Today, we mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings, when tens of thousands of soldiers from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in the first chapter of the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany.
, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in the first chapter of the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany.delivered remarks during a ceremony commemorating this hallowed day. Given our political climate and Biden’s incessant habit of taking advantage of every possible opportunity for political gain, it’s no surprise that his comments immediately sparked controversy.
“Isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago, and it is not the answer today,” Biden said. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable. Were we to do that, it means we would be forgetting what happened here on these hallowed beaches. Make no mistake: We will not bow down. We will not forget.”
“We must remember that the fact that there were heroes here that day does not absolve us of what we have to do today,” Biden added. “Democracy is never guaranteed. Every generation must preserve it, defend it, and fight for it. That’s the test of the ages.”For the greatest generation, those who defeated Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, it meant more than posting and writing checks.
Instead of writing endless checks without preconditions for peace, if Ukraine is like the Europe of the 1930s and 1940s, why aren’t American boots in Ukraine to liberate it from Nazi-like tyranny?
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