“Seek Yahweh while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return to Yahweh, and He will have compassion on him. Turn to our Elohim, for He will abundantly pardon.”
Isaiah 55: 6-7
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Like Putin, Biden Needs to Face the Music at Home
See “Ukraine’s ambassador tells U.N. the ‘demilitarization of Russia is well under way’”:
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed his invasion of Ukraine sought only the “demilitarization and de-Nazification” of Russia’s smaller neighbor. More than a month into the invasion, Ukraine’s United Nations ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, used the same phrase to highlight Russia’s losses in the war.
The “demilitarization of Russia is well under way,” Kyslytsya told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday. He claimed Russia has lost more than 17,000 military personnel since invading, plus more than 1,700 armored vehicles and about 600 tanks, in “an unprecedented blow to Moscow, where the numbers of Soviet losses in Afghanistan pale in comparison.” Russia’s loss of 15,000 or more troops over a decade in Afghanistan helped lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Kyslytsya also claimed Russia has lost 127 planes, 129 helicopters, 7 ships, 300 artillery systems, almost 100 rocket launchers systems, and 54 air defense systems, The Associated Press reports.
Key Points Going Forward
Point1: Vladimir Putin is a liar. His mission in Ukraine was to increase his prestige on the world stage, expand Russia, and establish a legacy for himself. He failed miserably on all 3 counts.
Point 2: Russia has reported significant losses of life and military equipment, but the Russian estimates were quickly removed. The numbers presented in the article above are much more reasonable than the Russian numbers.
Point 3: In the Vietnam War, 47,434 U.S. forces were killed between 1955 and 1975. In about 5 weeks, at least 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine. That number may be and probably is much higher. Whatever the number of Russian deaths is can’t be kept secret, because so many soldiers died in such a short time. The members of those dead soldiers’ families will know, and the word will get out all over Russia. There is only one person to blame for the loss of those soldiers’ lives, Vladimir Putin.
Point 4: Russian military forces must withdraw completely from Ukraine. In the near-term, giving Putin a way out is important. Nothing can be gained in the near-future from cornering Putin. He needs to face the music at home for what he has done.
Point 5: Once Russian forces are completely out of Ukraine and the dust settles, a War Crimes Commission must investigate the atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine. The commission must be entirely open and above board in every respect, and the commission’s findings should be made public on an ongoing basis. Waiting for months or years to learn all the facts is in no one’s best interest. Each atrocity proven must be communicated in real time.
See “U.S. officially declares that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine”.
Point 6: Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. The facts will prove that fact beyond a shadow of a doubt. Once the world has seen the facts, the Russian people need to be asked to turn him over for trial. If Putin survives that long, I think a very large percentage of Russians will be happy to oblige.
Point 7: Adolf Hitler took cyanide and shot himself in the head to avoid what was coming to him. If Putin can survive in Russia after what he has done, he may want to consider following Hitler’s example.
Point 8: Joe Biden needs to explain to the American people why he thinks the U.S. border with Mexico is less important and less sacred than Russia’s border with Ukraine. To U.S. citizens, U.S. territorial integrity is more important than Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Like Putin, Biden needs to face the music at home. The entire Democrat Party needs to be held accountable. Are they so dimwitted that they can’t see the connection between the U.S. border with Mexico and the Russian border with Ukraine?
Point 9: The global response to Putin’s atrocities in Ukraine are setting the stage for a global government with teeth. We need to keep a close eye on this development.
Point 10: The world needs to know how Russia secured the nuclear trigger with a mad man in charge in Russia. How close were we to a nuclear exchange?
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“I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me — just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father — and I lay down My life for the sheep. I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also. They too will listen to My voice, and there shall be one flock and one Shepherd. The reason My Father loves Me is that I lay down My life — only to take it up again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from My Father.”
John 10: 14-18
