I am writing a new course on FDR for the university I supplement my income writing for. Because of this I am studying a lot about World War II. And something flashed the other day when I was reading. When Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938 it was under the guise of protecting Sudetenland, a Czech province that had a lot of ethnic Germans living among the populace.
Hitler's designs led to the Munich agreement with Britain, France and Italy which allowed Germany to annex the area in exchange for the promise of peace.
We all know how that worked out.
Germany broke the agreement within a year and went on to occupy Czechoslovakia, the first domino to fall in the war.
Interestingly to me, Vladimir Putin voiced the same justifications in the conquest of Ukraine in February of 2022. He was only looking out for the Russian speakers in the Dombas area. He, like Hitler, fabricated a genocide against the ethnic Russians and the rest as they say, is history.
Funny how this stuff happens over and over again.
Imagine if Mexico invaded California with the guise of protecting the local Hispanic population. How do you think we would react?
I feel for the Ukrainians. They gave up their nuclear weapons in 1994 for a guarantee that the United States would step in if Russia ever invaded. I would say that we have done the bare minimum, if that. Probably not a good idea to take Uncle Sam at his word.
At the time Putin also said that Ukraine could join NATO if it wanted to. Guess he has changed his mind again.
Trump recently said that Ukraine should let Russia keep all the land it has tried to steal in the invasion, ostensibly to stop the killing. Once again, he bends over to give Vladimir everything that he wants.
Some ally.
