We have traveled this road before

 I love history and the study of history. And yes, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Our government is filled with slow learners.

Someone asked why I am opposed to the United States getting involved in the Ukraine- Russia situation. Really? Does someone with more than a room temperature IQ really want to know why I oppose our involvement in this mess?  Because we have traveled this road before.

The son of President Biden was involved in a Ukrainian energy company despite having absolutely no relevant experience in that business. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump based on the testimony of Lt. Col. Vindman, a native of Ukraine. Trump had the audacity to inquire about corruption and the Bidens in the Ukraine. The House has taken no action against the Bidens. Ukraine is just the latest bastion of corruption that the United States has pledged to protect against Communism. We have traveled this road before.

Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Ukraine. We are just flirting with Syria. We haven't won a war since 1945 but we keep trying. We are heavily involved in regime change. Just for the record, this is like the guy down the street telling you how you should run your house. How's that working for you? 

Just for the record, democracy isn't right for everybody. There are some people incapable of or unwilling to operate their own government. Russia had a monarchy for centuries, maybe to them Communism is an upgrade. Is Putin better than a Czar or Tsar?

While Biden rails about Russians invading Ukraine, millions of foreigners are invading our country and Biden welcomes them. Nancy Pelosi said that we need them to harvest our crops. Will she be okay with the Ukraine situation if the Russians help with the harvest? How can an invasion of the United States be okay, but we are willing to fight to the death to keep Russians out of Ukraine? Maybe Biden should appoint Kameltoe Harris to be the border czar in Ukraine. Maybe the Russians should learn to make tacos and burritos. Does Putin have a good salsa recipe?

Americans depend on the news media for their information. The newspapers basically started the Spanish-American War. The newspapers led our charge into WW1, WW2, and Korea. CNN, the New York Times, and the Washington Post led the charge into battle in Iraq over weapons of mass destruction. Their story finally changed when they could not find anything to support this claim. The news media supported the war in Vietnam until they didn't. The media exists to sell their product and when people stop buying it, they change the news. We have traveled this road before.

Below is a picture of the front cover of Time magazine from October 22, 1965. The headline is "The Turning Point in Vietnam". The story inside tells us how the Viet Cong are on the run and the South Vietnam government is in control. About seven and a half years later, March 29, 1973, the last US combat troops finally left Vietnam. Two years later, the government of South Vietnam collapsed as the Communists took Saigon. If you missed the videos of this, it looks a lot like the evacuation of Afghanistan more than a year ago. We have traveled this road before. 

I used to counsel employees about issues at work and in their personal lives. I have also given this advice to family members, A couple of times, I may have taken that advice myself. The advice is, "The road that you are on is not going to take you to where you tell me that you want to go." Before we lose thousands of young Americans fighting a war to save the corrupt regime in Ukraine, ask this simple question, Is the road that we are on, going to take us to where we tell people that we want to go?