Oh, dear. Did you get a visit from the Wagging Finger of Kiev? Join the club. 😄
Posted on 02/25/2024 1:51:47 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Letter to Congress from American Veteran in Ukraine Jake Broe [I am a United States Air Force veteran who served as a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer (13N). 437K subscribers 2-24-2024 17:00 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg49VcsWvd8
Excerpt: "Jake is sharing an opinion piece from an American Service veteran currently in Ukraine. An American Veteran plea arm Ukraine or Surrender Freedom. This man's name is John Roberts call sign name is Jackie Not everyone has and uses social media. Not everyone wants to be on camera.
So today, I'm going to use my platform and my voice to share his message. This is the piece that he wrote for the Kiev Independent and I'm going to read it in its entirety as an American in Avdiivka.
What is Congress doing?
I am an American Military veteran: call sign name is Jackie. I am writing from Donbas, Ukraine. I'm originally from Orange County California. I served in the US military for 8 years stationed in Colorado, South Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. I also worked as a contractor at the John F Kennedy special Warfare Center in North Carolina helping prepare our future special operators.
As an American Soldier, I have always been interested in our national security and Global interests. I am currently an assault instructor serving in the third assault Brigade in elite units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
A few days ago, we came to the rescue of Ukrainian forces who had been enduring the Russian attack on the town of Avdiivka. Our Fighters quickly destroyed two Russian brigades and kept a corridor open for Ukrainians from Avdiivka to retreat from the town. Our soldiers are true professionals undisturbed by the massive Russian Firepower being flung at them and fighting hard to gain and maintain the corridor.
One thing I teach my students is to conduct shaping operations. Essentially, to take steps by using alternative means such as artillery air power drones in our case or electronic warfare to prepare the battlefield for success of our infantry to capture their final positions. My students are very excited to employ these techniques. They train on them and use them in the battle frequently.
Ukrainian soldiers are highly motivated to fight efficiently and reduce casualties as they are making their transition from Soviet to Nato doctrinal Warfare. Our Brigade is leading this transition and using shaping operations at every level possible. Even down to the squad, we make plans, we do reconnaissance, we task support assets and we review our actions after battle to learn what we did well and what we need to change. We admit our successes and failures and we improve and grow ourselves as professionals. Because of this in battle, we are confident and unrelenting.
On the ground in Avdiivka, we felt the results of current US politics with full force.
We are accustomed to fighting with less artillery than Russia. We have already developed clever ways of using Precision fire to counter Russian Artillery. Our artillery soldiers use their U.S. provided weapons efficiently and effectively to battle the second largest military in the world. So, that while our assaulters have cover, we pierce like needles to rapidly cut Russian critical arteries. We are used to fighting under strength. We are intelligently adapted and trained to push ourselves to the highest level of combat performance. But, we cannot deliver Miracles.
We have already delivered many miracles in this war and and I sure we will continue to do so. BUT, hoping for miracles is not a reliable way to win a war.
I need to go pray and say goodbye to some more of my students and friends. These soldiers, these men and women, are incredible people. It takes weeks to teach American soldiers what Ukrainians are able to learn in hours. Their standards and self- expectations are high. They usually accomplish complex team-based tasks correctly on their first attempt. Every time they fail in training they get angry with themselves and repeat the task until it is right. I have never had to ask them to stay late or work harder. They hardly sleep. They don't complain and most of them have families. Besides not getting to spend time with their families these soldiers know that this fight is for their future and for their safety.
I am extremely disappointed in a super minor minority decision in Congress to block funding for Ukraine. They have said that we need this or that border security or health care or whatever you want to say. But, it is clear to me that this is solely about Ukraine. We didn't have proper border security or health care in 2010 or 2000 or 1990, 1980, 1970, 1960 or 1950. Our decision and ability as Americans to have funding for something we supposedly want has nothing to do with enabling Ukraine's current defense.
The problem in the US that this super minority in Congress is citing to block funding has endured since the founding of our nation in the 1700s has nothing to do with Ukraine in 2024. I am sure that France in 1776 could have come up with many excuses not to support American colonists fighting for independence from British subjugation. Foreign support in arms enabled Congress to stand today.
Now we are tasked to keep the light of Freedom lit for others. The current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wants to pour water on that fire.
We are fighting hard against impossible odds. All you need to do is help from a distance and that is a good thing for Americans. You do not want to come here. The Ukrainians are dying and it is not out of our ignorance or accident. They are dedicated to their Liberation from Soviet values and Russian oppression. They are spilling oceans of blood to join the free democracies of the world.
Ukrainians who enjoy an average income of something like $5,000 a year are the largest public donors to the war. Ukrainian soldiers purchased most of their professional equipment with their own income. This economy was already struggling before The Invasion and there are still not enough resources to fight and equip everyone.
Ukrainians are doing everything and giving everything they have for this. And, they will not stop. They are fighting for their future and they will not give-up on their future. They will not surrender to Russian capture and enslavement. They received a soft Independence in 1991 which they turned into complete self-governance and independence by 2014.
Now, Russia has come to crush them.
Thanks to U.S. Aid, Ukrainians have not been crushed. Thanks to U.S. Aid, they have taught the second largest military power in the world that might doesn't make right. Where is the Russian cruiser Moskva? Thanks to U.S. Aid, a new free nation is being born in the world.
