As Traditional Values collide with Progressive Hopes and Visions. The old are syncretized to fit the new. As a Noticer, I observe, I research and I share. Join me in exploring the effects of CHANGE and the events that drive it in culture, media and politics through dynamics in Practice and Policy across the globe. This is truly an amazing time to be living! For other types of postings, paste jackandcarla-youtube to your browser and open and explore posts and Powerlinks.
My photo depicts a competition for the reserve currency status in the world today. The U.S. dollar has provided the world with a sustained stable benchmark for many decades. This has been a win for most countries to this point. This status has also guaranteed our currency a relatively stable value in comparison to others. But with the frequent recent shut downs of the market and the competitive forces of China with her Belt and Road policy combined with her 5G technology, the Yuan, or perhaps even an electronic non paper currency based on the Yuan could supplant the Dollar as the word's reserve system.
As our capitalistic economies stagger to a halt in response to this Covid 19 pestilence. Our very way of doing business could unravel. This shake up could be so extreme that returning to the old system may be impossible. The change could be a very dramatic change, just as the 911 event completely changed travel.
For decades China has advanced a kinder and gentler revolution, through extensions of capitalistic debt and exercising their global right of capitalistic ownership. With the arrival of President Trump in the White House, China's incursion into the U.S. has decreased abruptly. But China continues to be persistent shifting her focus to effectively ensnare and even seize control of many areas in the world, especially targeting weaker and more impoverished nations in strategic military locations.
On the day to day, these debts may seem manageable, but with the instability of this present crisis we could see a push for change. We could even see a push for the Yuan to be accepted as the world reserve currency. Perhaps the Chinese Government will offer major or complete debt relief to countries that accept this currency change offer. This would lessen the debt load for most countries, including our US of A. But if our current reserve status was supplanted, the expansion of dollars created for the domestic bailout could cause our currency to go down the same road as Argentina's or Venezuela's. Recently China has extended astounding amounts of international debt in their massive push by building railroads and highways and ports as well as hospitals and schools... to create both human and financial capital through their strategic investments across the globe.
These are excerpts. The initial tittle and summation of the article seem misleading. I suggest you (click the link above) to read the full article.
Currently the Saudi led OPEC oil trade has been the anchor that cements the U.S. Dollar's into the World Reserve Currency Status. But with the current resistance to oil trade and oil consumption in response to global warming and the disruptions in the Saudi Kingdom with the Saudi family's recent near death illness and in-family assassination attempts, there is significant instability. Will the Kingdom be able to maintain their control? Or could we soon morph into a completely new economic system?
The Dragon's Breath,...
An accidental Pandemic
This link is to an interesting article by Steven Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute, author and writer in the New York Post writes about activities that occurred at the epicenter of this current pandemic.
Virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan Claims Coronavirus Lab 'Cover-Up'
Made Her Flee China ( September, 11 2020)
Below is a screen shot, of the page and the video that was not directly accessible through Blogger.
Note disclaimer from University of Hong Kong on last line of text. Post published Sept 16, 2020 Tucker Carlson show see link below to see video interview.
Only the future will hold the answer to these questions. Currently my statements on changes in the world's Reserve Currency are merely presumption. To my knowledge, no official statements about Reserve Currency have been made. But in this very competitive and ever changing world, vigilantly looking ahead with an awareness of Bible prophesy in mind, is important. Reserve Currency may change, or a parallel series of events could bring the imposition of a similar intensely controlled global economic system that includes the removal of freedom to worship as is described in the book of Revelation.
As Christian man, watching for the signs of Christ's return, I find these events worthy of attention. As many of you may know, I have been following events that appear to correlate with Bible prophecies for some time. A list of them related to past global scares and climate change events can be found in the videos and commentary in the link below.
clicklinkbelow(not picture) to see a correlation of video listings and commentary on global events predicted in Bible Prophesy.
