I just took the dogs outside for their morning rounds. I bundled up, sans gloves, and was struck immediately at how cold it was. Infantry cold. I thought to myself (incredulously): “It has got to be twenty degrees out here!”
It was 7.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to Congress this week. It troubled me for the first ten minutes or so, watching him be so beggarly in his remarks — until I fully committed to his role as a politician (not a soldier), doing politics with the politics people in the politics place. And then it was troubling for different reasons. I have a strong aversion to seeing the people who are Doing The Work explain themselves to those helping out when they can.
Especially in front of so many timid souls inside that chamber.
To reiterate my position, if the US intends to be any sort of force in the world–and I think it should– we should fully support Ukraine, short of putting US troops on the ground, and encourage our allies to do the same. Training support, Logistical Support, Intelligence, Material, the works. Every dime in treasure we spend today is an investment against the blood and treasure the world would pay later.
I won the lottery last week. Not one that gives you money, but one that allows you to run ten miles. I am not sure I have enough time to successfully train up for the event, but am working toward it anyway. If I come up short by race day, the progress can be thrown at something a few weeks later in the year. I hope to get back into running in 2023.
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