Vladimir Putin vs. Volodymyr Zelensky
Gingrich opens the article by saying "The best way to understand the current extraordinarily dangerous tragedy in Ukraine is to imagine a fight between a bear, a lion, and a bunny rabbit. The bear of course is Russia, as President Ronald Reagan brilliantly evoked in his 1984 re-election commercial 'The Bear.' As the narrator said: 'There is a bear in the woods. For some people, the bear is easy to see. Others don’t see it at all. Some people say the bear is tame. Others say it’s vicious and dangerous. Since no one can really be sure who’s right, isn’t it smart to be as strong as the bear? If there is a bear.'" This is the extended version of the Reagan ad:
Gingrich continues, saying "We now know the bear is real and it is on the move. Vladimir Putin is a classic example of a strong, ruthless Russian leader. Yet, virtually every analysis of Putin’s motives and actions are wrong, because our supposed experts keep applying Ivy League standards of rationality, timidity, and reasonableness to him. Meanwhile, he reflects none of those values."It's generally thought that the use of Hitler in conversations is a debate loser. This time, it isn't. It's widely thought that Putin is the 21st Century Hitler. Hitler's paranoia and ruthlessness appear to be part of Putin's personality, too.
The Lion has turned out to be the Ukrainian people and their president. Their courage and willingness to fight and die for their country and freedom has come as an enormous shock to Russia and the Ivy League educated rational leftists who dominate the American national security establishment.
As an example of the complete misunderstanding of the Ukrainian lion’s courage, on Feb. 5, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley said that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours if a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine happened. Having been wrong about Ukrainian courage and resistance, Milley is currently being incompetent about getting effective military aid to the Ukrainians.
While Putin is similar to Hitler, Zelensky is similar to Churchill. When Germany started bombing the British, I can't picture Churchill thinking he'd finish on the winning side of WWII. Still, that's what happened. Churchill visited the neighborhoods to remind the people that he was in the fight with them. The British were inspired by Churchill like Ukraine is inspired by Zelensky.That leads us to the final animal:
The American Eagle apparently flew out of the White House when Biden moved in. It has been said that an army of lions led by a sheep will lose to an army of sheep led by a lion. It is clear from everything the Biden team has done that they are beyond sheep status. The Biden bunny is the only symbol that fits the timidity, confusion, and just plain stupidity which defines the current American policy.
Biden punishes the American oil and gas industry while buying from Russia and subsidizing Putin’s military adventure (far more than any sanctions will cost Putin). Biden refuses to build liquified natural gas ports to help the Europeans quit using Russian natural gas. Biden is refusing to help Ukraine with targeting information, because it might be an escalation (when you watch a nuclear reactor burning and cities being bombed, only a bunny can be worried about escalation). Finally, Biden is relying on the Russian Ambassador in Vienna to get the Iranians to agree to a terrible American collapse on the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
It's time for the Biden administration to show toughness instead of just shooting their mouths off. Nothing I've seen is what I'd consider wise. Most of what I've heard from Biden on foreign policy/national security I'd consider foolishness. Think of this: Biden thinks that rednecks in Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama are dangerous. Despite that, Biden apparently thinks that Iran, Russia and Venezuela are perfect trading partners for oil.That's the definition of stupidity!
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