Living On the Diagonal

  A CALCULATED RISK -  UKRAINE MUST HAVE OUR AIRCRAFT NOW! In the run-up to WWII, America remained on the sidelines while Great Britain was suffering devasting losses on the continent. America was no mood to get involved with WWI still etched in their minds. The Republican Party were pacifists staunchly holding their ground. President Roosevelt felt impelled to help our ally across the pond. His administration became creative and employed the Lend-Lease Program. America then began shipping military equipment and supplies in coming to the aid of Winston Churchill and citizens suffering under the London blitz. Marine merchant ships delivered arms to them when not sunk by German submarines. Republican opposition continued to tie FDR's hands. What came next was more than remarkable, it was genius. Great Britain needed our aircraft if the isle was to survive. FDR's creativity and savvy led to a plan where US planes were transported to the Canadian border and literally "pushed...

THE WEST CAN STILL PLACE “PUTIN’S GAMBIT” IN CHECK  BY GRANTING UKRAINE STATUS AS A MEMBER OF NATO   2014 Russian Incursion un the Crimea It will be a strategy that NATO will deem as over-reaching, naïve and dangerous but will put Putin and Russia in check. NATO must expedite Ukraine's  application to join the western alliance  and put on a path to full membership. NATO could grant Ukraine as an affiliate member while approval is pending they offer military assistance as an affiliate member. A move to grant Ukraine emergency status and place under the umbrella of military protection in support of a legitimate sovereign nation. Sorry, President Putin all of your claims and demands are now rote. There is little doubt that the original members will deem this move as “unfeasible” and a risk they are not willing to take. History will record the action unprecedented and controversial in the Post-Cold War era. However, these are not ordinary times and Russia’s aggre...

PUTIN IS POISED FOR WAR IF TRUMP IS PRESIDENT Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown a keen interest in this election and awaits the outcome in making his next move...on the Ukraine Russian Carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov On October 14th Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed all of his naval forces to be on alert and for personnel prepare their families for a long absence from home. He then ordered the largest naval armada to sail from the Baltic toward Syria in the Mediterranean Sea. This is no small matter and from what little has been written or covered by U.S. media, our military experts do not see this action as being a major threat to world peace. However, the movement of the fleet is the largest since the Cold War and our European allies have been "shadowing" the convoy led by the pride aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov   and the largest nuclear destroyer, Peter the Great.   NATO allies including Great Britain, France, Denmark and others do not ...