The topic of "volunteers" vs "mercenaries" vs "foreign trainers" vs "foreign assistance" or outside whatever in Ukraine is a defining moment in history. Defending liberty against fascists must be a global responsibility. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Hybrid warfare by petro-fascists or the current #1922Plan in effect relies on trojan horsing, bullying, tricking, undermining and eventually toppling democratic nations. Even we are under attack as are many small nations and even territories are stolen. From Socotra to Donbass.
Foreign assistance ranging from intel to volunteers focuses on a conflict, allowing more in depth understanding of strategy. Also revealing many tactics used eventually against America. Ukraine is the canary in the coal mine. Ignore at our peril. 2000:tampabay.com/archive/2000/0…
Is Nance going to win the war single handed? No, but he has shifted the paradigm at least on Twitter about right vs left views of Putin's goals. The entire collection of foreigners will make little difference except symbolic. But their role is important even if mostly unarmed.
My friends are in Ukraine now, mostly doing things that aren't in the news: Rescue, medical, outplacement, training etc. They are not on Twitter but their involvement is heartfelt and necessary. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”
Most recently quoted by a Russian dissident (FYI Irish poet Edmund Burke never said it)... Nalvany paraphrases the famous quote at the end of his documentary interview. Good enough reason for most people to know that resisting fascism is important, regardless of your passport. 
Full disclosure Graeme and Nance are friends so I challenge them to hash this out in a one handed foreign interference morality slap down cage fight with one hand tied down by their media position. Russian shelling to spice things up is welcome.
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