Blame for mess lies with left, media

OPINION:

The blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surging gas prices and skyrocketing inflation can all be placed squarely at the feet of our incompetent president, Joe Biden, and the mainstream (left-wing) news media that got him elected using lies.

During the election, the liberal news media (and I mean by that CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, CBS, The Washington Post, The New York Times and all the rest) discounted the stories on the Hunter Biden laptop. These stories were in the New York Post and reported on FOX News and Newsmax and in The Washington Times. The New York Post story on it was called “Russian disinformation” by the left or just plain ignored, and it was blocked on social media. Only in the past month has The New York Times finally admitted the laptop belonged to the younger Biden and its stated contents were authentic.

In other words, the decision by the fake-news media to report or not report real news is what got Mr. Biden elected. This was not accidental; it was intentional. From the mainstream media’s perspective, the ends justified the means, and the left would do anything to stop former President Donald Trump from being reelected.

If my hypothesis is correct, Mr. Trump would still be our president — and I can assure you Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have dared invade Ukraine. Inflation would still be low, gas would be affordable, we would still be a net exporter of petroleum products and our border with Mexico would be more sealed than ever against illegal immigration. Our enemies would still respect and/or fear us.

When you fight a war, you do not let the other side set the rules — nor do you tell them weeks in advance what your plans are. Right now Ukraine has mainly been fighting a defensive war. The citizens of Moscow need to get a taste. After a few dozen of their apartment complexes are leveled, Mr. Putin will no longer be the leader of Russia.

Cmdr. Wayne L. Johnson,

Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy (retired)

Alexandria, Virginia