Ukraine is not giving up. Americans we cannot give up either. I can say from living in California, Colorado, and North Carolina, that I love the United States. I love the peace and prosperity that I enjoy in the U.S. I have been to enough places around the world to know that we are blessed with the lives we live and even the hardships we sometimes endure... (con't)"
Oh, dear. Did you get a visit from the Wagging Finger of Kiev? Join the club. 😄
Hope you get home safe, bro.
Stop being a dope and get out of there.
ARTICLES - World
1. Record-breaking campaign: over a thousand events held in support of Ukraine in 69 countries on 24 February
Ukrainska Pravda
Sunday, 25 February 2024, 19:48
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/25/7443665/
On 24 February, Ukrainian communities and diaspora organizations in 69 countries held 1,023 events in support of Ukraine.
SOURCE: Ukrainska Pravda
DETAILS:
Events took place in 746 cities in 69 countries on every continent of the world, including Antarctica.
Participants in the record-breaking global campaign registered their events on an interactive map created jointly by the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) and Ukrainska Pravda.
The countries where the largest number of events took place were Germany, the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Canada.
In Prague, a large-scale rally in support of Ukraine was opened by Czech President Petr Pavel, and in Brussels, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders joined the mass demonstration.
Members of the 28th Ukrainian Antarctic expedition recorded a video message from Antarctica.
A photo report of the global event is available on the UWC website.
2. Stand With Ukraine global rally unfolds in over 700 cities, 69 countries.
#UWC- Ukrainian World News
Sunday, 25 February 2024 19:48
https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/stand-with-ukraine-global-rally-unfolds-in-over-700-cities-69-countries-updating/
“Today, on February 24, worldwide mass rallies are unfolding as part of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) StandWithUkraine global advocacy campaign. Marking the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a war that has spanned a decade, supporters in over 700 cities across 69 countries are rallying in solidarity with Ukraine. The UWC is providing live updates on these events.” excerpt
Another Hallmark Moments self-help post by mommy.
My gosh, you are enough to gag 3 billy goats and a maggot.
Did you find this meme on a grade school bulletin board?
You can tell you’re getting to mommy when she starts posting juvenile crap like this.
”Lighten up, Francis.”
All ok. Suffice to say, you represent yourself much differently than you have in other forums.<
OOOOOOO, Jane, you have been warned by the omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent mommy!
She hates being questioned or challenged.
Prepare for the worst.
LOL ... yeah...it’s one thing, on her silly thread....but, to PM me, takes it to a whole new level of Wagging Finger of Kiev 😂
“OOOOOOO, Jane, you have been warned by the omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent mommy! She hates being questioned or challenged. Prepare for the worst.”
All’s well. No worries from me. :)
Just ignore her comment.
All ok. Suffice to say, you represent yourself much differently than you have in other forums.
No, all is NOT okay.
You’re way out of line, chickie ... again, I’ve NEVER supported this sham war, nor, the sham dancer grifter, who’s now begging for even MORE of our hard earned tax dollars.
Your VERY judgmental PM admonishing me, is what’s “NOT kind”.
Suffice it to say....you represent yourself as a hypocritical nutcase, with your support of the grifter, with your 95% spam threads, your pathetic comments about your wanting to ‘be kind’, and, that I present myself much differently “than other forums”. Say what??
Different from what? Your dreams? Your fantasy land? I don’t converse with you on this, or any other forum. Give an example, to back up your loony post, UMustCRevenue “mom”.
And, get help!
I love this lady! You can see the laughing twinkle in her eye and she points in emphatic agreement with you! She has worked hard in life and should be admired for her independent spirit. I guess it is really about how you accept, relate and respect other people :)
“don’t converse with you on this, or any other forum. Give an example”
You will probably I met you on the Prayer Vigil forum.
UPDATE
n 24 February, in addition to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the prime ministers of Italy, Canada and Belgium arrived in Kyiv to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Later on Saturday, Meloni plans to hold a video conference of the G7 leaders, where Italy currently holds the presidency, from Kyiv, and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be invited to the meeting.
President Zelenskiy said today 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion two years ago, giving the first official figure for more than a year.
Zelenskiy told a news conference in Kyiv that he would not disclose the number of wounded because it would help Russian military planning.
“31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in this war. Not 300,000, not 150,000 ... Putin is lying there ... But nevertheless, this is a big loss for us.”
“Wagging Finger of Kiev”. That’s funny.
Yep that’s Rev Great Grandma.
Put down the crack pipe. You are repeatedly posting to yourself.
I have heard of dancing with yourself but not posting with yourself.
“You are repeatedly posting to yourself.”
Truly, I deeply didn’t want to cause her embarrassment
a) I’ve never ‘met you’ on the Prayer Vigil Forum.
b) Are you trying to use a FR religion thread/a person’s faith to accuse a poster of ‘presenting differently’ from thread to thread?? Because that’s what it sounds like you are hypocritically trying to do.
Which, of course, is false...and, HIGHLY frowned upon, at this establishment.
YOU posted to me, on this thread, first (after you PMd me your pathetic message), and, in my few replies, to you, I’ve not posted ONE thing, that contradicts my faith. YOU are not worthy to judge me/my faith.
Now, you have truly crossed the line.
“Yep that’s Rev Great Grandma.”
Apparently, you want to promote me.
Your promotion is well earned. Congrats.
Thank you.
But, not quite accurate given normal definition :)
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