March 4th, 2022
My Dear America:
I have spent a lot of time during the past several days thinking seriously about what People have gone through and continue to go through in Ukraine and Russia following the Invasion of Ukraine by Russian Troops.
I can hardly imagine what it must be like for Individual Ukrainians living mere days ago in an Independent Democratic Republic one day and the next day finding themselves faced with an invasion by Russian Troops, who they had felt prior to the attack as though were something akin to brothers, or at least relatives who they felt cared about them.
It is also hard to imagine what it feels like for Russian Troops who had been posted on the border with Ukraine prior to the Invasion. They must also be feeling seriously conflicted by being charged with the Invasion of a country for which they also previously had true feelings of Brotherly Love.
To be honest, I was foolish enough to agree with Ukrainian President Zelensky in his initial assessment whereby he felt that the Biden Administration was possibly blowing the situation of Russian Troops on the Ukrainian Border out of proportion. I confess that I was foolish enough to believe that Vladimir Putin was telling the truth when he claimed that he was just having Russian Troops go through Exercises on the borders of Ukraine and also Belarus. I feel very foolish at this point for believing that Putin was telling the truth. It seemed to me that it made no sense at all that Putin would be invading Ukraine. It still makes no sense to me.
Clearly the World Wide Condemnation of Vladimir Putin's Invasion of Ukraine indicates to me that Putin has made a serious mistake that he and Russia will regret for a very long time. Even Switzerland has joined with NATO Allies in not only condemning Putin but in cutting off access to his money, as well. A United Alliance of Freedom loving Countries and even some not very freedom loving countries seem to be unified by standing up to Putin in an effort to encourage Putin to get the hell out of Ukraine before the terrible situation that he has created becomes even worse.
While Putin has become a Deranged Pariah on the World Stage the President of Ukraine, President Zelensky, has become a world wide symbol of Democracy and Freedom. His Extraordinary Courage has been a beacon of Light in his Country's Hellish Season of Dangerous Darkness. Zelensky continues to inspire his Countrymen and Women to stand up, grab a weapon and defend their country.
After nearly a week of nightmarish goings on in Ukraine the brave people of Ukraine show no signs of giving in to Putin's troops. In fact, it appears as though Russian troops may in fact be the ones who are possibly coming to their senses and recognizing that dying in Ukraine for their Lunatic Leader is not in anyone's best interests. Certainly something strange is going on with Russian Troops. When brave Ukrainian citizens are lying in front of Russian tanks it does not appear as though the Russian troops are anxious to run over their Ukrainian brethren. There are in fact some reports of Russian troops shooting holes in their gas tanks to prevent the massive convoy heading from Belarus to Kyiv from moving on. Nobody knows for sure what is going on with Russian troops but clearly Russian Troops cannot be feeling good about killing Ukrainians.
What is also the case with the Russian population is that in today's Internet age it is difficult for Vladimir Putin to keep the Russian people in the dark on what is happening in Ukraine although he is trying very hard to keep a lid on the truth about the war and the deaths not only of Ukrainians but of Russian troops, as well. Throughout this past week the streets of many Russian cities have been filled with protestors willing to be arrested in order to state their obvious opposition to the senseless war in Ukraine.
Putin seems to have been increasingly isolated from not only the Russian people but also from his closest "Advisors." American television has been broadcasting pictures of Putin sitting at the head of a monstrously long table with his "Advisors' sitting what seems like a mile away from him. One American commentator stated that Putin reminded him of "Dr. Strangelove.'
Speaking of Dr. Strangelove, Putin has begun to increase his strange and terrible rhetoric about the possible use of Nuclear Weapons. He has specifically talked about the need for Russia to ramp up their Nuclear security to the highest level.
Although President Biden has not taken the bait on Putin's game of Nuclear Chicken and has downplayed Putin's Nuclear statements, this does not mean that Putin's threats are nothing to worry about. Clearly Vladimir Putin is not in a good state of mind at the present time.
Putin may very well feel that he is in a corner by himself, which he clearly is, as pretty much the entire world has designated him as a World Wide Outlaw.
Is Putin a Dangerous Madman or just a Shifty Russian Despot. At the present time nobody really knows what he is or what his next move will be.
Although America and their European NATO Allies have chosen not to put NATO troops into Ukraine for fear of Nuclear Escalation with Russia the NATO Countries who are Next door neighbors to Ukraine all seem to have shown a heartfelt compassion, willingness and a capability of reaching out to the millions of mainly women and children who have fled to the safety of NATO countries including Poland, Hungary, Moldavia, Romania and Slovakia. Other Non Border European Countries have also opened their own borders to their Ukrainian neighbors. In Ukraine men between the ages of 18 to 60 have responded positively to the call of their President to vigorously defend their country from the Russian Invaders.
On the border countries of Ukraine much has been done to reach out to love and accept the Ukrainian Refugees. CNN and MSNBC Reporters in and around Ukraine have pointed out all that everyday people in Poland and elsewhere have done to make the Ukrainian refugees welcome. Food, clothing, car seats, all sorts of things that people might need and want in these types of situations are being provided free of charge in many cases.
Speaking of CNN and MSNBC Reporters, the coverage of what is happening in Ukraine has been and continues to be extraordinary. On air correspondents including people like Richard Engel and Clarissa Ward, as well as many others are risking their lives in very dangerous situations in order to bring the horror and heartbreaking stories of what is happening in Ukraine to their viewers. They certainly need to be commended for their personal bravery in providing astonishing wall to wall coverage during this dangerous crisis.
Clearly a good bit of President Biden's State of the Union Speech dealt with what has been going on in Ukraine and what is expected to go on in Ukraine. President Biden also needs to be commended for engineering the unified response to the Ukrainian situation by NATO Countries and leaders in the period before during and after the Invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops.
I have thought a lot about what Biden has done correctly in this terrible worldwide crisis. I have also thought seriously about how different and how terrible it would have been had Donald Trump actually won a second term. We can look back to the Trump years in office when Trump deliberately stood in the way of providing arms to Zelensky and kissed up to Putin and other Russian leaders throughout his time in office.
Thank God that Biden is the President and not Donald Trump in this terrible situation.
Even now as the Ukrainian situation veered toward disaster Donald Trump had brazenly praised Putin as "Smart" and a "Genius" by Putin's declaring Ukraine to be an Independent country before he invaded it. Certainly, by any normal standards what Putin has done by invading Ukraine appears to me as anything but smart. There was no reason at all for Putin to invade Ukraine and by doing so to make his country and himself a virtual Pariah in the world.
Yesterday an even more stupid decision by Putin had Russian Troops having tanks firing by and possibly at Ukraine's largest Nuclear Facility and starting a fire that had it not been quickly put out could have destroyed not only Ukraine but Russian Troops in Ukraine, as well as having Nuclear materials blowing Toxic Nuclear Poisons into Russia.
Yeah, this guy Putin is a real Genius.
Not only is Putin not smart but Donald Trump has also shown himself to be a dumbass of epic proportions. I just hope that both Putin and Trump manage to destroy each others reputations sufficiently that they might end up where many other Power Mad Dictators have ended up before them. May they end up together, in the graveyard of history along with Hitler, Mussolini, Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi, Dead as the result of their own vicious overextension of Stupid and Evil Acts.
Sincerely Yours
Jerry Gallagher
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