Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is widely thought to be a likely candidate for President in 2024, but if this is his impression of the nature of foreign relations, which is a primary responsibility of the Presidency, then he’s disqualified himself already:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you see people that are willing to fight, I mean it\u2019s inspiring to see these people just grab rifles who are civilians and going out there and fighting to ward off the Russian Army,” DeSantis said. “A lot of other places around the world, they just fold the minute there\u2019s any type of adversity. I mean could you imagine if they went into France, would they do anything to put up a fight? Probably not.\u201d [USA Today<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
France has suffered through two German invasions and occupations, the first partial and the second total; that they completely misunderstood the nature of warfare in the run-up to World War II doesn’t render them pacifists or generally incompetent, just extraordinarily misguided in the preparation phase of the war – and far too close to the aggressor to recover from their mistakes. They fought before and after their country was overrun, and the exploits of the French Resistance are justly famed.<\/p>\n
The United States also messed up preparation for World War II, in the area of naval sea power, as anyone who’s taken a moment to understand that the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor signified the importance of same when most American naval commanders at the time didn’t understand it[1]<\/sup><\/a>. But because of our distance from Japan, and greater resources, we were able to recover.<\/p>\n
But my real point isn’t to defend the courageous French, but to point out that anywhere there’s nation-level aggression, there’s also defense, whether it’s internal, such as in Thailand, or between nations, such as Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It’s often a spirited, even vicious defense. It’s often a point of pride. It’s world-wide.<\/p>\n
But DeSantis doesn’t seem to know this. Oh, he could be simply catering to the prejudices of his audience, but that’s not the mark of a real leader, who should speak truth into the tornado of falsehoods. He’s busy digging for votes, and in a most unjust manner indeed.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>1<\/sup> Bonus points to those whose study indicated the Pearl Harbor raid, for all of the damage and casualties inflicted, was a failure for the Japanese because none of the few American aircraft carriers were in port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is widely thought to be a likely candidate for President in 2024, but if this is his impression of the nature of foreign relations, which is a primary responsibility of the Presidency, then he’s disqualified himself already: \u201cWhen you see people that are willing to fight, \u2026 Continue reading