Should Joseph Kennedy Sr have become president instead of FDR, then I'm afraid we would not have had to imagine that "the president of the United States had rung up Hitler, reflected on “the Great History of our Nations”, and then talked about jointly ending “the War with Germany/Britain”."
Kennedy openly advocated for support for Hitler especially during the Blitz when he was US Ambassador to England. All that stopped this earlier Elon Musk oligarch from taking the Republican nomination and possibly beating Rosevelt was the untimely (for him) attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese and the immediate declaration of war by Germany on America. If Hitler hadn't jumped the gun, Kennedy's strong following with Charles Lindburgh and the American isolationalists of the time were popular enough at the time to really give FDR a run for his money in the general election.
One final historical parallel - Kennedy Sr and LiLindburgh were the public face of a host of American industrialist who invested heavily in German manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, litteraly powering and financing a lot of Germany's 1930's pre war production. Elon's proproteges....
I abhor the decoupling the USA from European (and possibly from Japanese and South Korean) security.
We are, all of us, not merely allies with common interests — we are friends with shared values.
Nonetheless, the United Kingdom and France each currently has the tools -- until my countrymen regain their senses -- to maintain a semblance of stability: submarine-launched thermonuclear ICBMs.
One year ago, the then-German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party, suggested a joint Anglo-French thermonuclear shield over European democracies, in the event of Trump's return to the White House:
Putin has ignored treaties and agreements on Ukrainian sovereignty.
However, like other bullies, the Russian dictator respects strength.
I suggest that the British and French Governments recall the sage words of a Yorkshire-born Mississippi River steamboat gambler, William "Canada Bill" Jones:
"A Smith & Wesson beats four aces."
I have yet to learn of an aggressor who took a chance invading democracies protected by a thermonuclear deterrent.
The Anglo-French thermonuclear Entente Cordiale could even be extended to Japan and South Korea.
In addition, the European Union and the United Kingdom could dust off the Pleven Plan of 1950, written by Common Market founding father Jean Monnet and endorsed by Churchill, calling for a European Defense Community.
In 1950, the European Defense Community was intended to supplement NATO.
Sadly, today, a renewed European defense effort may have to *substitute* for NATO. Such an effort would build upon the Eurocorps, already composed of 11 member countries.
There are rewards for American and European politicians who speak up *now* for the cause of freedom.
History — and voters — will remember their names.
Recall that, in the Thirties, three anti-appeasement politicians -- Churchill, Eden, and Macmillan -- were among a tiny minority within their own party.
Yet, ultimately, those three men led the British Government or the Conservative Party for more than 24 years, ruling from 10 Downing Street for most of that time.
In truth, the Europeans have no one to blame but themselves for the situation in Ukraine. Three years of war, and they are still waiting for the Americans? Their cowardice and lack of historical knowledge are glaring.
The Ukrainian people… assisted by a ‘woke’ European Union who knows the dangers of Russian aggression. They know he cannot be appeased. America lost its way.. by following Narcissistic Trump & his band of clowns.
What are legitimate views of Putin, if any, regarding the sovereignty of Ukraine? Wasn't Ukraine a part of Russia/USSR for most of the 20th Century? There is a basis in fact for Putin's claims. Can we reasonably assume his views, beliefs and values can be ignored while we still believe "peace" can be established?
Most in the US assume we would never give in to Putin. Why do we assume Putin will give in us?
If Ukraine has a right to independence, free from Russia's control, then is it a universal principle among nations that any separatist or independence movement has equal legitimacy?
Was Lincoln right in denying independence to South Carolina and other states that voted for independence from the United States? Did Biafrans have a right to separate from the Federal Government of Nigeria? Did the 13 colonies have a right to separate from England? Or more recently, didn't Canadians consider the Quebec separatist movement a legitimate claim that only failed by a few votes? My memory is that most Canadians were quite willing to consider an outcome that would have allowed Quebec to leave the union.
Ukraine was never savable. They allowed themselves to be the tool of the WEF/Davos/NATO/US cabal being directed by EU neo-fuedal globalists who wanted to destabilize Russia in order to loot it.
The US had no national interest in what happens to Ukraine. It's a European problem at best that they used our State Department hegemonists and CIA color revolutionists to create. That isn't being a Putin apologist it's just the facts and reality. But the West having put Putin in the driver's seat in negotiations, I have no doubt this former KGB officer will take full advantage.
As usual the British will be nowhere near the negotiating table. We were major players in 1938 and 1945. 80 years of peace has led to this state of affairs and I can only hope that Europe awakens to the challenge where one one, Russia, China or America, would think we could be left out of the reckoning.
Should Joseph Kennedy Sr have become president instead of FDR, then I'm afraid we would not have had to imagine that "the president of the United States had rung up Hitler, reflected on “the Great History of our Nations”, and then talked about jointly ending “the War with Germany/Britain”."
