Anybody recall the Lend-Lease Agreement Roosevelt made with Churchill before WW2? Roosevelt was a dyed-in-the-wool Socialist, but he knew that the American public popular opinion did not want to get into a world war. So, he resisted giving England arms or financial aid to fight Germany. Finally, Roosevelt, in a stroke of genius, came up with the Lend-Lease Agreement. Allowing arms to be shipped to England as a "Lease" agreement. NOT free -- a lease agreement paid by Englund. That was the genius part. Placate the public while providing aid for hire (in the Ukraine case mineral rights). Then wait and see if public opinion changed. That's probably what Zelenskyy was ambiguously referring to by ..."you have a nice ocean and don't feel [it] now, but you will feel it in the future.".
Finally, the American public's opinion shifted after Pearl Harbor. A lot of parallels here. Especially if you study history. Make no mistake, Zelensky wants WW3. So ask yourself honestly. do you want to sacrifice another 407,000 American soldiers for the Donbas region of Ukraine?
The question came up: [Marc Morrison] What's your evidence that Zelensky wants a world war?
He (Zelenskyy) wants to join NATO and pull every associated nation into the fight. That's the first step. He knows he doesn't have the resources to fight on his own. If you don't learn from history, you are destined to repeat it. Ironically, when Biden was in the white house, I asked myself if he had the wherewithal to do what Roosevelt did. The intuitive answer was a resounding no. This administration seems to have that wherewithal.
Okay, so suppose we are at the precipice of a world war. We already know China is sending arms to support Russia. Would China make a move to gain world dominance? Another Pearl Harbor? In the words of Yamamoto, "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant". No, they would not. They know, like the Japanese did back then, that there are 330,000,000 American citizens armed to the teeth, who would be ready to die for Democracy and their homeland, if you wake them up.
So then the next question is, "Well what would it take to convince 71,000,000 voting Americans that Ukraine is more important than $12 carton of eggs and $300 weekly grocery bills"? The answer is this.
It is well known that Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world (why do you think Biden was doing business there?). It's also probably the money laundering capital of the planet. So, before you are going to convince those 71M people to send money to Ukraine, they're going to need to know the money isn't just going to be laundered back to the DNC national convention server or to a Treasury slush fund then back to the DNC. Or, who knows where? Some Ukrainian oligarch cosplay soldier-presidents' personal bank account?
No more sending pallets of money, like Obama did to Iran so it can end up who knows where? There has to be assurances that our tax money is actually going to the cause. That's what Trump is trying to do. With Ukraine and within our country.
You have to sway public opinion. Biden didn't think he had to. The academic elite always think they know best for the unwashed masses. Remember Hillary Clintons remark "The Basket of Deplorables?. But Roosevelt knew this. The only way to wake up and galvanize the sleeping giant is direct war on our land, or change public opinion.
Create government transparency and accountability.
If Ukraine actually has skin in the game -- the rights to Ukraine's mineral wealth -- then we're sure it's not going back into someone's pocket. Zelensky refuses.
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