Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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famously said that moral courage is the most important quality, and it's more rare than courage on a football field or courage in battle than physical courage. It's much more difficult to come by, but it's the most important quality in a human being.
famously said that moral courage is the most important quality, and it's more rare than courage on a football field or courage in battle than physical courage. It's much more difficult to come by, but it's the most important quality in a human being.
famously said that moral courage is the most important quality, and it's more rare than courage on a football field or courage in battle than physical courage. It's much more difficult to come by, but it's the most important quality in a human being.
It certainly requires moral courage to act on it, you know, and particularly, you know, in You know, any time that a nation is at war, there's kind of a momentum or an inertia that says, okay, let's not look at this from the other person's point of view. And that's the time we really need to do that.
It certainly requires moral courage to act on it, you know, and particularly, you know, in You know, any time that a nation is at war, there's kind of a momentum or an inertia that says, okay, let's not look at this from the other person's point of view. And that's the time we really need to do that.
It certainly requires moral courage to act on it, you know, and particularly, you know, in You know, any time that a nation is at war, there's kind of a momentum or an inertia that says, okay, let's not look at this from the other person's point of view. And that's the time we really need to do that.
Vladimir Putin could have avoided the war in the Ukraine. His invasion was illegal. It was unnecessary and it was brutal. But I think it's important for us to to move beyond these kind of comic book depictions of a, you know, of this insane, avaricious Russian leader who wants to restore the Soviet empire.
Vladimir Putin could have avoided the war in the Ukraine. His invasion was illegal. It was unnecessary and it was brutal. But I think it's important for us to to move beyond these kind of comic book depictions of a, you know, of this insane, avaricious Russian leader who wants to restore the Soviet empire.
Vladimir Putin could have avoided the war in the Ukraine. His invasion was illegal. It was unnecessary and it was brutal. But I think it's important for us to to move beyond these kind of comic book depictions of a, you know, of this insane, avaricious Russian leader who wants to restore the Soviet empire.
And that that's why, and it was, and who made it an unfoked, unprovoked invasion of the Ukraine. He was provoked. And we were provoking him, and we were provoking him since 1997. And it's not just me that's saying that. I mean, when, and before Putin ever came in, we were provoking Russians in this way unnecessarily.
And that that's why, and it was, and who made it an unfoked, unprovoked invasion of the Ukraine. He was provoked. And we were provoking him, and we were provoking him since 1997. And it's not just me that's saying that. I mean, when, and before Putin ever came in, we were provoking Russians in this way unnecessarily.
And that that's why, and it was, and who made it an unfoked, unprovoked invasion of the Ukraine. He was provoked. And we were provoking him, and we were provoking him since 1997. And it's not just me that's saying that. I mean, when, and before Putin ever came in, we were provoking Russians in this way unnecessarily.
And to go back that time in 1992, when the Russians moved out, when the Soviet Union was collapsing, the Russians moved out of East Germany And they did that, which was a huge concession to them. They had 400,000 troops in East Germany at that time, and they were facing NATO troops on the other side of the wall. Gorbachev made this huge concession where he said to George Bush,
And to go back that time in 1992, when the Russians moved out, when the Soviet Union was collapsing, the Russians moved out of East Germany And they did that, which was a huge concession to them. They had 400,000 troops in East Germany at that time, and they were facing NATO troops on the other side of the wall. Gorbachev made this huge concession where he said to George Bush,
And to go back that time in 1992, when the Russians moved out, when the Soviet Union was collapsing, the Russians moved out of East Germany And they did that, which was a huge concession to them. They had 400,000 troops in East Germany at that time, and they were facing NATO troops on the other side of the wall. Gorbachev made this huge concession where he said to George Bush,
I'm going to move all of our troops out, and you can then reunify Germany under NATO, which was a hostile army to the Soviet. It was created with hostile intent toward the Soviet Union. And he said, you can take Germany, but I want your promise that you will not move NATO to the east. And James Baker, who was the Secretary of State, famously said this. I will not move NATO.
I'm going to move all of our troops out, and you can then reunify Germany under NATO, which was a hostile army to the Soviet. It was created with hostile intent toward the Soviet Union. And he said, you can take Germany, but I want your promise that you will not move NATO to the east. And James Baker, who was the Secretary of State, famously said this. I will not move NATO.
I'm going to move all of our troops out, and you can then reunify Germany under NATO, which was a hostile army to the Soviet. It was created with hostile intent toward the Soviet Union. And he said, you can take Germany, but I want your promise that you will not move NATO to the east. And James Baker, who was the Secretary of State, famously said this. I will not move NATO.
We will not move NATO one inch to the east. So then five years later in 1997, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was kind of the father of the neocons, who was a Democrat at that time, served in the Carter administration. He said he published a paper, a blueprint paper. for moving NATO right up to the Russian border, a thousand miles to the east, and taking over 14 nations.
We will not move NATO one inch to the east. So then five years later in 1997, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was kind of the father of the neocons, who was a Democrat at that time, served in the Carter administration. He said he published a paper, a blueprint paper. for moving NATO right up to the Russian border, a thousand miles to the east, and taking over 14 nations.