Leadership??

We have heard the expression; “Lead from behind.” This quote is alleged to be from Nelson Mandela. He is said to liken leadership to the shepherd who follows the flock and watches for danger while the nimble sheep lead the way. Leading from behind has let the nimble Ukrainians jump out in front with their desire for the greener pastures in the European Union. Without their shepherd they had little safety from the Bear of the North, Russia. I’m certain the Ukrainian descendants resident in the U.S. are wondering for the safety of their homeland, just as the numerous other ethnic groups of our country. Remember how the Irish descendants express hated for the British over Northern Ireland. We can look back to the Marshall Plan which saved Greece and much of Europe from the Communists. The U.S. led from the front to support some of the problems in Bosnia-Herzegovina. We hear our politicians decry the U. S, from being the world’s police force.  The history of civilization has been that the richest countries have been the leaders in the world of politics. With our current national debt we are at great risk to demonstrate world leadership.

The American dreams, and our dreams for world peace,are being sapped by our government’s spending at the expense of private industry. At the start of world war two we had vast dormant industrial resource of factories, workforce, and energy availability. We turned on our machinery and supplied the allies with materiel for the duration and the years following while Europe and Asia were rebuilt. This was spending via loans to allies. Much or which we forgave as we grew richer. We no longer have the lead time as the shepherd walking behind the flock. We no longer have debts owed to us. We owe debts to the world. The Bible’s David had the expertise of the sling. What do we have another Obama ‘red line’? We can’t afford to spend to help the Ukrainians, or Israel or Syria, or any of the African nations. We give them monies but not lend for repayment.

Obama should lead by recalling our ambassadors from Russia and demanding ther recall of the Russians from the US,