(#5356) I am for Ukraine!

      Nowhere on earth right now is there a more heroic people than Ukrainians! Like Pericles of 5th century BC in Greece, the Ukrainian people are leaders of defending and protecting democracy. Heroic figures fighting now against the tyrant putin and his bootlicking followers. I am an American and a proud citizen who heralds our own Revolutionary War as a harbinger for the rest of the world. What Ukraine is doing now against the tyrant is much like what we did against the monarch. We both needed help from friendly countries in order to achieve our goal of liberty and freedom. While France helped us turn the tide of the war against the British, Ukraine still needs the western countries to help them defeat the Russian horde.
     It has always been a struggle to achieve freedom from the oppressive authoritarian sociopaths who think that they are the only ones who should decide the fate of other beings. Such is the charge of democracy, defeat those who would deny life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to any soul. We Americans and other democracy loving countries are firmly committed to help Ukraine but our commitments need to be less cautious and more aggressive. I do not fear any threat putin will make because he will always be able to make them. So let us not be hindered by what he may do but let him be hindered by what we will do should he not remove himself from Ukraine.
     What has always worked for me is to stand up when my courage was available and pounce with alacrity at a moments notice in order to shut down the latest threat in my life. Threats to me are a strategy and like all strategies will be weighed with the zero sum analysis. Bullies notwithstanding also know that another bully that comes along and bullies them is what they fear most. We in the west are the greatest bully on Earth should we choose so putin needs to feel our determined breath on his fear filled face. Ending this murderous invasion by putin is our charge in the west and taking from putin his revenge from being stood up to by the honorable Ukrainians is our purpose.