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a?Have I missed something?Is it geography that has made this more pertinent? The fact that Ukraine isn’t very far away (in the grand scheme of things).Maybe it’s me. Whatever the reasons, it’s a devastating tale of woe for everyone, and the impact it’s having on the Ukrainians, and those living in Ukraine, is total.I can’t take my eyes off of the television and I’ve been voraciously listening to podcasts, and live news, and I feel like a fraud.It’s a type of voyeurism. Watching from the outside.I’m living in my warm, cosy, house, with food on the table and yet people are being attacked with gay abandon by someone without a heart or soul.I do understand why the UK, and NATO as a whole, don’t want to introduce no-fly zones. That will effectively be the start of World War 3, and everyone is desperate to avoid that.But, how can we s

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top Putin?It’s a royal ‘we’. I’m not on the frontline and I’m not a decision-maker.I am not qualified to discuss this. I only know what I read and hear.I can’t offer a solution.I just want it to end and the people of Ukraine to have the opportunity to rebuild their lives.<h2 id="25a2">Thank you for reading</h2>👉🏻 <a href="http://jcosky.medium.com/subscribe">Click here</a> if you’d like to receive my articles directly into your inbox👉🏻 <a href="http://jcosky.medium.com/membership">Sign up with this link</a> for access to everything on Medium, and you’ll support me directly with a portion of your fee, it won’t cost you a penny more.👉🏻 If you’d prefer, <a href="https://ko-fi.com/jcosky">please buy me a coffee</a> to show your appreciation. 20% of payments received will be donated to Cancer Research UK.</article></body>

War… Huh! What Is It Good For?

Absolutely nothing…

Readers of a certain age will recognise the title from a track by ‘Frankie Goes To Hollywood’ called ‘War’. Originally recorded by Edwin Starr in 1970 (thanks to Scott-Ryan Abt for calling this out).

It seemed appropriate for this.

The world seems to be going to shit, first with the pandemic of the last couple of years, and now the war in Ukraine.

What I don’t understand is why this is being treated differently, in the news, to what happened in Afghanistan, or Syria?

Have I missed something?

Is it geography that has made this more pertinent? The fact that Ukraine isn’t very far away (in the grand scheme of things).

Maybe it’s me. Whatever the reasons, it’s a devastating tale of woe for everyone, and the impact it’s having on the Ukrainians, and those living in Ukraine, is total.

I can’t take my eyes off of the television and I’ve been voraciously listening to podcasts, and live news, and I feel like a fraud.

It’s a type of voyeurism. Watching from the outside.

I’m living in my warm, cosy, house, with food on the table and yet people are being attacked with gay abandon by someone without a heart or soul.

I do understand why the UK, and NATO as a whole, don’t want to introduce no-fly zones. That will effectively be the start of World War 3, and everyone is desperate to avoid that.

But, how can we stop Putin?

It’s a royal ‘we’. I’m not on the frontline and I’m not a decision-maker.

I am not qualified to discuss this. I only know what I read and hear.

I can’t offer a solution.

I just want it to end and the people of Ukraine to have the opportunity to rebuild their lives.

Thank you for reading

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