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Those who are concerned that President Biden's decision to provide weapons to
Ukraine may "inflame the situation" remind be of an old "Family Circus" cartoon.
In it, a tearful Dolly stands before her stern-faced mother, points at Billy and cries "HE started it when he hit me back!"
I don't know what will happen at the Ukraine border, but I trust President Biden to make every effort to stand with Ukraine, stand up to Putin and somehow avoid a tragic conflict.
For context, imagine just for a moment that Trump was making the decisions. IMHO, Putin would have sacked Kyiv over a month ago and our nation would have already recognized whatever puppet Vlad had installed.