Commentary Most people are watching Russia attempt to force Ukraine to surrender to Moscow’s will. Our spirits rise when we finally see NATO and the United States start to send arms to allow the Ukrainians to bloody the Russian bear. These weapons include extremely accurate anti-tank weapons such as U.S.-made Javelins and U.S.-made anti-aircraft man-portable Stinger missiles. These weapons are wreaking havoc on the Russian behemoth much to Vladimir Putin’s chagrin, much as the Stinger missiles caused huge casualties while the Soviets were in Afghanistan. At the same time this is occurring, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his communist expansionist comrades are taking fastidious notes. The effectiveness of these comparably inexpensive weapons by a defending army are most likely shaking the spirit of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Why? The PLA was hoping that the Russian advance and takeover of Ukraine would have been swift like the Nazi blitzkrieg of …
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