If you find any of this troubling, or would like further explanation, I suggest that you seek out and talk to a person of the Christian faith in your sphere of friends. This writing is not meant to cause alarm. It is meant to awaken those that have been comfortably sleeping in this land of plenty.
Most of the world’s major religions have either cancelled or drastically curtailed their festivals involving large gatherings of people. And there are many!
The Hindu festival Rama Navami, is on April 2nd,
Sikh festival of Vaisakhi is a April 5th,
The Jewish Passover begins on April 8th,
Easter for Western Christianity is April 12th,
Easter in Eastern Orthodox churches on April 17,
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins around 23 April.
The Basilica in Rome was closed off and public masses and funerals were cancelled.
Most churches across the world have already advised congregants to stay home due to official bans on services of worship and most people are deciding simply to stay at home.
The Greek Orthodox church, however, has refused to suspend the ritual of worship.
Ramadan for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims Friday prayers have already been suspended across the Middle East as a result of the virus.
Saudi Arabia has banned overseas pilgrims from performing umrah to the holy sites of Mecca and Medina and to the hajj in July.
The Muslim Council of Britain are considering the suspension of congregational prayers and events,
Jews and Christians wishing to visit Israel for the Passover and Easter holidays are effectively barred from visiting the historical sites.
US synagogues are cancelling all communal events.
The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, an outspoken Hindu, announced he would not take part in public celebrations and has advised India's people to also avoid large gatherings.
USA vs China: The new cold war on the horizon | DW Analysis
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In Johnathan Swift's 1726 Novel "Gulliver's Travels." The Irish writer and clergyman highlighted an international war that sprung from a dispute over egg eating.
It seems that today we are not so different as we cling to poorly thought out allegiances and hurl insult and punishment toward those that stray from our preferred models of honor, focus and style.
In pondering, I consider. What could the these egg eaters represent? Could he be describing personality styles in leadership? Are we emotionally captivated by our leaders? Perhaps you prefer a collaborative, even comforting leader that models perseverance and patience. A kind of patience that truly enjoys small end of the egg eating? A minimalist that ponders and savors. Could this leader exemplify those that aspire to idealistic social reforms? Leaders of poise and tactful argument. Seeming intellectual visionaries that often feign certainty with great social prowess. Activists leaders who remodel the cultural landscape to fit their fancy.
Or in contrast, you could prefer the seemingly simple but forceful style of those that eat the large end first. These forceful eaters get right to the point of the matter, which often chides with the aspirations of their idealistic opponents. They replace theoretical goals with tangible self serving strategies to achieve more predictable results. These leaders may lazily circumvent or even discard formalities in both policy and protocol as they re-institutionalize the practical benefits of common effort and the everyday joys of mundane reality.
And so as the conflicts rage and the fires roar,
And we obediently take our places on the battle lines. Which will it be?
But consider, the ongoing resistance leading to the Impeachment, and today's resurrection of seemingly arbitrary court conflicts?
What is your opinion?
With this leader? Are his goals too practical for today's elite? Are they too practical for you?
In your eyes, was his strategy wrong, or was he right to resist the Impeachment and other attacks on his leadership? Was he too devious or too effective when he exercised all available rights to self protection and privacy by law?
Should he have displayed humility and sought quick reconciliation? Would you have preferred tactful explanation and gestures of reassuring self disclosure? How do think he should have dissuade his accusers. How should he reassure the undecided?
this video below describes why less with the law may be more..
And finally, Why such intense animosity for this particular leader?
Below historian Dr. Victor Davis Hanson describes how, valued, the "Useful Maverick," can be in the seemingly critical moment. He also reflects on the harsh correction and rejection they often receive as they fail to fit in according to expectation.
Billy's effort and accomplishment far exceeded any right
wing or left wing political agenda. The seeds of hope that germinated from his
efforts ultimately freed Eastern Europe, which allowed me to
see my East German birth family.
