Kiev II

Amazing day in the Ukraine.  Events are moving swiftly.  The thuggish and corrupt dictator President has left Kiev.  The people have triumphed (for now).  The police and the military have turned.  The Parliment has impeached the President.  The heroic leader of the opposition has been released from prison.  It's all good.  But now the difficult work begins.  Putting a new and democratic government in place is hard work.  Hopefully wise leadership will guide them.  Of course, Russia could be a wild card.  When he gets done with the Olympics, let's see what Putin does.  Will be interesting.

And as has become the norm, the USA was nowhere to be found.  No statement of encouragement, no offer of help, no reinforcement of the principles of freedom.  Nada.  That's because for this crowd it's all political.  If they don't see a political benefit, they will do nothing.  How they are acting and where they are leading the country is really new territory.  Our leadership position is gone.  A good article in today's WSJ sums up our global retreat.  Sad.  If you're interested, you can read it here.