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Thank you.

I would have to call what I saw today ... a miracle.

On Sunday, my mom was almost dazed .... and so weak that she could barely use her arms, and could not even stand up. I truly thought that she was gone. She was diagnosed with an infection, and they gave her an IV antibiotic. I figured that she had been so weakened that she had no chance.

I walk into the hospital room today, and she was sitting up in bed, working a crossword, and was told that she had done physical therapy, and washed her hair. Other than the fact that her legs were still weaker than normal, she was back to being herself. She was alert and was even able to move herself in the bed instead of calling for help. Just amazing.

She is going to a nursing facility for continuing physical therapy. We selected a place where my lifelong best friend went when he had a compound break in his leg. They got him back on his feet, and walking well. They also had his mother in there about a year before her passing, and they got her up and about, as well. They seem to be a good place.

Things are definitely looking up after a couple of days that looked seriously bleak.

Hope it works out for him. Bad timing - any time is bad for that, I guess - to tear an Achilles.

Peen,
As Pit and the other have said...way off base-almost to a fox level of off base.


Iran is not a NATO problem and they didn't start this.

Ukraine is not a NATO problem, except that if they would have laid down and let Russia just overtake their country, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania would be within sight and then it is a very large NATO problem.

Iran is not our neighbor and supposedly didn't have the enriched material any more-remember last year

It was also nice of trump again reiterate today about NATO being a paper tiger-guess who he said taught him all about that-Putin

https://www.cfr.org/articles/how-much-us-aid-going-ukraine

This is a very thorough and deep dive into support for Ukraine US and EU. By country - as a % of GDP - USA ranks 16th. As a total vs EU - allocated US $115B - EU $201B. Not to mention that of the money allocated to Ukraine - it is being spent on and sustaining/helping US defense companies.

Europe is funding the lions share in Ukraine. Just like Iran - Ukraine is not a NATO issue.

You made an entirely erroneous and ignorant statement that NATO countries have a radical Muslim infestation. That goes beyond ignorant. It's willfully ignorant and borders on a bigoted statement, not least because it is simply not true. I expect ignorance and bigoted statements from Musk - not from you.

It was fine until trump tore up the Iran nuclear deal. Believing trump's BS is what is a DAV (Dumb Ass View) looks like.

I didn't think "everything was fine" with Iran. I am however quite aware that trump tearing up the nuclear deal complicated and exasperated the issue. I'm also aware that by us and Great Britain overthrowing their democratically elected government in 1953 was the entire catalyst for all of this. History doesn't stop in 1979. It goes back further than that.

Ukraine is on the doorstep of NATO which poses a direct threat to our NATO allies. Russia started the war with Ukraine. Trump started the war with Iran.

I understand how in Trumplandia you see no difference between the two.

Let me ask you something since it seems you aren't really being serious about this.

Eight months before trump said he had to attack Iran for the second time to prevent them from developing a nuke, which he is still saying, trump said he had "obliterated their nuclear weapons program". He said he had set back any chance of them developing a nuclear weapon by "many years if not decades."

So was he lying to you then or is he lying to you now?

And please don't come back with a DAV (Dumb Ass View)

I disagree. Iran has been a world issue for a long time. Pit thinks everything was just fine with Iran. OK....sure. That is a DAV (Dumb Ass View)

Was Ukraine our problem? Directly, no. Indirectly, yes. Europe should be funding the lions share of the goings on in Ukraine. I ran was a bigger threat to the world way more than Russia taking parts of Ukraine.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your mother.

This only goes to show how devastating the long term effects of a stroke can really be.

Are the Democrats doing a good job in opposition ? No .... Dismissing every criticism of the well deserved Trump criticism as TDS = weak sauce.

Sorry Peen - You've said something here that just is off base and I fear this sort of regurgitation of Musk sort of talking points is a reflection of what political news feed you listen to rather than reality.

The middle east is not a NATO issue. As Pit just stated NATO is a defensive alliance - an agreement about coming to the aid of Nations when they are attacked. Not about choosing to go to war with other nations. Not about fixing the mess left behind when other nations go to war - the UN might cover some of the mess Trump and Israel have created.

If you want an easy to digest snapshot of where we are - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dr818Nwv07k

I certainly like that idea in principal. It makes perfect sense to me. But what it brings into play is yet another instance where you have the refs making a judgement call which will always be second guessed and will vary from officiating crew to officiating crew.

I know something needs to be done and your idea is as good or better than any I've seen to this point so don't think I'm knocking it because I'm not. What my intentions are is to say that no matter what you do to resolve it, it will bring up yet another issue.

Funny Berry has been on the job for 7 years ,and this is the best QB room
He can put together . Ranking the NFL GMs he is definitely bottom 5

My mom has been in the hospital since Saturday evening. She just suddenly got very weak, and couldn't stand, even with my help. She isn't eating, and is getting weaker and weaker. I am afraid that she may not be able to return to her home, even though she has talked about getting some help "when she gets home". I do not thing that is going to be possible unless she has a miraculous recovery.

I have been prepared for a day like this for a while now. Mom is 93, and has been slowing down for years now. I ask for prayers for her, for recovery, if the Lord wills, or for a peaceful passing is not. Prepared or not, this is really wrecking me.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is a 32-member political and military alliance formed in 1949 to guarantee the freedom and security of its North American and European members. Its core mission is collective defense, enshrined in Article 5, which dictates that an attack against one member is considered an attack against all....

It's NATO not the the IBINYFI

(I Broke It Now You Fix It)

You form an alliance BEFORE you attack a nation. You don't go in like Captain America who is a made up character and then tell the rest of the alliance what to do. There's a difference in an alliance and a dictatorship.

Why would Europe spend billions of their own money to fix a problem the US created on its own -- and which they were opposed to?

We have enough to deal with here now that the US isn't helping Ukraine anymore -- the common sentiment is that maybe the US should try to fix their own problems.

Finally. Someone has the testicular fortitude to say it.

I am not in favor of knocking out utilities in mass. Maybe one here and there just to make the point. Just keep hammering away. Obviously, they have a few resources hidden away. Keep the eyes open and hammer them when they show up. They don't have many.

We need to get the other Nato countries involved in opening the strait. I do understand their reluctance; they are infested with radical Muslims in their countries. They have a big Muslim problem and are afraid they will rise up internally.