(#6423) 62 days until the election...

     As we Americans inch closer to our midterm elections, Europe is facing a growing threat from Russia. It isn't just Ukraine that is absorbing the brunt of the arrogance of the tyrant putin and his henchmen. Russia is incrementally testing the will of Europe to keep helping Ukraine. What Russia does not want to do is attack Europe directly as most European countries being hassled by Russia are part of NATO.. Article 5 of the NATO defense pact states that an armed attack against one or more member states in Europe or North America is considered an attack against all of them. What Russia is doing instead of an armed attacks that directly link them is to use surrogates to cause the violent interruptions.
     The tacky strategy is no complexity. Russia threatens NATO countries and then attacks happen. The cause and effect is not in question just the ability to specifically link them. Trying to be too cute is not going to work nor are the threats going to deter Europe/NATO allies from withdrawing their support of Ukraine. The Ukrainian allies know that Ukraine is the front line of a much bigger incursion that Russia would be pleased to make; so supporting Ukraine is in actuality supporting the rest of Europe from the Russian maniacs of cruelty, brutality and barbarism!
     The democracies of America and Europe are being threatened by two bullies who love the idea of being treated like gods. So much so that their delight is using others in any manner necessary to sate their appetites. By any manner I mean using people as cannon fodder wherever and anyway possible to further their own monstrous desires. The death of people is something they are fine with as long as it isn't their own death. The focus of trump and putin is solely on themselves and nothing in a civilized world will be able to change that. What we as a society of human beings must challenge ourselves to evolve toward is to change this current scenario of death and gloom and replace it with our better and best noble intentions. The time is short for our transformation.