War threatens in The Ukraine; the United States considers it's options

War threatens in The Ukraine; the United States considers it's options

fiction
Edward w Pritchard

Last week the United States cut it's military budget substantially. The next day Israel lobbed a few missiles at Hezbollah. Now Russian troops are entering The Ukraine.

Me I always suspect the military industrial complex in America is somehow involved when world peace is interrupted.

War, war, war. How can stocks and bonds advance on the open on Wall Street tomorrow morning if sabers are being rattled in the Crimea? I know that the Charge of the Light brigade happened in the Ukraine once, that Tolstoy fought there and now I see Russia might invade the Ukraine. Honestly I missed Ukrainian independence from Russia I guess, I thought Ukraine was a Russian State all along.

I sympathize with the Ukrainians and hope they voted recently to join NATO for their protection. Meanwhile what should the United States do to help The Ukraine?

My usual first solution is diplomacy.

Here is what I wrote before in a similar situation.

America let's reconsider// our options in [Syria]// strike // change to "our options in The Ukraine"

fiction
edward w pritchard

There is a definite war party in America constantly urging us into foreign wars. This author is not privy to all the facts concerning intervention in The Ukraine but  based on our experience in Iraq and Afghanistan your author suggests a period of cooling off while every diplomatic avenue is considered before the United States gets involved in an expensive foreign escapade. Since the government is trying many diplomatic attempts to resolve or delay entry into the internal problems of The Ukraine; here's is one more suggested previously by the author to keep the United States troops out of The Ukraine. Any effort that delays or eliminates the US being drug into war is to be considered.


War is absurd; Gidget goes to The Ukraine on a peace mission

fiction
edward w pritchard

Desperate to try anything to stop the violence in The Ukraine the United States sent the fictional character Gidget, movie and television star of the 1950's, and 1960's to The Ukraine on a peace mission. Still perky and upbeat at age 72 plus, what better emissary of the United States than Gidget to send to the war pending nation of The Ukraine to stop the insanity of war.

Both Ukrainians and Russian forces alike admitted confusion by the choice of ambassador from the powerful United States. " What's an untrained, inexperienced, broken hearted college drop-out going to do to help us settle our differences" said one of the Ukrainians who choose to remain nameless, but who was obviously familiar with the Gidget character created by Frederick Kohner American screen writer.

Meanwhile Gidget has been staying in and touring the City of Yalta as a tourist, enjoying varenyky, pierogi and Kiev cake.  By unspoken mutual agreement both sides in the Ukrainian situation have temporarily suspended hostilities in The Ukraine until Miss Lawrence [maiden name] returns to Hollywood.

"Yalta is a beautiful City" said Gidget, "reminds me a little of Rome". Asked about pending War in The Ukraine Gidget Lawrence wrinkled her nose and frowned " War is simply absurd".

Ask for comment, on Gidget's peace keeping mission to The Ukraine from his home in America, Gidget's one time love interest actor and singer James Darren [ now married] said "Gidget's quite a character, if anyone can stop violence from occurring in The Ukraine I am sure Gidget can do it. " " Gidget once worked at the United Nations you know in the peace keeping department  in the 1969 telemovie " Gidget Grows Up" concluded Mr. Darren.

Meanwhile War threatens in the Ukraine.