Europe must act – v3

Their leaders face a critical exigency,
for a vacuum looming, approaching,
if there is to be victory,
if terror is to be defeated,
if genocide will end…
 
Europe must act boldly,
the window is fast closing,
Europe must lead, now,
ignoring other voices,
defeatists, appeasers,
those ensnared in fear…
 
Champions must rise now,
ignoring those fearing escalation,
frozen in the Cold War,
seeing shadows of a monster,
believing fears of the past...
 
Europe must act now,
not merely talking, but acting,
fighting with these people,
the Heroes of this genocide,
stopping this naked aggression,
their War against Humanity...
 
They must meet this moment,
this existential crisis, terror,
a moment of clarity, of purpose,
Europe must step up today,
In this moment of reconning,…
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Edited February 23, 2025
Europe must act – v3
 
Edited February 17, 2025
giving oxygen to Evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/giving-oxygen-to-evil-v2.html
February 17, 2025
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https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/in-crucible-of-this-moment.html
Edited February 17, 2025
Negotiating with Evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/negotiating-with-evil-v2.html
edited February 15, 2025
Restored Sovereignty – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/restored-sovereignty-v2.html
edited February 15, 2025
Three years of terror, of genocide – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-years-of-terror-genocide-v2.html
March 5, 2022
Don’t give Ukraine to the Madman
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-give-ukraine-to-madman.html
 
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