Unlike Bush's assumption of welcome acceptance in replacing a dictatorship
with a democracy in Iraq,
Billy preached a call for personal submission to God's word and acts of
obedience to the Gospel's call for repentance and reconciliation.
And unlike Obama's seemingly justified call from Cairo University for activism,
protests and political uprisings to expand civil rights that soon lead to chaotic insurgencies and
even terrorist states or Trump's puzzling but powerful, "White
House," endorsements of Turkey's strongman Erdogan...
Billy preached the,
"Gospel,"...
.... a call of personal surrender to a divine
order,.....a call to freedom from the bondage of personal sin and all acts of
oppression toward self and others.
…a Gospel that empowers every willing believer to walk away
from their baser nature and become alive to a new nature. A nature that more than defines
true social justice.
Not a top down reform, imposed through punishments or
sanctions, but internal freedoms that empower deeply flawed and undeserving individuals
to experiencea much higher, more just
government, one reflecting hopes of a higher Kingdom and more purposeful self
rule. Clink the picture below to See a very
In stark contrast, our Humanistic efforts are far more definable
and seem much more responsible. Surely seeking the best solutions from a
synthesis of the brightest minds on the globe is preferable to trusting an
unseen God's benevolence for our future. Can we really trust in religious
principles to achieve social justice and freedom from oppression.
Isn’t religious zeal a chief cause of oppression! And what about our ever expanding desire for personal autonomy and our ever evolving search for personal happiness? Can mere religion save us from our internal longings
and the sources of unhappiness we seek to avoid? Will religious mandates save our
Planet? What about the self imposed patterns of destruction we so readily embrace? If we
refuse to explore or fail to implement the best known solutions, how can we possibly survive?
Today, as in the past, we face serious fearful problems,
sobering problems! It seems imperative that we fully commit to addressing these
worst fears and strive earnestly to create comprehensive solutions through our best human efforts.
So how have these Humanistic efforts worked out?
Are we better off since committing to these approaches on a global scale? What real solutions have we already implemented and how have they served us?
With the advent of the atomic age, we have attempted to
assure world safety and avoid the harmful fallout of nuclear conflict by
creating the policy of (MAD) Mutually Assured Destruction. For the last 60 years it has guaranteed an automated escalation of nuclear retaliation. One that would achieve the unthinkable, a near absolute nuclear holocaust to be followed by an extended nuclear winter. An action waiting to be triggered by any key party that initiates a nuclear attack. But lets consider... Has the presence of MAD led to a reduction in
warfare? Has it freed our economies from prioritizing the staggering weight of accumulating armaments? Are we now free to apply these vast resources to social needs? Has this Humanistic effort enhanced the ideals of equity and justice toward the poor, or is it more prone to imposed coercive policies? Are we alleviating hardships and removing barriers, or have we increased them? In the late
60's our brightest and most influential minds opposed practical plans to lower food costs and radically increase food supplies to address the impending threat of global food shortages and starvation. Instead of seeing the need to increasefood production, the problem, was re-defined as "Overpopulation." And planners viewed those working to, "feed the starving masses," as misguided opponents to their Malthusian goal of quickly achieving, "Zero Population Growth," through decreasing birthrates and enhancing necessary demise. They opposed increased food production assuming that these ecologically imbalanced people groups should be allowed to perish rather than over-reproduce. In America and Europe leaders sought to curtail the work of faithful agricultural researchers like Norman Borlaug and supported elite leaders like Dr. Paul Ehrlich,
author of “The Population Bomb." During this period many nations adopted draconian population
control mandates. Some sterilized millions. Some force the involuntary abortion of hundred of millions, possibly, thousands of millions more, and the influential power of this Humanistic opposition, forced
Borlaug to work outside of the governmental hierarchy in many areas of the world.
