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Well ladies and gentlemen, as you know, if you've listened to this program and invasion has occurred, then we'll be back.

There's a war taking place. Russia has declared war on American ally Ukraine. Well it's true we don't have any direct treaty obligations, although we do have an obligation.

As a result of the 1994 memo that everybody's ignoring, we don't have a formal treaty obligation, but Ukraine is surrounded by countries with whom we do have a formal treaty obligation.

This is the North Atlantic organization, treaty organization, NATO, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Balkans, all members of NATO, all on the border with Ukraine.

And given Putin's Stalinist like speech 48 hours ago, where he lays claim to all the formerly captive nations that were freed under Reagan and his policies.

And beyond, he wants to satellite nations, he wants control, including the nations I mentioned, and beyond. He's talking about the Russian Empire.

Not the old Soviet Union per se, the Russian Empire, which is broader than the old Soviet Union. I am deeply disturbed and frustrated by the fact that we have unleashed crippling sanctions.

The Salami tactics don't work and they're not going to work. I am deeply troubled and frustrated that we are not pouring weaponry, enormous amounts into the Ukraine.

We've stood up to the Russians before, we've stood up to the Soviets before.

You know, there was a West Berlin, Harry Truman stepped up to the plate, and of course West Germany, and we could go on.

Now, not by our choice, by Putin's, we need to see the Russian army bogged down in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people are brave people, and they have a very smart, democratic, courageous leadership in Zelensky.

It was really quite remarkable, they hear Putin say he wants to denocify the Ukraine. Ukraine's president is a Jew, and he was elected overwhelmingly.

And what of the reason since he was elected overwhelmingly was to stop Putin, and a corrupt government that preceded him by two presidencies.

Now, I don't know, but I just cannot understand why we are not, in fact, unleashing crushing sanctions against Putin directly. I don't know why we have at least 15 areas of his economy that we're not going to touch.

I don't know why we're not pouring weapons, defensive and offense into Ukraine, to protect not just Ukrainian people, but protect the NATO allies, and to protect the United States for God's sakes.

Now, what do you think about the commentators on radio and TV on the left and on the right, who said to you, misled you, and propagandized you, that they don't care about Ukraine, what is anything after the Ukraine?

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