it's fine

 What's happening in the Ukraine? Sure, don't hear a lot about that these days, do you? Oh, there is an occasional mention if you are really paying attention to the news, but it is far from the headlines. Are you distracted enough yet. The whole money, arms, and aid thing to Ukraine is being kept very low key. The only thing you really hear is that the temporary budget, the extension or whatever does not include funding for Ukraine. The war rages on however, just in the background. But what's happening in Ukraine? The Ukrainian forces have dug in close to a river and the Russians are using drones to attack. The Russians are also warning about a nuclear attack. It wouldn't be their fault, but they will respond to that! I didn't hear that on the news though, had to look it up through other sources. 

 Meanwhile over in the Gaza strip there has been a temporary ceasefire as Hamas gets its troops returned. Make no mistake about that. The real reason Hamas made any agreement was to get their fighters back and it had nothing to do with being humanitarian. The deal gives them three fighters in return for every woman or child they managed to kidnap, abduct or capture when they invaded Israel. Yes, when they attacked and killed innocent people and dragged some off into their holes in the Gaza strip. But they are willing to trade them back for their fighters, so they can rejoin the battle! It isn't a prisoner exchange, it's extortion. 

 I admit if it were someone from my family, I would make that deal without hesitation. Those people have done nothing to be involved in any of this. The issue is negotiating with criminals. That's what Hamas is, a group of thugs, criminals, and terrorists funded by Iran and other terror organizations from around the world. Their stated purpose is the elimination of the Jews. Hamas has been ruling the Gaza strip and has certainly done nothing of value for the people living there. Everything that has happened to the people in the Gaza strip is the direct result of Hamas. Israel didn't attack the Gaza strip, Israel didn't take any innocent Palestinians as hostages. Those calling themselves Palestinian are not all Muslims or members of Hamas. The Palestinians suffering as a result of this war have only Hamas to blame! 

  So far, the United States has given 75 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine. Biden is asking Congress for an additional 37.7 billion dollars in the latest budget request before December 16. We have also given 260 billion dollars in aid to Israel since the end of WW2. All of that is just a drop in the bucket when you look at the big picture. The United States taxpayers have been footing the bill for decades while our own infrastructure has been crumbling, our economy struggling and going into debt to the tune of over 31 trillion dollars. 

 Yes, over 31 trillion! 3.75 trillion of those dollars has been given away in foreign aid since WW2. Over ten percent of our national debt has been expended on charity. We are on the brink of defaulting on our debts. We have to borrow money. Where are we borrowing that money from. Japan owns the largest share at about 1.2 trillion dollars in United States securities. Following WW2, the United States gave 2.2 billion dollars to Japan for reconstruction. That's 18 billion in todays' money. We owe China over 967 billion. Great Britian we owe about 615 billion. Foreign governments hold about 30% of the United States public debt. 

 But we won't talk about any of that. We won't talk about Ukraine and what the Russians are doing. We are now focusing our attention on a relatively small group of terrorist thugs, making deals with them. A good number of our citizens are now protesting in the streets in support of those thugs! But we can't talk about that either. We are supposed to ignore the real threat of widespread warfare, including the use of tactical nuclear weapons, to avoid offending those supporting Hamas. We have members of Congress supporting them as well! 

 And why is that? The official line is the strategic importance of the area. Trade is controlled through that region of the world. It is also the area that supplies natural resources, especially oil that is vital to the United States. It is the focal point for the majority of the world's conflicts. There is fighting in Nigeria, Myanmar, Colombia and Syria going on right now. You don't hear much about that because it doesn't really affect us. They don't have a lot to offer us. 

 The United States did not support the two state solution proposed by the United Nations in 1947. We abstained from the vote. We abstained from that vote because we were afraid of offending the Arab nations. They have the oil remember. Then President Truman did recognize Israel as an independent state, however. We have supported Israel ever since. We just assumed the stance with the Arab nations, not our fault, we didn't vote for that. We surely didn't want to offend the Jewish community either. Playing the role of peacekeeper isn't an easy task. 

 It also leads to others believing you are weak. Name a war we have won since WW2. The list is short, zero. All we have done is send money, material and troops to engage in these battles. It begins with money, then advisors and materials. We should be paying attention to all of that, but we are being distracted. Our country is being invaded and we are being told they are just migrants. The economy is on the brink of collapse. The bill of rights is under constant attack. Our republic is in serious jeopardy, but we are being distracted. The bait is "free" stuff. Everything will be free for everyone. Free healthcare, free housing, free food. Just look the other way, everything will be fine.