60 Miles was Too Close
In 1962, the United States found out the Soviet Union was placing nuclear missiles in Cuba.
With Cuba being 60 miles from Florida, President Kennedy determined this was a threat to US sovereignty and could be interpreted as an act of war. In reality, it was a combined Soviet/Cuban response to OUR aggressive moves in 1961. We had secretly put missiles in Italy and Turkey and had started a low-intensity conflict in Cuba.
Yeah, we started it.
The entire US military was put on alert. A naval blockade was established, cutting Cuba off from the rest of the world and preventing more missiles from reaching the island. Armed aircraft were flying patrols and reconnaissance. Things were tense.
Eventually, President Kennedy threatened nuclear war if the missiles weren't removed from Cuba. The world was on eggshells.
The Soviets blinked. The missiles were removed. Nuclear disaster was averted. Kennedy was lauded as courageous and tough. He was a hero. He also removed our missiles from Turkey, and we promised never to invade Cuba again, but no one really talks about that.
Today, there are 31 NATO nations that border Russia. THIRTY ONE. And they border Russia. Not sixty miles away. They actually touch Russia.
NATO has continued to add nations to its charter as a direct threat to Russia. NATO is an alliance that exists to counteract Russia and Russian influences in Eastern Europe. NATO is the enemy of Russia. It has been since the days of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact nations.
Very much like Kennedy in 1961, NATO actions started this.
With the fall of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, Russia has no protection from its greatest threat: NATO. There is no buffer. There isn’t even 60 miles of water. We felt threatened in 1961. Russia has felt threatened since 1999 and it continues to grow as NATO creeps closer and closer. I won’t even get into the informal agreements about expansion between NATO and Russia that NATO has violated.
So, why was it courageous and heroic for Kennedy to threaten to destroy the world because of missiles in Cuba, but Putin is evil because he sees his #1 enemy closing in and has tried to establish a buffer? Why is it OK for President Kennedy to threaten to end civilization in the name of peace, but President Trump tries to end a war in the name of peace, and he is the villain?
Because Americans have always been particular about what history they pay attention to, and which side is telling the fairytale. It used to matter which side of the conflict told the story. Sadly, now it matters which side of the aisle tells the story.
The reality is, most Americans don’t really care about Ukraine. Many think the war started in 2022 and not in 2014. They don’t know about Georgia in 2008. This isn’t about Putin and Russian expansion. It isn’t about Zelensky and defending Ukraine. It isn’t about the people of Ukraine defending their freedom. This is about Americans virtue signaling. This is about the mainstream media and the American attention span. This is about hating President Trump. This is about American Politics.
The American public’s support of Ukraine and their crush on Mr. Tactical T-Shirt have been manufactured by the Democrat Party and the State-Run Media because it fits their narrative. It feeds their appetite for war and killing. It makes them a LOT of money. And it gives them a tool they can manipulate when elections come around.
The last thing the Democrats want is a peaceful end to this war at the hands of President Trump. They don’t want it to end at all, but they certainly don’t want it to end that way.
So, the Democrats and the Media will continue to convince the American public that war and killing is the right thing to do. Yes, the death of hundreds of thousands of people is the right thing. Yes, the destruction of cities is the right thing. Yes, the elimination of an entire generation of Ukrainians is the right thing. Yes, standing up to Putin is the right thing even if it destroys our economy.
Because they need this war for the next election cycle. They would rather destroy Ukraine and retain power than negotiate for peace and give President Trump a victory. They would rather allow millions of illegal aliens to cross our border than give President Trump a victory. They would rather shut down the entire country for a fabricated pandemic than give President Trump a victory. They would rather pump your food full of harmful chemicals than give President Trump a victory.
That’s who they are. That’s who they have always been.
I’m just glad the Cuban Missile Crisis isn’t happening now. They would likely vote to nuke the planet rather than give President Trump a victory because 60 miles is too close.