Over the last week, there have been a batch of little noticed events of which you ought to be aware. The mainstream media may not cover them, but that does not make them unimportant.
1. Yesterday, the Senate passed a bill that would send roughly $400 million in weapons to Ukraine to help that nation's army defend itself against the Russian invasion. There has been some coverage of the fact that the Senate authorized sanctions against Russia, but that misses the key point. Until now, no member of NATO has given lethal military aid to the Ukrainians. This weapons sale would change that stance and present a direct challenge to the Russian ability to roll over the Ukrainian army with few casualties. Not surprisingly, the Obama administration was opposed to the bill.
2. Last Sunday, Israeli planes bombed two sites near the Damascus airport in Syria. The buildings that were leveled were storing anti aircraft missiles as well as offensive missiles being shipped by Iran to Hezbollah. All of the weapons were destroyed. The Syrian air defenses did not try to stop the Israeli planes. Even in the midst of the Syrian civil war in which Iran and Hezbollah are fighting for the mass murderer Bashir al Assad, they are still trying to move weapons into Lebanon so that they can be used in the future by the Hezbollah terrorists.
3. Also regarding Syria, it was disclosed this week that the group that oversaw the destruction of the Syrian chemical weapons is saying that the Assad regime still has about 100 tons of chemical weapons scattered around the country. To be clear, 100 tons of chemical weapons is enough to kill millions of people. For those who think that the deal by president Obama concerning chemical weapons in Syria was a success, they may want to think again.
4. There is a weekly march held in Dresden, Germany, protesting against the "Islamization" of that country. Germany has more immigrants from Moslem countries than any other place in Europe. The marchers are protesting the presence of those who arrive outside the normal immigration procedures and then seek "asylum" in the country. Marches that began a few months ago with about 100 participants are now drawing in excess of 10,000 each week.
1. Yesterday, the Senate passed a bill that would send roughly $400 million in weapons to Ukraine to help that nation's army defend itself against the Russian invasion. There has been some coverage of the fact that the Senate authorized sanctions against Russia, but that misses the key point. Until now, no member of NATO has given lethal military aid to the Ukrainians. This weapons sale would change that stance and present a direct challenge to the Russian ability to roll over the Ukrainian army with few casualties. Not surprisingly, the Obama administration was opposed to the bill.
2. Last Sunday, Israeli planes bombed two sites near the Damascus airport in Syria. The buildings that were leveled were storing anti aircraft missiles as well as offensive missiles being shipped by Iran to Hezbollah. All of the weapons were destroyed. The Syrian air defenses did not try to stop the Israeli planes. Even in the midst of the Syrian civil war in which Iran and Hezbollah are fighting for the mass murderer Bashir al Assad, they are still trying to move weapons into Lebanon so that they can be used in the future by the Hezbollah terrorists.
3. Also regarding Syria, it was disclosed this week that the group that oversaw the destruction of the Syrian chemical weapons is saying that the Assad regime still has about 100 tons of chemical weapons scattered around the country. To be clear, 100 tons of chemical weapons is enough to kill millions of people. For those who think that the deal by president Obama concerning chemical weapons in Syria was a success, they may want to think again.
4. There is a weekly march held in Dresden, Germany, protesting against the "Islamization" of that country. Germany has more immigrants from Moslem countries than any other place in Europe. The marchers are protesting the presence of those who arrive outside the normal immigration procedures and then seek "asylum" in the country. Marches that began a few months ago with about 100 participants are now drawing in excess of 10,000 each week.
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