" rel="nofollow - Russia's threat to shoot down U.S. aircraft in Syria. 

Russia's defense ministry said planes flying in Syria, west of the Euphrates River, would be considered targets after the U.S. Navy shot down a Syrian warplane. 

comment: I think we need to add a new variable to this equation - "Saving of Face".  There is a balance of power and despite a flurry of fallout shelter drills when they thought Hillary Clinton would be elected ("no fly zone for Russia = World War 3)- people behind the scenes take a first strike advantage seriously.

While everyone is having fun with their smart phones and America is on an eating frenzy which has doubled the size of our population without increasing the number  - things are dangerous.  Kim Jung-Un - still the arrogant bad boy with nukes and wanting to blow up the U.S. and neither China or Russia doing thing one to hurt him really.

So after sitting back and watching China expand outward claiming the North China Sea as it's own, Russia continue to try and expand its borders and will - and with a near miss on a U.S. fighter today of 5 feet of a U.S. Spy plane...

How do I back this up?

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/20/report-armed-russian-jet-buzzes-us-spy-plane-comes-within-5-feet/" rel="nofollow - http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/20/report-armed-russian-jet-buzzes-us-spy-plane-comes-within-5-feet/

An armed Russian jet came within five feet of a U.S. spy plane over the Baltic Sea Monday, Fox News reports.

The Russian SU-27 fighter aircraft reportedly came up alongside the U.S. RC-135 and began flying in an “provocative” and “erratic” manner, U.S. officials http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/20/breaking-news-armed-russian-jet-comes-within-5-feet-us-recon-jet.html" rel="nofollow - said . Russia routinely buzzes U.S. ships and planes operating in the Baltic sea near its territory. The military has already had 35 interactions with Russian planes in the area in just the last 18 days.

comment: 5 feet is too close. This is not a carnival and at that speed - even Paris, London, and Mexico City taxi drivers - all of which I have experienced, can make mistakes. 

What then?

Headlines

"Russian fighter takes down U.S. plane." (doubt many would say spy plane - you know how not accurate CNN and Fox are) 

Time for a "Show of Force" after a "Saving of Face"?

Not a whole lot of time from a "show of force" to a nuclear launch. There is a Russian sub parked just outside the "limit" off the coast of San Francisco.  The subs routinely move up and down off the coast of California. Have been for decades. 5 minutes. Hillary went on about this violating with her lack of ability on national security - how much time we would have to react. None really.

Preppers... marvel not if the world hates you - or thinks you are crazy - keep on preppin'

Was talking to Dr. John yesterday and he is still getting ready to plant and stock up on food. I need to get out of California because forget the big earthquake coming - our brinksmanship in Syria may do it. Once the first nuclear device goes off it will be open season. Every country that even thought about nuking someone will including cells in the U.S. and all over Europe. It will be the 4th of July and from space you will see the show - astronauts stuck up there.

June 20, 2017 - today - despite what anyone says - we may be on the verge of World War III.

Medclinician