Response to Editorial #5 and News Events

As my trusted friend has said, time is short. Yet, so much can happen in that time. My role during the Great War was such that I had to shapeshift at a moment's notice. I was constantly and purposefully kept at a distance from influence and from decisions that could have made a difference. Does Gallipoli ring any bells? I was often cut out of any real discussions that would be decisive in any way. I have seen to it that I will not let my nation plummet as others make decisions around me.

As this plan moves forward, we will have to understand the ramifications of how it will impact our nations and our future. As the Allies move further into the killing zones of France, we must be mindful of what is at stake and that no future is certain. FDR is correct - we must plan now.

At this moment, if our boys continue to move forward, it will not only be the decisive and pivotal moment of our generation, but of global human history. This conflict is entirely different than what we have seen as a turbulent Europe in years past. An entire reordering of the globe is at stake! Who will live and control the resources of the globe and who will vanish entirely because they are seen as "unessential" will be decided by this conflict.

I am strongly encouraged by the current push of the Red Army from the east, yet I cannot be certain of their future intentions. As of now, the cause is served by stretching out Nazi efforts to an even thinner degree. That is a good effect. Regardless, necessity dictates our current actions. The Nazi Regime cannot continue to thrive. We are simply bits of porcelain in a china shop being torn apart by a bull. We will not survive if we do not act. The invasion of Normandy has moved forward at a heavy cost. The blood of the democratic world now flows through the sands of Normandy and I believe that we will find their blood has not been spilled in vain.

What else are we to do? How else are we to answer someone who projects nothing but such reckless hate? Germany's chancellor has illustrated one finite point to us: We live in an unforgiving and relentless world where action is the most powerful form of communication. If action is not taken, we will become obsolete as a nation - as a people. It is not a mythical concept that we can distance ourselves from, but a very real and imminent reality. This realisty IS coming - The world is dying. Will we be there to save it? Our actions will decide the course of humanity.

That is why we are in France. We have to take this "bull" by the horns.