Do or die

 What should America do? What should Biden do?

I support Biden 1000% But everyone including me has ideas about what should be done or what will happen for every given situation. This situation is life and or death. The people of Ukraine are dyeing. They are being murdered by Putin’s army. Their President has appeared to the civilized world, to America to do something. Specifically to provide air support for a no fly zone so that innocent civilians can escape while thousands of men and women, still non military, stay at home to fight. This whole thing is inconceivable and yet it is happening. It’s happening to them physically. It’s happening to me emotionally. I mean i feel anxiety about it but I have no right to have self indulgent feelings while they are experiencing this actual horror.

The similarities between Trump and Putin are many. Egotists, narcissists and liars they treat people with the same disdain and lack of respect. Putin is a hero to many of his people while a jailer to many others. He doesn’t care. Trump, the same. His followers almost worship him. He can do no wrong. In fact the worse his behavior the better. This terrifies me and disturbs me as much as Putin in Ukraine But, Trump is not Putin and lies are not murder. Trump, while praising Putin as incredibly smart, said he would not have let this happen. The truth of that we will never know but are the sanctions enough? Woulda shoulda coulda … when the tanks were lined up and then rolling into Ukraine should we have bombed them while in formation. We could have but we did not. We did not. because Ukraine was not a member of NATO but now those tanks are imbedded and have done unspeakable damage to the country. President  Volodymyr Zelenskyy told President Biden he needed weapons not a ride. He has become a national and world hero. He is standing up to Putin on his own. He is asking for a no fly zone. The US should be the leader in providing it. We have shown restraint in order to avoid WW3. Specifically nuclear Holocaust. Biden is using the path of patience and restraint. Let the economic sanctions take their toll. Meanwhile Trump and Trumpsters are continuing to invade America. They are advancing with their hateful and aggressive messages. Filled with lies but modeling under Trump, it doesn’t matter. Democrats are weak. That was the gist of John’s article. A recent plea fro Ukraine said we need your help. We need action. We are now in world war 3. We must fight to win. I start to agree. We wasted years in Viet Nam and many more years in Afghanistan. Afghanistan collapsed while we were packing up to leave as did Saigon. The much ballyhooed domino theory never had the impact on our freedom as the dominos currently lined up in Ukraine and poised to fall. This is a country that models after us. A free and independent democratic nation. They understand freedom and they are fighting for it but if they fall who will be next? Poland? And if they bomb or invade Poland will we act then? Will the land of Ukraine be our battlefield? I believe we need to act now. We need to establish the no fly zone. Instead of announcing we are not sending troops we should be preparing troops and armaments. Yes I am a peacenick. I don’t want to go into battle. I don’t want to suffer and to die but. They are breathing down our necks. Putin intends to take over the world. He will not be stopped except by brute force. I think we call his bluff. Will he unleash the nukes? Will he end human civilization? We don’t know but somehow this is possibly worse. If the nukes go off everyone dies. All at once. It’s over. I’m dead I’m in heaven after that. No more worry. No more strife no more pain. It comes to an end and I tell everyone I love them one last time. No I don’t want this but I’ve come to think this way. The people of Ukraine are being tortured. The war is happening and I’m writing this blog and I’m going to adjust my new bike seat today and visit my daughter and grand children tomorrow for Easter. And I won’t talk of this or of anything political because I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.

The world is a playground of nice kids and bullies. Bullies take. Nice kids give. Bullies are bullies until they are stopped. With kids you have teachers. You have adults that can intervene but when the playground is the world and the bullies want to run things the nice kids have to stand up. The nice kids have to say no. The nice kids might have to call their bluff. If the bully hits the button we all die and no one is left to judge but if they don’t hit the button. We live and maybe the bully is subdued for a little while.