WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING

The barbaric slaughter of Ukrainians continues on an ever-increasing scale. The Ukrainian leadership and people have shown extreme bravery in stopping the Russian invasion. The Russians, ever more desperate for victory, resorting to ever more deadly shelling and missile attacks on homes and hospitals. The West has stood by, giving platitudes and weapons but will not do what it would take to stop the slaughter, which is to shut the skies over Ukraine and send in troops. Quite the opposite, they have shut the door on Ukraine ever joining NATO. Like their predecessors, they are under the illusion that if they just allow Putin to take over Ukraine, he will leave them alone. He has clearly let it be known that he intends to re-establish the Soviet empire, and he is serious about doing this. Western leaders have shown only weakness, which Putin senses, and they will be remembered as today’s Neville Chamberlains. Neville Chamberlain’s peace delusion cost 20 million lives. How many deaths will today’s Western leaders cause through their inaction?