As a teen raised in an immigrant family (on the age of 15, my grandfather emigrated to America to keep away from Russian aggression and conscription within the Russian military) I heard many instances that Russia was a bully. He had a deep dislike for Russians and he and his Russian neighbor shared a long-time disagreement.
Once more, Russia has grow to be the aggressors towards their neighboring nation of Ukraine, viscously bombing, shelling, and utilizing rockets to assault civilian populations with out regard to the end result of those assaults. 1000’s upon 1000’s have been killed or grow to be displaced; compelled to hunt refuge in adjoining pleasant nations.
The U.S. and European nations are helping by offering navy tools to the Ukrainian fighters, however is not going to reply the pleading of the Ukrainian authorities to supply air cowl and fight models.
It appears the occasions of 1918 and 1938 have been forgotten and western democratic governments, together with the US, are repeating the errors of the previous; standing by watching as innocents are butchered with out taking rapid motion to help in ending this tragedy. The explanations given are that they don’t need to actively have interaction in a navy confrontation with Russian navy forces which might begin WWIII. Sadly, this motion by Russia is definitely the start of what is going to ultimately grow to be one other world struggle if the West fails to behave in form. If one thinks that the West is protected from Russian aggression, they’re mistaken.
Russia’s Putin is hedging his wager that the U.S. and its allies is not going to have interaction in navy protection of Ukraine. This administration has overtly stated that there will likely be no US troops combating in Ukraine, which emboldens Putin in his aggressive motion. Together with the devastating Afghanistan fiasco, any statements indicating that the U.S. is not going to intervene provides him distinct benefit within the strategy of murdering civilian ladies and kids with out worry of punishment.
Democrat presidents have, at instances, not offered direct assist to aggression traditionally. One Democrat President (John F. Kennedy) had the chutzpah to confront the Russians over missiles in Cuba.
There isn’t a Democrat who might ever shine his sneakers not to mention fill them, particularly the present administration.
Remembering the help that was given a fledgling U.S. by European nations, it’s becoming for the U.S. to return the favor to a peace loving and democratic non-NATO ally. I imagine if six U.S. Marines and 6 U.S. Air Drive pilots got the go-ahead to have interaction, the Russians would flip tail and run ending this struggle 10 minutes after their arrival. The Russians wouldn’t be ready to face the mightiest navy on the planet.
It behooves us to instantly intervene now earlier than the aggression lands on the doorstep of a NATO nation, or maybe, even the U.S. itself. Then it will likely be too late for the U.S. and Europe to cease the mad man and his blood thirsty navy with out large casualties on either side.
Mel Benjamin,
Watsontown