Fortunately Borlaug’s alternate strategy of going directly to the world's farmers was extremely successful and they implemented his agricultural reforms. His strategy drastically lowered food costs and increasedworld food supplies to a
surplus! With this success, much of the world awakened from their stupor and in 1970 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. You can see his Nobel speech by clicking the link below. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1970/borlaug/biographical/
Even so, Humanist elites to this day, continue to discount the facts of this "Green
Revolution." In spite of the many social problems created by Zero Population Growth, disdain for large families continues and we are encouraged to replace traditional childbearing families with Zero Growth family living through lifestyles that embrace a gender-fluid future. One that also aggressively promotes a mushrooming array of abortion-infanticide options and pressures our elderly to seek euthanasia through coercive expectation.
Below is an interesting New York Times Video on over population. Note the very negative aspects of,"Zero Population," efforts presented in the last 4 minutes of the video.
In comparison to these efforts, I truly appreciate the
faithfulness and perseverance of Billy Graham, and the power of the simple Gospel he preached! I am amazed at the doors opened to him in spite of the boldness
he displayed toward communist leaders. Understanding the personal faith focus of his effort and the creative social perseverance that Norman displayed is essential in understanding the cause and effect that brought abundance, as his discovery literally saved billions of lives and freedom without the devastation of warfare. If you did not watch it earlier, the The Video below provides a chronological list of the amazing events preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the freeing of much of the Soviet Empire. It also preceded the easing of relations with other Communist nations.
In the forefront were the politicians. To see and hear from many of these political actors the video below describes their thoughts and interactions from a political perspective. It also displays the effects of good will, mutual respect and prayer support on the outcomes.
Now consider how, "Billy's Fear," as described in the original meme, is being fully realized as Religious power is being harnessed to serve Russia's leader to increase allegiance to Government control. If Billy was still with us today, I think he would find this PBS broadcast to be very disturbing.
Pictured above is newly elected President Zelenskiy of the Ukraine.
Zelenskiy won the Presidency in April of 2019 by a populist landslide even after blowing off news interviews and scheduled debates with sitting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
click video for unique election story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5RZGq9C4tE
Poroshenko (pictured below) is the President that Obama denied lethal military assistance to, and Vice President Biden pressured into firing the ineffective Prosecutor General, Viktor Shokin. Shokin who was also moving to investigate the company that his son Hunter worked for. Poroshenko would be considered an oligarchin decline falling from billionaire plus status to only 3/4's of a billion with the loss of Crimea to Russia in 2014.
Newly Elected President Zelenskiy is a former law student and very popular television personality in the Ukraine who ran a strong media campaign against corruption. Porosheko lost to Zelenskiy over the corruption issue in a 70% landslide even with four years of support from Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter who was reported to be there to fight corruption in Ukraine. It makes me wonder how the Ukrainians viewed US efforts?
Zelensky's very successful campaign was sponsored by billionaire oligarch Igor Kolomoyskyi. Kolomoyskyi who owned the Television broadcasting Station that aired, "Servant of the People," where Zelensky played a fictional role as President of the country of Ukraine. Kolomoyskyi was also the key planning and financial person responsible for resisting Putin's military incursion into Crimea.
Considering Zelensyi transition from entertainer to politician similar to Donald Trump, what do you think their political decorum was like? Were their conversations carefully planned and diplomatically precise? What kind of concerns do you think they would have discussed? And now, lets consider our leadership culture of entitlement and opportunism. It seem that the uproar started when Trump began exposing the culture of entitlement held by our elite class of dignitaries.
In essence Trump is pissing in their pool of Privilege!
I am amazed at the exploits open to those at the top our political culture. Perhaps Trump didn't know how easy and apparently legal, it could be for him to enrich his relatives via governmental channels. Perhaps he is angered by their competition?
Just because it is NOT LEGAL for the Dignitaries from other countries to enrich their extended families through crony capitalism INSIDE THE US. That doesn't make it illegal for America's Politicians to enrich their family members abroad.
But then, wouldn't this be the international version of the very swamp that Trump promised to drain? Perhaps he's doing a better job than I thought! Perhaps the Hunter thing is a bull's-eye!
