30 years ago, Iraq invaded the small country of Kuwait.  The American people and our Congress were swayed to go to war through lies and manipulation.  At the time, then-Senator Biden stated, “Even if you win today, you still lose,” and voted against going to war. 

Today, we have Russia invading the country of Ukraine.  Another country in which we, the American people, have no obligation to defend, except to counter another aggressive dictator.  The problem is the stakes are higher.  Russian military capability is not like third-world Iraq.  Russia is a nuclear power with nuclear capabilities.  Not like Iraq’s nuclear smoke and mirrors.  As any rat trapped will turn to fight, Putin will go nuclear not to lose, if he can’t win.    

Can you trust our current Congress not to be manipulated again?  Can you trust the many representatives with little experience outside their little corner of America to know what it is like to live and work in foreign countries?  To know intimately what it is like to be in a war?

I have that experience.  I have experienced war like few in Congress have.  I know what it means to be shot at.  To be under attack by those that want to kill you.  To have Iranian ballistic missiles incoming.    

We must tread carefully, or the long-forgotten Cold War could heat up very quickly.  

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