That moment when survival and freedom depends on individual efforts. The war in Ukraine being taken up by citizens might be single most unifying event for Americans. washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/…
The American militia movement began as an armed force against outside forces and then was led astray. Good paper on the US Militia movement: scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/x346…
One missing historical link in the current Ukraine conflict are the modern version of our WW2 era "Jedburgh's". Men and women dropped in behind enemy lines to support, coordinate and train resistance forces. Ukraine is at that point of need.
https://twitter.com/mschwirtz/status/1497896671694532608
There are rumors, some past history but nothing factual from the ground. Is America going to send in SF and paramilitaries to coordinate guerrilla or insurgent groups inside Ukraine? latimes.com/opinion/story/…
The "Green Berets" were created in Europe to fight Russians. In 1952, (Aaron Bank) led the Army's first Special Forces unit, called the 10th Special Forces Group, a number which was selected to confound the Russians with suspicions of nine more such units" jwv.org/colonel-aaron-…
SF also has has DNA linkages to WW2 era 1st Special Forces group, a winter unit.. The first special forces group were labeled devils, thugs, cutthroats,...obviously Canadians wanted in on this action. 
The goal of these groups is not just supporting and training resistance groups but also striking deep into the heart of enemy territory. From Russia to Iran to Afghanistan forces.net/news/special-f…
I had the privilege and honor of being with these groups while they did their job in Afghanistan. A group that still carries my logo and a group with direct linkages to the original Jedburgh's. We should all be proud of America's capability in times of duress.
It is important not confuse official U.S. forces with volunteers. Ukraine also has a history of volunteers who join various groups. SF units are direct reps of the President. Volunteers are pursuing personal not national agendas.
America (and Europe) has the tools at hand to fight this war at different levels of violence. We are already engaged in a military support role and aggressive counter messaging/hybrid role. Lets see if it escalates. vox.com/policy-and-pol…
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