We currently have a shameful culture of crony enrichment on foreign shores by US Government leaders.
The examples of the partnerships of John Kerry's stepson, Chris Heinz, Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and long time friend co-partner Devon Archer who rode Joe Biden's coat tails to Ukraine to earn over $50k/month (with no experience) at Burisma, accumulating over $3/mill. A repeat of a similar coat tail opportunity in China with expected future earnings possibly in the $100's of millions. And let's not forget Chelsea who politely tucks away over $300K/annually from her parent's "Charitable Foundation."
We are told not to consider any of these extremely generous earnings as signs of abuse or corruption. Even when funded by charitable donations or public funds from very poor or dependent nations. In fact we are instructed to view these earnings as the tangible evidence of our fight against poverty and corruption, a pathway to personal enrichment sponsored by the struggle of the vulnerable, one only made possible by their direct connections with currently serving or past top US Governmental figures.
I found the article below informational. As with most things
today, the beginning paragraphs seems misleading. It seems to say, "pay no
attention to the man behind the curtain." I suggest that you look carefully.
If not corruption, at the very least, they are a form of crony capitalism by an American Aristocracy. One that is illegal for representative of other countries to do in these United States.
Biden and Ukraine: What we know about corruption claims - BBC News
A Seeming Decline in Corruption?
Since his election, Trump's lack of avarice in office makes him seem something like a choir boy compared to his history. Why did he wave his salary? Is he loud and boisterous? Yes! Impulsive? Sometimes. But Corrupt to the point of requiring Impeachment? Not so much. His history shows his ability to maneuver, ever hugging the line that edges corruption. But isn't he merely common among his class of accusers. I am shocked at how blatantly his enemies compromise themselves as they spread their hypocrisy in their efforts to bringing this political rookie down. If their claims were not solidly based in the truth, what were they?
Mission Impeachable
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Since his election I have seen many seemingly dignified leaders abandon their principles and descend into a morass of indignancy. Considering the degree of opposition he has endured. He must be having a big effect.
As citizens we need to keep all of these action in context with our past. True Democracy allows a seesaw of agendas that effectively result in a balancing of extremes, this is the assumed goal of a Democracy. A self correcting effect. To date this President is way behind in comparison to his predecessor. It will take some time for him to catch-up with Obama's well organized displays of effective disregard for law. The following is from 2014.
The speaker in the video below provides some perspective for what is and is not typical of our Presidents. Hear her as she discusses several administrations and their Supreme Court Cases. I think it is important in watching the video to remember that our last President understood and even taught Constitutional law, so his actions are fully intentional, not faux pas. I wonder if tweets could be consider faux pas?
The video describes how deep and wide today's swamp really is and how it is grown with each new President.
Across the board, reactions to Trump's arrival have been extreme and battle lines were drawn before his arrival as many in America resisted Trump's bulldogged determination to dial back the expansive governmental intrusions of Obama's "Fundamental Changes," Did we really need bathroom legislation? Come-on? Really? And if so why only for select groups? Where are the provisions for the general population?
And now an Impeachment? Where President Zelenskyi, the supposed victim, denies any offence in his interactions with Trump and has repeatedly denied being pressured or feeling dismissed or offended in seeking audience or funding support.
So who was offended and why do they want to disrupt our Government?
As a citizen I want to see accountability. I want laws that spring from compromise in our legislature. I do not want impositions by activist majorities, activist judges or even an activist executive branch. And I don't want legislators to impose themselves as judges! I want to see a return to Representative Government. A Government that works to identify and accomplish common goals. One that overcomes partisan power struggles through identifying reasonable points of compromise and self Censure. It's time for the average Jane and Joe to act and fire the disruptive activist driven crowd. Starting with the two on the porch.
Impeachment... Yes or No?
When and how is impeachment applicable?
Listen as Judge Napolitano explains the powers of impeachment, how it is applied and when it is applicable. I think you will find the facts very surprising.
