Following Volodymyr Zelensky’s impassioned speech before the United States Congress on Wednesday morning, came Joe Biden’s anemic and tepid response. Joe Biden's words are empty and hollow at best. Volodymyr Zelensky, an actual leader, should not count on any serious aid from the United States.
Zelensky is not asking for American boots on the ground. Give him what he wants - it's for the betterment of the entire region. Consider the neighboring countries like Poland (1.8 million), Romania 453,000), Moldova (337,000), Hungary (264,000), and Slovakia (213,000) that have stepped up welcoming more than three million refugees into their lands, as well as providing material aid into Ukraine, as of Tuesday, March 15. (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60555472)
Clearly this is not a Republican or Democrat argument as Congress approved $13 billion in aid to Ukraine, but the feckless Biden has only authorized $800 million of that money to aid Ukraine, less than seven percent of that which was approved. Biden is a coward, unable or unwilling to do what is right for fear of Putin, while Zelensky, a true hero to his people and beyond, is on the front lines every day. He could have escaped Ukraine, but willingly chose to stay and lead his nation.
This is yet another Biden Blunder on the international stage. His disastrous so-called exit strategy from Afghanistan, handled with all the competence of a one-armed paper hanger, cost 13 members of the United States military their lives, and the abandonment of roughly $85 billion in military materials to our enemies, the Taliban. Meanwhile, Biden is searching the couch cushions for nickels to give to Ukraine, a nation in desperate need of genuine assistance.
This is quintessential Biden - half a century of living on the wrong side of history.
Sanford D. Horn is a writer and educator living in Westfield, IN.
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