My apologies, Diane, to anyone who may be offended by the comparisons I am about to make, but it is intended merely to reinforce the critical importance of supporting Ukraine. Much too often, even for those most concerned about Ukraine's well-being, we overlook the risk of stretching the rubber band till it breaks. Let me explain:
In World War II - shortly after Hitler's takeover of the Sudetenland - Hitler had a very significant military force facing the rest of Europe, but nowhere near the ridiculous asymmetry we see in the Ukraine-Russia confrontation in February 2022.
Poland surrendered in less than a month, France in less than two months, and most of the other neighboring nations between a week and two months. Ukraine has been standing alone - except for the sharing of intelligence and procurement of armaments - for over two years and still refuses to give up an inch of Ukrainian soil, though it may have to recover some of it.
Also....by way of comparison.....the USSR received over $12 billion in lend-lease support from the U.S., which - in current dollar value would be over $200 billion to fight Hitler only from one side. Yet Trump and his ignorant supporters find it too costly to contribute more than $65 billion in military support for a country that is taking on the 2nd (or at least 3rd) most potent military force in the world.
When will the rubber band finally tear? And then what...........who will take on Putin?
Great title! Thanks for calling attention to the prescient work of Pres. Pavel. My Dad, who lived through WWII in Holland, was a great believer in the old Latin motto 'Semper Paratus.' One of the political obstacles ( to a functioning army) we face in Canada is that many refuse to accept the harsh reality of the new (post Feb22) global dis-order. Many Liberals were lulled to sleep by the delusions of the end of History theory, among other globalist myths. Keep on giving us the facts behind the headlines.
Very grim! Pavel's effort to deliver 800K+ artillery rounds is very good news. The dithering in congress by really disgusting, low-life republicans is shameful and just plain stupid. How can anyone observe the war and not feel threatened? America has largely avoided the destruction of war in the past, but I would not bank on a continuation of that avoidance.
Why are we always late to the party - why are we so slow, despite the intelligence that is bragged about, to address the threat? Crimea WAS the litmus test for Russia and saw the 'yellow' and or 'stupidity' of the free world. Obama missed BIG on this, I believe he was Pres at the time RU took Crimea. The horse is out of the barn - will WE wake up & get moving & get this turned around? UKR has to be furious with the lack of support after their agreement with USA & UK in removing their nuc's in exchange for protection - this has become 'insane' - poor Syria is a prime example of how a county is over taken & flattened - sorry for venting BUT Diane's reporting has been SPOT on yet - those in intelligence positions are 'incompetent."!!!
As usual, excellent article. How much more damage will Putin be allowed to inflict on Ukraine, Europe and the World which have provided shelter to the many refugees, and so many other countries over the past 15-plus years? Putin's ambitions are not righteous ones, simply money and power.
The UN, EU and the US need to take immediate action to prevent WW III, even at the expense of starting it. Putin must be challenged because a mediated solution does not appear possible. Enough of this insanity... the World is on hedge.
The thought of Trump possibly becoming the President of the US is disconcerting.
What holds us back is the racism and chauvinism weaved into our system. Racism and chauvinism is preventing us from being proud of how diverse we are and is muffling our tolerance. If it weren’t for these flaws all of our elected representatives would easily understand how important it is to support Ukraine against Russia. Their frame of minds and thereby their ability to think critically and strategically are spoiled by racism and chauvinism.
this makes it even more imperative to make sure Donald Trump loses decisively before he leads us into WW3 and on the wrong side at that.
NATO should have mobilized in 2014. Waiting 10 years (at least) to see what happens has been a huge mistake.
My apologies, Diane, to anyone who may be offended by the comparisons I am about to make, but it is intended merely to reinforce the critical importance of supporting Ukraine. Much too often, even for those most concerned about Ukraine's well-being, we overlook the risk of stretching the rubber band till it breaks. Let me explain:
In World War II - shortly after Hitler's takeover of the Sudetenland - Hitler had a very significant military force facing the rest of Europe, but nowhere near the ridiculous asymmetry we see in the Ukraine-Russia confrontation in February 2022.
Poland surrendered in less than a month, France in less than two months, and most of the other neighboring nations between a week and two months. Ukraine has been standing alone - except for the sharing of intelligence and procurement of armaments - for over two years and still refuses to give up an inch of Ukrainian soil, though it may have to recover some of it.
Also....by way of comparison.....the USSR received over $12 billion in lend-lease support from the U.S., which - in current dollar value would be over $200 billion to fight Hitler only from one side. Yet Trump and his ignorant supporters find it too costly to contribute more than $65 billion in military support for a country that is taking on the 2nd (or at least 3rd) most potent military force in the world.
When will the rubber band finally tear? And then what...........who will take on Putin?
Great title! Thanks for calling attention to the prescient work of Pres. Pavel. My Dad, who lived through WWII in Holland, was a great believer in the old Latin motto 'Semper Paratus.' One of the political obstacles ( to a functioning army) we face in Canada is that many refuse to accept the harsh reality of the new (post Feb22) global dis-order. Many Liberals were lulled to sleep by the delusions of the end of History theory, among other globalist myths. Keep on giving us the facts behind the headlines.
Very grim! Pavel's effort to deliver 800K+ artillery rounds is very good news. The dithering in congress by really disgusting, low-life republicans is shameful and just plain stupid. How can anyone observe the war and not feel threatened? America has largely avoided the destruction of war in the past, but I would not bank on a continuation of that avoidance.
Thanks for the reporting. I hope it helps.
Why are we always late to the party - why are we so slow, despite the intelligence that is bragged about, to address the threat? Crimea WAS the litmus test for Russia and saw the 'yellow' and or 'stupidity' of the free world. Obama missed BIG on this, I believe he was Pres at the time RU took Crimea. The horse is out of the barn - will WE wake up & get moving & get this turned around? UKR has to be furious with the lack of support after their agreement with USA & UK in removing their nuc's in exchange for protection - this has become 'insane' - poor Syria is a prime example of how a county is over taken & flattened - sorry for venting BUT Diane's reporting has been SPOT on yet - those in intelligence positions are 'incompetent."!!!
As usual, excellent article. How much more damage will Putin be allowed to inflict on Ukraine, Europe and the World which have provided shelter to the many refugees, and so many other countries over the past 15-plus years? Putin's ambitions are not righteous ones, simply money and power.
The UN, EU and the US need to take immediate action to prevent WW III, even at the expense of starting it. Putin must be challenged because a mediated solution does not appear possible. Enough of this insanity... the World is on hedge.
The thought of Trump possibly becoming the President of the US is disconcerting.
What holds us back is the racism and chauvinism weaved into our system. Racism and chauvinism is preventing us from being proud of how diverse we are and is muffling our tolerance. If it weren’t for these flaws all of our elected representatives would easily understand how important it is to support Ukraine against Russia. Their frame of minds and thereby their ability to think critically and strategically are spoiled by racism and chauvinism.
They bought nonsense
Oh how wonderful! A gangster and lover of dictators to be there for Americans to vote for as dementia President!