Paralyzed by red-lines – v2

Drinking the Kool Aid of the Cold War,
paralyzed by red-lines, threats,
amidst constant escalation,
not wanting to cross a line,
the other side has obliterated…
 
From our safety, our comfort,
we set rules of engagement,
but we are making heroes martyrs,
in the lie, the canard of neutrality,
the myth of restriction, of restraint…
 
Drinking the Kool-Aid of the Cold War,
paralyzed by red-lines, warnings,
making allies a bleeding proxy,
our own lives unaffected,
while they scream out in pain…
 
From our safety, our comfort,
setting lines not to cross,
gifting the aggressor freedom,
to use terror and genocide,
day upon day, month after month…
 
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Edited August 20, 2024
Paralyzed by red-lines – v2
 
About US policy limiting the use of US provided weapons
inside Russia by Ukraine’s military.
Edited August 19, 2024
The dead cry out – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-cry-out-v2.html
Edited August 19, 2024
Neutrality is a myth, a lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/neutrality-is-myth-lie.html
August 19, 2024
Paralyzed by red-lines
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/paralyzed-by-red-lines.html
August 19, 2024
Neutrality is a myth
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/neutrality-is-myth.html
August 3, 2024
The dead cry out
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-cry-out.html
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
Edited July 22, 2024
Resolve personified – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/resolve-personified-v2.html
July 20, 2024
Resolve personified
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/resolve-personified.html
&
Edited July 20, 2024
A just peace must rise – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/a-just-peace-must-rise-v3.html
June 29, 2024
X post by Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
https://x.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1806999435559289050
at @DubrovnikForum in Croatia
Edited June 29, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/listen-to-cries-of-these-people-v2.html
Edited June 28, 2024
May the carnage end – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end-v2.html
 
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