Judge Napolitano: Enough Evidence 'to Justify About Three or Four Articles of Impeachment.'
So if it is possible? Why am I so suspicious of the legitimacy or effectiveness of the current Impeachment Proceeding?
Simply because it is a POORLY CHOSEN TARGET! The specific opening charges are PETTY. Especially when compared to what Nepolitano described later in the video.
This Ukrainian conversation was too routine, the event too well tolerated as stated over and over by the supposed victim and the request/demand too reasonable since the company that Biden was connected with had a significant history of corruption as stated by the prosecutor's witness.
Under these circumstances, conducting an investigation was a reasonable request.
Since the leaders of the House chose the wrong target they will most likely loose the case. But in loosing they will effectively maintain the divisive political animosity.
This negative energy has been very useful to the Democrats throughout the Trump Presidency. Of all Trump's seemingly shady dealings this conversation with Zelensky was a minor event. It is the wrong focus for removing a sitting President. Perhaps the Democrats will achieve a legal success in the House, but it will be blocked and he will be acquitted in the Senate.
The strategy's only success, is it's ability, to create and maintain division and animus, for inspiring agitation. Like the impeachment process, it's power is purely political! It keeps the divisive foment whipped up!
As the current hearsay of the Ukraine phone call case is played out, as just happened with the Russian collusion case. Reporting will continue to focus on demonizing the President's acts of legal representation and strategic self defense.
Focusing public hatred toward our Constitutional Protections is a very foolish strategy. Essential to liberty, even when they seem to protect unpopular leaders, this type of criticism erodes public appreciation for our Constitution. The right to Legal self defense is a foundational Constitutional Right. Weakening our civil rights, is the predictable destination of this case.
One would hope that our press would enlighten and expose these vulnerabilities. But we as audience seem to prefer gossip, pandering, conjecture and hearsay. With the advent of the internet, and the decline of the written press, fewer and fewer reporters are freed to bring these type of quandaries out into the light.
During the 2016 Republican primaries the internet driven media seemed to manipulate the political discussion. Through shallow focus in selecting topics and preoccupation with what sizzles, they seem to intentionally disregard listener sensibility. In election coverage they highlight the seemingly weakest and most outrageous candidate. In 2016 it was Trump. And they banish the views and actions of other more moderate candidates to the shadows of obscurity.
Currently they seem to be doing the same in the 2020 Democratic Primaries as moderate views are either ridiculed or ignored and points of gossip are highlighted. Where have all the moderates gone?
The Democratic Party was once know for their moderate positions. Have they really evaporated? Do you think it is "Fake News?" I don't think, Fake News, is the best description.
Perhaps...The selling of ,"Consumer Animus," like flavors of ice-cream is more accurate. It seem that positions of animus are being marketed for our selection through partisan media sources. Are we being moved to journalist cultural that values activist protest over representative government? Does the end now justify the means in political thought and journalism? We need reform in our media. A process that sparks true investigative reporting to create a less biased, more informed populace. Investigation that avoids the belittling narrative and lecturing, we now experience.
In the 2016 election, who would have thought so many would come out against the status quo. Who would have thought Trump would win after all of his pre-election faux pas that were presented by the media?.... But he did. And in doing so he showed himself to be a very clever media manipulator, self marketer and campaigner.
If you want a real response from the public on Trump's aberrant behaviors, you need to demand a real impeachment case that concerns them. Not a point of diplomatic protocol. The recent Syrian blunder was nearly as bad as anything that happened under Obama and will haunt Trump at the next election. But surprisingly the media is ignoring the details.
Consider Trump's act of giving the World Stage to Turkey's authoritarian leader, Erdogan from the White House pulpit. What a blooper! And again no news. Quid pro quo? Does any of this have anything to do with the Trump Tower that was built in Turkey back in 1992? In surrendering the White House Pulpit, many across the Arab world see Trump's actions as an endorsement of Erdogan's December 2017 OIC statements. (see video below) These statements were made before the worlds second largest international governmental body, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Which hosts 59 member nations. In his speech OIC, Secretary General, Erdogan railed against Trump's action in the region and condemned Trump for making Jerusalem the functional Capitol of Israel.
