WAR FATIGUE
November 13th 2023
It is clearly obvious that the global spotlight has shifted from Ukraine to the Israel-Gaza conflict over the past several weeks.
Therefore, it is understandable that many people in Ukraine are worrying about and questioning whether global attention and resolve can be sustained on two significant conflicts simultaneously.
Nonetheless, during the weekend, Andriy Yermak, the Chief of Staff to the Ukrainian President, countered the notion of "war fatigue" - and gave world leaders and US politicians something to think about.
Yermak was quoted as saying: "Even if there are people who feel this fatigue, I’m sure they don’t want to wake up in a world tomorrow where there will be less freedom and less security, and the consequences of this last for decades.
Think for a moment: if Britain in 1939 had felt tired of Poland, or if the U.S….felt tired of Britain, would there be such a thing as Poland today, Britain, or Europe as we see it now? We could not afford fatigue then or now. That will repeat itself for sure if these people with “fatigue” stop supporting Ukraine."
Realistically, the US government and the Pentagon clearly have the ability to focus on more than one issue at a time. Some would say that removing something out of the glare of press coverage can often improve the ability of US policymakers to focus on the matter and get things done. Polls show that US public support for the Ukrainian war is already softening, though it still remains broadly popular.
Pray for political leaders around the world to clearly understand and recognize the importance of continuing support for Ukraine.
Therefore, it is understandable that many people in Ukraine are worrying about and questioning whether global attention and resolve can be sustained on two significant conflicts simultaneously.
Nonetheless, during the weekend, Andriy Yermak, the Chief of Staff to the Ukrainian President, countered the notion of "war fatigue" - and gave world leaders and US politicians something to think about.
Yermak was quoted as saying: "Even if there are people who feel this fatigue, I’m sure they don’t want to wake up in a world tomorrow where there will be less freedom and less security, and the consequences of this last for decades.
Think for a moment: if Britain in 1939 had felt tired of Poland, or if the U.S….felt tired of Britain, would there be such a thing as Poland today, Britain, or Europe as we see it now? We could not afford fatigue then or now. That will repeat itself for sure if these people with “fatigue” stop supporting Ukraine."
Realistically, the US government and the Pentagon clearly have the ability to focus on more than one issue at a time. Some would say that removing something out of the glare of press coverage can often improve the ability of US policymakers to focus on the matter and get things done. Polls show that US public support for the Ukrainian war is already softening, though it still remains broadly popular.
Pray for political leaders around the world to clearly understand and recognize the importance of continuing support for Ukraine.
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