Making love while making war is what we see in Game of Thrones. Real life, however, entertains no such fantasy. For all I know, real love is no entertainment and real war is no game.
War is real enough when peace is phony enough. Going to war, we say we love our country so much that we are willing to shed blood for it. In the same breath, we hate war so much that we are unwilling to leave our loved ones whom we may never see again. Generations of Americans before us have been caught in this dilemma. Most of them survived it, only to see yet another outbreak of war.
If war is so inevitable, then we should choose our battles wisely and fight for what really matters. Ukraine makes sense in this regard.
In Ukraine, America is waging a proxy war which is a throwback to the Cold War era. A proxy war may not spare weapons, but it spares American lives. American weapons are replaceable, American lives are not. If the White House cannot sell peace, at least it can sell a proxy war. Hawks get a bigger defense budget. Doves get no body bags from the war zone. This proxy war is viable and sustainable, politically and militarily.
Going forward, make war when we must. Make peace when we can. Make love when we must and when we can.
纫秋兰原创
*I am open to comments in either Chinese or English or both.
Making love while making war is what we see in Game of Thrones. Real life, however, entertains no such fantasy. For all I know, real love is no entertainment and real war is no game.
War is real enough when peace is phony enough. Going to war, we say we love our country so much that we are willing to shed blood for it. In the same breath, we hate war so much that we are unwilling to leave our loved ones whom we may never see again. Generations of Americans before us have been caught in this dilemma. Most of them survived it, only to see yet another outbreak of war.
If war is so inevitable, then we should choose our battles wisely and fight for what really matters. Ukraine makes sense in this regard.
In Ukraine, America is waging a proxy war which is a throwback to the Cold War era. A proxy war may not spare weapons, but it spares American lives. American weapons are replaceable, American lives are not. If the White House cannot sell peace, at least it can sell a proxy war. Hawks get a bigger defense budget. Doves get no body bags from the war zone. This proxy war is viable and sustainable, politically and militarily.
Going forward, make war when we must. Make peace when we can. Make love when we must and when we can.
纫秋兰原创
*I am open to comments in either Chinese or English or both.
Google Image from the New Yorker
I support this administration on this matter.
战争发生了，美国表现出领导能力和魄力；同时努力预防亚洲的战争，做得挺好。
Still, making love is better
都说美国花巨资在乌克兰布局30年了，就是要是乌克兰成为反俄的前沿。你看乌克兰如此腐败，国力迅速衰退正是美国控制这节奏。
乌克兰是代理人，停不停战是美国说算，美国掌控战争的节奏和长短。
俄乌战争最大受害者是乌克兰，其次是欧洲。
美国获利巨大：
1。让乌克兰消耗俄罗斯，使俄罗斯经济崩溃
2。使即将死亡的北约起死回生，成为美国的军事工具
3。使日渐独立的欧盟涣散，使它们经济受重创
4。美国军火商发大财
5。美国能源集团暴利，并使欧洲能源依赖美国，美国更好地控制欧洲
And also this video clip from George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures:
https://youtu.be/79Qx0RSv3Lc