From Canada’s National Post: "The U.S. and its allies may be united in their repugnance about what is happening in Ukraine but the lack of will to deter the Russian bully is as transparent as the grave consequences it presents for global stability," writes Derek Burney. "Instead of throwing a gauntlet down, the posture of the U.S. and the West can best be described as ‘Keep fighting Ukraine. We’ll hold your coat.’ ” Or, as an Indian Magazine has so well put it:
Russia is the bully who is merely troubling Ukraine. Along come the friends of the victims (the Western countries) who ask the victim not to endure the bullying and goad him into fighting the bully. As expected the bully thrashes the victim and instead of helping him all the victim’s friends flee. (They refuse Ukraine’s request for a no-fly zone and lately have denied a request for fighter planes to be sent so the Ukrainians can defend themselves). I can relate to that comparison. I have a cousin like that in Goa. During school times he would goad me into challenging the neighbourhood bully when I went on summer holidays and after the actual physical confrontation started, this cousin would be nowhere to be seen. Roland. Toronto.
