Michael, I share your sadness on lack of funding for Ukraine, but I think withholding funds is the new new form of governance in this narrow margin of governance in the 21st century. It is a form of hostage taking to bring the other side to the table, let's see how it works for our global friends. I really doubt if another Pearl Harbor or 9-11 event occurred tomorrow that the Congress could come together and fund a plan to fight a war. I go to a really unique coffee shop in East Plano, Texas named Fourteen Eighteen it is on 1418 on Avenue K, Texas and a young female one of the shift baristas is from a small town near Kyiv in Ukraine. She is struggling with her emotions daily about her family back home. Her friends and fellow workers and the folks in Plano love her dearly and are very protective of her. The other night 1418 had their Christmas Party for their employees, she got up and sang karaoke that night, and a smile was beaming from her face, it was a rock Ukrainian folk song, not a dry eye in the crowd of coffee drinkers. She is the future of her country that is looking very dark now
Michael, I listened in on your Zoom call on Ukraine. Was an excellent informative call and several of the suggestions sound like actionable items on chip sanctions and monetizing the confiscated Russian Assets? It does appear that the Blues and the Reds are lining up behind the countries that they want to support. Bipartisan for Israel, but mostly just the Dems on Ukraine. On support for Ukraine in January who is going to blink first with such a narrow majority in the House. Probably an imponderable question, but can the US continue funding that war Longterm without being talked into committing ground troops, is there a line once crossed that US troops will join the fray?
Michael, I share your sadness on lack of funding for Ukraine, but I think withholding funds is the new new form of governance in this narrow margin of governance in the 21st century. It is a form of hostage taking to bring the other side to the table, let's see how it works for our global friends. I really doubt if another Pearl Harbor or 9-11 event occurred tomorrow that the Congress could come together and fund a plan to fight a war. I go to a really unique coffee shop in East Plano, Texas named Fourteen Eighteen it is on 1418 on Avenue K, Texas and a young female one of the shift baristas is from a small town near Kyiv in Ukraine. She is struggling with her emotions daily about her family back home. Her friends and fellow workers and the folks in Plano love her dearly and are very protective of her. The other night 1418 had their Christmas Party for their employees, she got up and sang karaoke that night, and a smile was beaming from her face, it was a rock Ukrainian folk song, not a dry eye in the crowd of coffee drinkers. She is the future of her country that is looking very dark now
Michael, I listened in on your Zoom call on Ukraine. Was an excellent informative call and several of the suggestions sound like actionable items on chip sanctions and monetizing the confiscated Russian Assets? It does appear that the Blues and the Reds are lining up behind the countries that they want to support. Bipartisan for Israel, but mostly just the Dems on Ukraine. On support for Ukraine in January who is going to blink first with such a narrow majority in the House. Probably an imponderable question, but can the US continue funding that war Longterm without being talked into committing ground troops, is there a line once crossed that US troops will join the fray?