In his speech he repeatedly called Israel an occupation force and labeled the official State of Israel, a Terrorist State,( see min 6:20 in video below). Erdogan's described the Israelis as occupying terrorists not unlike the YPG and PKK Kurdish groups which he recently attacked and dispersed from Northern Syria with Trumps seeming cooperation. At (min 16.00) Erdogan describes the city of Jerusalem as, the OIC's "Red Line," declaring it to be the Capital of Palestine. Hopefully his actions will reflect the passivity of Obama. At the end of his speech Erdogan alludes to the re-establishment of a glorious Caliphate to unify the 1.7 billion members of the Islamic world. All of this is very amazing!
It appears that we in America like the other players are currently taking our place on the stage of Jewish, Islamic and Christian prophecy. And he is preparing a two state peace plan as well. In spite of all of this... As Christians and Jewish believers we are encouraged to watch and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
To have a winning Impeachment case, the Ukraine charge should not be the emphasis. Perhaps even be dropped and Nepolitano's list inserted. It has been Trump who has consistently provided both offensive and defensive armaments to the Ukraine. Armaments that the Obama administration withheld. It is good to remember that Obama was very reticent about supporting the previous newly elected leader of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. His approach was economic support through loans to stabilize Ukraine's Economy. His optimism and desire to avoid escalation and expansion of the conflict, resulted in the loss of over 10,000 Ukrainian lives. Hear him explain the principles of his Kerry led strategy (starting at min 4:30) of how allowing Ukraine to be victimized will help Putin choose wisely in fear of being ostracized from the West. (huh?)
https://youtu.be/3El0ZqPChMQ
Obama's aid package was small and restricted to non lethal aid. Later packages increased the amount of nonlethal aid, but only Trump provided the type of aid that BOTH President Poroshenko and President Zelensky REQUESTED. With Trump's contribution, aid to Ukraine quickly expanded and since the Crimean annexation we have provided over $1.5 billion in both lethal defensive aid to the Ukraine.
Now we will watch and see as this President undergoes the scrutiny of a full Impeachment hearing. And if you are a person of the Christian faith, Prayer for our leaders is customary, both for them as persons and for our nation under their leadership.
Continued I found the last day of the Impeachment hearings very informative. As Dr. Fiona Hill and Mr. Holmes presented their disciplined actions and described their hopes for diplomatic integrity, they also shared a justifiable disappointment in seeing the laissez-faire, and too often misguided actions of our executive leaders. Their testimonies were sobering.
But if you listen. The underlying goals of these professionals was to foster international faith and confidence in US diplomacy and in the office of the U.S. Presidency. To them, the idea of dividing the country over an impeachment, was the last thing America needs, or the World for that matter. And yet almost simultaneous with their statements about the destruction caused by the divisive effect of the Russian election interference, Mr Schiff pulled the trigger for even greater divisiveness. One that is "for our own good, to protect the Constitution" of course.
It seems there should be some other mechanisms where presiding party members could establish a tradition of censure or some similar corrective mechanism. The process should consider observations and suggestions from political opponents, but not be led by them. A process initiated and facilitated by presiding party members.
Since his election, President Trump has earned several opportunities for this type of censure as did President Obama before him. Following Trump's lead, we seem to have abandoned our sense empathetic understanding. Without it we are left in a quandary. We are forced to either divide to impose an impeachment or ignore and maintain the status quo.
Instead of waiting for a crisis or expanding on the perception of dirt... What if we developed sub-levels of correction that do not require disrupting our entire Nation, and destabilizing world perceptions?
Below are some additional background details of the events leading to this process and their uniqueness, taken from the Ted Cruz talk below.
