 So I don't think that members of the media fully grasp the implications of the questions that they ask sometimes especially as it pertains to the prospect of a direct confrontation between the United States and Russia because in essence They're asking why aren't you doing World War three? Why aren't we going to war directly with Russia? They don't get what that means either their ignorance or insane, but they haven't processed that a direct military confrontation with Russia Could very easily lead to the annihilation of all life on earth for example NBC News chief correspondent Richard Angle tweeted out Perhaps the biggest risk calculation at slash world dilemma of the war so far a massive Russian convoy is about 30 miles from Kiev The US and NATO could likely destroy it But that would be direct involvement against Russia and risk everything does the West watch in silence as it rolls So the implication is that by watching in silence Well, that's immoral we could be doing more But at least Richard acknowledges here that to engage with Russia directly means we do risk everything and by everything We should be clear every single time this means ending all life on earth with nuclear warfare But again like he gets credit because he at least acknowledged that watch what vice president Harris was asked in an interview with CBS I hear you on that but those images are heartbreaking to watch. We see innocent civilians being killed We see children being killed and the administration has made it clear. There will be no boots on the ground What will it take will anything change that will we stand by and watch innocent people continue to be killed here So a member of the media was asking the vice president of the United States Why aren't we going to war with Russia directly? Why aren't we putting boots on the ground? Why aren't we directly engaging with Russia and? And that is insanity Everyone understands how devastating the situation is If you have a heart, it's breaking right now for the people of Ukraine Everybody acknowledges or at least most reasonable people acknowledge that Russia's invasion is aggressive and illegal And they invaded their neighbor who wasn't provoking them. It's just it's maddening to think about this The pain and destruction though that we see in Ukraine would be orders of magnitude worse If this conflict were to grow and bring in world powers. I Just they have to understand that now when they're not calling to You know put boots on the ground members of the media and politicians are saying well Perhaps we can do a Ukrainian no-fly zone, which again would lead to a direct confrontation with Russia Here's who's calling for it as Aaron Blake of the Washington Post explains while the idea has been percolating in some corners for the better part Of a week Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky signed onto it Monday He told Axios that Ukraine can beat the aggressor of Western allies do their part Other Ukrainian leaders are calling for it as well as some conservative politicians in Britain a Ukrainian journalist pleaded with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a no-fly zone Tuesday in an emotional scene Representative Adam Kinzinger called for one Friday and a former NATO Supreme Commander retired US Air Force General Philip Breedlove has said its time has come now Additionally, Republican Senator Roger Wicker has also called for a Ukrainian no-fly zone now I fully expect calls for a Ukrainian no-fly zone to grow but understand what that means and What people are asking they're asking for the United States to shoot down Russian jets Again, that is a direct confrontation and it's more than that It's in essence a declaration of war not just any war World War three, which will indeed involve nuclear weapons Now thankfully the Biden administration has resisted all of this Calls to escalate and Jen Psaki answered perfectly when she was asked why the administration hasn't implemented a Ukrainian no-fly zone Take a look on militaries there any way in which the US would support a no-fly zone over Ukraine Well, here's what's important for everybody to know about a no-fly zone But that would require is implementation by the US military It would essentially mean the US military would be shooting down planes Russian planes That is definitely escalatory that would potentially put us into a place where we're in a military conflict with Russia That is not something the president wants to do So that's a no one that those are all the reasons why that's not a good idea No, she's absolutely correct about that. I don't think that members of the press get it. They don't they just don't seem to understand What they're calling for here? To say maybe we should do a Ukrainian no-fly zone That is synonymous with saying maybe we should do World War three and nuclear war potentially with Russia Understand if there's a direct confrontation between the US and Russia that means World War three and if World War three is upon our doorstep. Well, here's what the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third world war were to take place It would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive the RIA news agency reported. That's what Russia is saying. That's a threat Now it's been about a week of war so far and Russia has invoked nuclear weapons approximately four times They're threatening that if other nations get involved they will use nuclear weapons That's the implication. That's What they want us to know now my hypothesis is that Putin doesn't actually want to use nuclear weapons because that would almost Guarantee the destruction of Russia and himself as well. It's the concept of mad mutually assured destruction But that's not a hypothesis that I want to test out Not a game that I want to play not a chance that I want to take So when Russia says we will use nuclear weapons against anyone who intervenes For the sake of humanity. I think that we should take them at their word because we can't afford not to So when we talk about the prospect of no fly zone or boots on the ground We need to be very clear when Kamala Harris for example is asked that question She should have followed up by saying do you realize what you're asking that means everyone is going to die Of course, we are doing everything that we possibly can short of directly confronting Russia here But you're asking for more pain and suffering You're you're asking for pain and suffering death and destruction on a scale the likes of which humanity has not seen That's what you're asking for when you call for a Ukrainian no fly zone or American boots on the ground Directly confronting the Russian military Now Zach Bochamp of Vox put together a really important article Explaining why the Ukrainian no fly zone is tantamount to a declaration of war on Russia quote This is a catastrophic idea stripped of cans the US announcing a no fly zone in Ukraine would be an American declaration of war on Russia The first major conflict between the two nations that put together Controlled 90% of the world's nuclear weapons a no fly zone is not a magical umbrella that prevents planes flying in a given area It's a decision to shoot at planes that fly in a given area explains Olga Ola Kerm The international crisis groups director for Europe and Central Asia to put in a no fly zone is to go to war So it is likely going to be the case that we will see pressure grow for a no fly zone for boots on the ground and There's going to be you know appeals to Suffering which are absolutely compelling people are dying So obviously there's this human instinct to want to do more. I understand that but Biden's administration They've done great resistant calls and I hope they continue to do that But I think they have to lay it out a little bit more clearly so the American people understand. What's at stake here? Whenever somebody asks, do you want or would you consider a, you know, Ukrainian no fly zone or boots on the ground? They have to say do you want everyone to die? They have to put it in those bleak terms because people don't get it They think that a Ukrainian no fly zone perhaps is just a minor escalation similar to sanctions But no it means direct confrontation. It means a declaration of war boots on the ground is war with Russia If you want to survive as a species we have to avoid that so the situation is absolutely horrifying Nobody is denying that it's it's sad sitting there and essentially being forced to watch And doing sanctions arming ukrainians trying to help from a distance But doing more than that means we all die means everyone on this planet Is at risk of nuclear annihilation because if russia uses nukes then the us will use nukes And we end life on this planet So I understand The instinct and the feeling of man. We're not doing enough And the war is getting worse and russia isn't backing down. I get that we all get that it's horrifying But I need people to understand What they're asking Specifically I need members of the media to understand what they're asking what they are suggesting Instead of saying a no fly zone or boots on the ground just say world war three Just say nuclear warfare because that's what they're asking When they urge the biden administration to do things like that and I really hope that they continue To thwart off, you know, the pressure that they're feeling Because there will be pressure for them to do more But understand the consequences of doing more. We should do everything that we can but we cannot directly engage with russia Humanity can't afford it