No more half-measures - v2

No more half-measures,
Weasel-words undercutting,
Fearing escalations,
Sanctions of vapor,
Fawning appeasement,
Allies too timid to act…
 
Now is the moment, clarity,
For resolve, for vision,
Coming together, united,
Victory for Ukraine,
Defeat of the enemy,
Our only choice.
 
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Edited April 29, 2024
No more half-measures - v2
 
April 29, 2024
No more half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-more-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Defeated by half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/defeated-by-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Kyiv
https://twitter.com/jensstoltenberg/status/1784919250961907863
“Important to visit Kyiv again and meet with President @ZelenskyyUa.
The situation is difficult, but it is not too late for #Ukraine to prevail –
and more support is on the way. #NATO is also stepping up for the long haul,
putting Ukraine on an irreversible path to the Alliance.”
&
The State Department @StateDept posted a video on April 27,
https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1784311555233841255
with the text, "Ukraine stands for values we all share: democracy,
self-determination, freedom. We are #UnitedWithUkraine."
#StandWithUkraine
The administration’s critics are correct, this is not a winning strategy; there is no end game, no goal, in merely standing with, being united with, in just providing military hardware #Ukraine critically needs.
State Department, please prepare another video, with the title, "Ukraine Will Win". 
Align our language and our actions to meet this promise. 
#UkraineWillWin #StandWithUkraine
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April 25, 2024 post by @NATO on X,
https://twitter.com/NATO/status/1783433117144903717
"We are committed to supporting #Ukraine and paving the way
for a just and lasting #peace in #Europe"
Language matters.
#NATO should state unequivocally, 
"We are committed to #Ukraine's #victory and creating a just and lasting #peace in #Europe."
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Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v3.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
March 19, 2024
Statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3710899/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-20th-ukraine/
at Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting:
“The United States will not let Ukraine fail.
This coalition will not let Ukraine fail, and
the free world will not let Ukraine fail,”
Neither “win” or “victory” were in Austin’s opening remarks…
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Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.html
 
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