Kennedy openly advocated for support for Hitler especially during the Blitz when he was US Ambassador to England. All that stopped this earlier Elon Musk oligarch from taking the Republican nomination and possibly beating Rosevelt was the untimely (for him) attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese and the immediate declaration of war by Germany on America. If Hitler hadn't jumped the gun, Kennedy's strong following with Charles Lindburgh and the American isolationalists of the time were popular enough at the time to really give FDR a run for his money in the general election.
One final historical parallel - Kennedy Sr and LiLindburgh were the public face of a host of American industrialist who invested heavily in German manufacturing and pharmaceuticals, litteraly powering and financing a lot of Germany's 1930's pre war production. Elon's proproteges....
I abhor the decoupling the USA from European (and possibly from Japanese and South Korean) security.
We are, all of us, not merely allies with common interests — we are friends with shared values.
Nonetheless, the United Kingdom and France each currently has the tools -- until my countrymen regain their senses -- to maintain a semblance of stability: submarine-launched thermonuclear ICBMs.
One year ago, the then-German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner of the Free Democratic Party, suggested a joint Anglo-French thermonuclear shield over European democracies, in the event of Trump's return to the White House:
https://www.euronews.com/2024/02/15/german-minister-calls-for-british-and-french-nuclear-weapons-to-protect-europe
Putin has ignored treaties and agreements on Ukrainian sovereignty.
However, like other bullies, the Russian dictator respects strength.
I suggest that the British and French Governments recall the sage words of a Yorkshire-born Mississippi River steamboat gambler, William "Canada Bill" Jones:
"A Smith & Wesson beats four aces."
I have yet to learn of an aggressor who took a chance invading democracies protected by a thermonuclear deterrent.
The Anglo-French thermonuclear Entente Cordiale could even be extended to Japan and South Korea.
In addition, the European Union and the United Kingdom could dust off the Pleven Plan of 1950, written by Common Market founding father Jean Monnet and endorsed by Churchill, calling for a European Defense Community.
In 1950, the European Defense Community was intended to supplement NATO.
Sadly, today, a renewed European defense effort may have to *substitute* for NATO. Such an effort would build upon the Eurocorps, already composed of 11 member countries.
There are rewards for American and European politicians who speak up *now* for the cause of freedom.
History — and voters — will remember their names.
Recall that, in the Thirties, three anti-appeasement politicians -- Churchill, Eden, and Macmillan -- were among a tiny minority within their own party.
Yet, ultimately, those three men led the British Government or the Conservative Party for more than 24 years, ruling from 10 Downing Street for most of that time.
Mark Bernkopf
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Yes, our common values is to get rich by doing business with Russian oligarchs.
In truth, the Europeans have no one to blame but themselves for the situation in Ukraine. Three years of war, and they are still waiting for the Americans? Their cowardice and lack of historical knowledge are glaring.
The Ukrainian people… assisted by a ‘woke’ European Union who knows the dangers of Russian aggression. They know he cannot be appeased. America lost its way.. by following Narcissistic Trump & his band of clowns.
What are legitimate views of Putin, if any, regarding the sovereignty of Ukraine? Wasn't Ukraine a part of Russia/USSR for most of the 20th Century? There is a basis in fact for Putin's claims. Can we reasonably assume his views, beliefs and values can be ignored while we still believe "peace" can be established?
Most in the US assume we would never give in to Putin. Why do we assume Putin will give in us?
If Ukraine has a right to independence, free from Russia's control, then is it a universal principle among nations that any separatist or independence movement has equal legitimacy?
Was Lincoln right in denying independence to South Carolina and other states that voted for independence from the United States? Did Biafrans have a right to separate from the Federal Government of Nigeria? Did the 13 colonies have a right to separate from England? Or more recently, didn't Canadians consider the Quebec separatist movement a legitimate claim that only failed by a few votes? My memory is that most Canadians were quite willing to consider an outcome that would have allowed Quebec to leave the union.
Ukraine was never savable. They allowed themselves to be the tool of the WEF/Davos/NATO/US cabal being directed by EU neo-fuedal globalists who wanted to destabilize Russia in order to loot it.
The US had no national interest in what happens to Ukraine. It's a European problem at best that they used our State Department hegemonists and CIA color revolutionists to create. That isn't being a Putin apologist it's just the facts and reality. But the West having put Putin in the driver's seat in negotiations, I have no doubt this former KGB officer will take full advantage.
As usual the British will be nowhere near the negotiating table. We were major players in 1938 and 1945. 80 years of peace has led to this state of affairs and I can only hope that Europe awakens to the challenge where one one, Russia, China or America, would think we could be left out of the reckoning.