First thoughts are with the United Nations General Assembly meeting this week. Joe Biden’s speech in support of the Ukrainian effort to secure its territorial integrity and independence was admirable, in that it reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to support the Ukraine cause of self-defense. The most disturbing aspect of the General meeting is the lack of an outcry in condemnation of the Russian (Soviet style) aggression in Ukraine. A pure and simple land grab, with out any attempt to hide Putin’s aim’s in restructuring the old Soviet Union, the same tactic was used against the nation of Georgia.
The world ignores the facts of this aggression, in the hopes it will finally go away, be resolved, and disappear. But it won’t, Ukrainians are of the same stock of those island dwelling Britain’s in 1940, Zelensky has the same fighting sprite as did Churchill “we will never surrender”. The hard thing for the Western nations to finally come to grips with is a patriotic national leader will to stay and fight. Putin miscalculated this, watching leaders of all the western backed countries in the last century, when confronted with an aggressive force, took the money and ran.
I applaud Zelensky’s answer to the western world “I don’t need a ride, I need ammo” these word will go down in history beside the same defiant stance as “don’t give up the ship”. Finally the free world has found a leader with the courage to defend his country. He makes the rounds looking for support he desperately needs, the west is only furnishing money and goods will the Ukrainians are paying the price of freedom in BLOOD. They have become the “home of the brave and land of a freedom seeking peoples”.
Zelensky did say one sticking point in his speech to the U. N., TODAY IT IS UKRAINE, TOMORROW IT WILL BE YOU.
Thinks about it, and never forget the horrors of a world conflagration like the two humanity suffered in the last century, estimated 150 million dead combined, and never convince your self it can never happen again. There are those keeping an eye on the freedom loving nations, looking for the first signs of a weakening resolve in its people .
A side note Taiwan is the Republic of China, the Communist Chinese (Mao) are the rebels who forced the legitimate government off the main land, Taiwan is Democratic, and the rebels Communist.
Thank you for taking the time to read this….19th day of September in the year 2023
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