Being an educator I have always said that if you want to know what goes on in schools ask a teacher. In the same light if you want to know what is going on in Russia and the pressing dangers in that part of the world you should hear from someone who lives there and views the situation first hand.
The BLOG FODDER is a Canadian married to a Ukrainian and living in the Ukraine. He views the situation there from first hand experience, but with a separation that allows a unique perspective.
His recent post should be a must read. While we here in the U.S. are focused with tunnel vision on the Middle East, Russia is reverting to its old Communist roots. As a reminder, we should remember that Russia is still in possession of the second largest nuclear stockpile of weapons in the world.
And while we celebrate our holidays with flags and barbecues and floats of Minions and Spiderman, Russia is parading tanks, missile launchers, armored vehicles and military troop formations.
Perhaps our focus is in the wrong part of the world.
Must read: THE BLOG FODDER
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the Ol'Buzzard
America is focused on war in the Middle East; we are obsessed with Isis, mainly because of their media exploitation of the beheading of Westerners. - and our government's obsession with oil.
However, all this time there has been a European leaning country under attack by Russia - a country truly fighting to keep its independents; and we in America are ignoring their struggle.
You will not find reporting of the Ukrainian struggle on the news; but you can get a firsthand view, and understanding of the root of the conflict by accessing the Blog Fodder blog posted by a Canadian living in Ukraine
It really is worth following.
America is involved, and has been for over a decade, in a Middle Eastern religious conflict that has no resolution. It is quite possible we created the conflict by removing Saddam from Iraq. Colin Powell warned the Bush administrator that if you break it you own it... well we have tried to own it every since.
The bottom line is that we should be supporting the Ukrainian people desperately fighting to keep their independence from Russia and not spending the lives and resources in the Middle Eastern black hole of religious extremism.
the Ol'Buzzard
