There is a moral case for a settlement in Ukraine—even if the results are not what we’d prefer—this lies in recognizing that the war is destroying the country and that the longer it lasts the more extensive and enduring the damage will be. Unfortunately, this realist view will be harshly condemned.

Friday morning TGIF!

If a person tells you who he is, in this case the present occupant of the White House, believe him. This is the future what people voted for.

The rise of fascism in Germany did not start in the 1930's but long before. Sebastian Haffner memoir "Defying Hitler" shows great understanding and wisdom in describing the event since World War I.

What comes next is easy and was already seen during the first Trump term at the Lincoln Monument, but this time with his own force loyal to the Emperor, but not to the constitution: Faceless Little Green Men!

It’s not the outside I am worried about, its what lurks in the recesses of his mind.

Socrates already diagnosed the truth: “All wars are fought for money.” In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the “military-industrial complex” and its capacity for “unwarranted influence.” He could not have foreseen a U.S. defense budget surpassing one trillion dollars a year.

In 1855, during the Crimean War, the tsarist censor Alexander Nikitenko asked in despair:

“My God, so many victims. All at the behest of a mad will, drunk with absolute power... What is the point of it all?”
That question resounds with tragic clarity in 2025.

A war criminal who should be arrested and handed over to the #ICC in the Netherlands meeting another criminal. Strange world we live in!

Thank you for your erudite answer, I only wished more were blessed with your insights.

#Sunday

“Run fast enough to get there, run slow enough to see.” ~ Jimmy Buffett