OPINION:
Either we love liberty and are devoted to freedom or we don’t understand what either word means. Half-hearted affections won’t do. Half of freedom isn’t free, half of liberty is still in bondage.
The Biden administration is embarked on a half-hearted mission designed to give Ukraine half its liberty, freedom and country. We need much stronger measures than that. If the Russians so much as stick their toe into Ukraine, we should respond by tossing it out of the United Nations. No more Security Council, no more general membership. Put all Russian diplomats on the next plane out. Next, cancel all Russian airline flights; no fuel for Russian planes to take off. Those in flight should have to land at the closest airports. Any Russian air movement outside of Russia should be brought to a quick halt.
Then we should close all ports to Russian ships. No more sea traffic to Russia. No Russian ships allowed offloading cargo.
Fourth, we should close the internet to Russia. Cancel all Russian-language websites, all traffic to Russian servers. Close down any and all internet communications going into our out of Russia. Finally, enact a complete embargo on all Russian goods and services.
The countries of the world would need to cut off Russia completely and leave it completely in the dark. I would start by flicking the light switches right now.
JAMES FRENCH
Dakota, Illinois
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