Red Berets Organizing for People Power

Mike Pompeo’s alleged “Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine” in the WSJ [archive.ph/ZJwc7] proposes steps to end the war in Ukraine that are tantamount to applying a fresh coat of paint to a car that is already wrecked beyond recognition. Lifting the few remaining restrictions on military aid to Ukraine won’t rescue the collapsing Ukrainian Armed Forces from total annihilation or restore Washington’s military or diplomatic credibility. Pompeo’s proposal is analogous to bringing a hammer to a chess match. The hammer won’t alter the outcome of the game, and it completely misses the point of strategic thinking. It's time to suspend all military aid to the corrupt Ukrainian regime, withdraw all U.S. citizens in and out of uniform from Ukraine, and offer to treat the proposals Moscow tabled in December 2021 and January 2022 as the basis for a negotiated settlement. Washington and its European Allies need the restoration of economic stability and industrial redevelopment. It’s a recognition of strategic reality and the humanitarian needs of the Ukrainian People. Then, perhaps, Washington can focus on preventing Israel from committing suicide in Lebanon where Israel’s planned offensive is inducing regional and global powers like Iran, Turkey, Egypt, the peninsular Arab States, Russia, and China to stop Israel. Surely President Trump knows that power dynamics are not swayed by grand gestures or simplistic fixes. They require sober analysis and strategic depth—something Pompeo’s proposal lacks. America’s internal and external conflicts are spiraling of control. Our history teaches that a house divided against itself cannot stand. Our Republic is on life support. We must focus on saving it, not on escalating conflict abroad.