Silence can pose a greater threat than the difficult truth.” Harriet Lerner
In a perfect world there would be no war. There would be no need for war. Yet, here we stand once again on the precipice of it. And once again, Americans are finding another excuse to further divide the nation. There are some who do not want us involved in the war in the Ukraine, and there are those who say it is a necessity.
Why a necessity? As podcaster and ex-Navy SEAL Jocko Willink once pointed out, if we don't stop them there, meaning those who pose a threat, they'll soon be here. Unfortunately, I have to concur with his reasoning. Tyrants like Putin do not stop unless stopped. We've seen this before, most notably Adolph Hitler's bid to take over Europe and from there perhaps the world. Countries preached appeasement and neutrality while millions of Jews and other tragic unfortunates perished in concentration camps. Hitler very nearly succeeded in reaching his goals as he marched virtually unchallenged across Europe. At what point do we finally step in to stop Putin? After he has a stranglehold on weaker countries, many of whom are our allies?
As I have so often said, I am not a warmonger, though some have accused me of being just that. It would be lovely if we could settle our disagreements in a nice and civilized manner. The problem is that there are many in the world who are unwilling and/or incapable of playing nice. They know no other philosophy but that of violence, and there are others who understand this. They are the ones who are willing to put it all on the line to stop the evil that darkens our horizons and perhaps our very borders. They know that no amount of diplomacy, of state dinners, peaceful discourse or flower exchanging, is going to stop the threat. It must be met in a like manner. That is simply the way it is.
Make no mistake, there is value in trying to diplomatically solve international disputes, but we must ask ourselves at what point do we accept the inevitable and make the decision to surrender or fight? With leaders like Putin, people are going to die. That's a given. The question is, are we going to allow him to eclipse the rest of the world before we take a stand? A stand that we may end up taking alone?
c. 2022
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So, I believe, not only a stranglehold on the Russian economy that is already crippling Russians much more than the pandemic did Americans, making them more willing to challenge Putin even under the potential consequences.
And I also believe that SEAL teams are already moving in along with massive amounts of ammunition and weapons that will enable the fearless Ukrainians to fight their own war and throw the Russians back into Russia, destroying over half of their ground (and air with handheld missiles) armaments.
Initially, Putin bragged that he would take the country in two days. But 40 miles of tanks, troop carriers and other vehicles on a single road is a good example of very poor logistics, stalled, and eventually destroyed without gasoline and the ability to move forward. I know that airpower could destroy them in less than an hour, like we did in Iraq, but even a no-fly zone is an invitation for Putin to start bombing NATO countries and killing their civilians. He doesn't care. The Russian people care, and they will get rid of him.
Ron
There is strength in numbers and it is time to start using that strength to our advantage. Unite all civilized countries and drive Russia back across it's borders and show them bullies get punished not coddled.
Fee