Letter to the editor: Take a stand for freedom

Regarding Kathleen Bollinger’s letter “Let Ukraine, Russia duke it out”: In 1992, Ukraine signed the Lisbon Protocol, part of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Ukraine (along with Belarus and Kazakhstan) agreed to give up the Soviet-era nuclear weapons on its territory, making them a threat to no one.

Let me educate you on NATO. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed to keep world peace and stop the aggression of rogue governments. If Russia comes after NATO, it comes after all 30 members of the alliance.

It’s easy to sit in Fawn Township and declare what should be done; after all, there are no bombs falling on you. Are you prepared to stand alone, or is it better to stand united?

How dare you deny Ukraine the right to freedom? How dare you you condone the atrocities committed against innocent civilians, women and children? How dare you turn your back on our Eastern European relatives and allies? This is something I take personally.

You worry about World War III, but how is a world of domination by a madman — where rape, torture, execution and other atrocities are the norm to keep people in line — better?

There are no winners in war, but you have to be willing to take a stand for freedom. A lot of heroes gave it all so bombs do not drop on Fawn Township.

If we don’t stop Putin now, there will be no stopping his kind of world domination. Should David have turned his back on Goliath? It is a matter of right and wrong, and what Russia is doing is wrong. If you can’t handle what is right, I suggest you move to another country.

Jack Juris

Buffalo Township