It seems to me that we are in 1914 and Russia is the Austro Habsburg Empire, Ukraine is Serbia, the US is the British Empire and China is Kaiser Germany/US and that the war game is on. The establishment is arguing for a first-use nuclear attack on Russia:<p>A Republican senator who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee stated on a Tuesday Fox News appearance that he strongly supports keeping US military action on the table if Russia invades Ukraine, up to and including a first-use nuclear attack.<p>“I would not rule out military action,” Senator Roger Wicker told Fox News host Neil Cavuto. “I think we start making a mistake when we take options off the table. So I would hope the president keeps that option on the table.”<p>“What does military action mean, senator?” Cavuto asked.<p>“Well, military action could mean that we standoff with our ships in the Black Sea and we rain destruction on Russian military capability,” the senator replied. “It could mean that. It could mean that we participate – and I would not rule that out – I would not rule out American troops on the ground. You know we don’t rule out first-use nuclear action. We don’t think it will happen. But there’s certain things in negotiations – if you’re going to be tough – that you don’t take off the table.”<p>Wicker emphasized that his position was entirely bipartisan.