General Petraeus: Zelenskyy Channeled Ronald Reagan in Speech to Congress

Zelenskyy We stand we ░░░░░░░░ and we will win ░░░░░░░░ we are united Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ and the entire free ░░░░░░░░ applause PETRAEUS I thought ░░░░░░░░ appearance was powerful I ░░░░░░░░ his message was compelling ░░░░░░░░ felt that it was ░░░░░░░░ it was convincing it ░░░░░░░░ skillful And it was ░░░░░░░░ delivered We should remember ░░░░░░░░ he was an actor ░░░░░░░░ knows how to do ░░░░░░░░ Just as Ronald Reagan ░░░░░░░░ the great communicator Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ as well Very very ░░░░░░░░ allusions to the Battle ░░░░░░░░ the Bulge to Saratoga ░░░░░░░░ turning point of the ░░░░░░░░ War to Churchill to ░░░░░░░░ to mentioning planes and ░░░░░░░░ patriots and artillery and ░░░░░░░░ and all of this ░░░░░░░░ then of course ending ░░░░░░░░ this really moving presentation ░░░░░░░░ a flag a Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ from the battlefield in ░░░░░░░░ where he was the ░░░░░░░░ before when he was ░░░░░░░░ awards to those on ░░░░░░░░ frontlines and by the ░░░░░░░░ that day President Putin ░░░░░░░░ presenting awards to his ░░░░░░░░ in the Kremlin and ░░░░░░░░ leaders not on the ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy Your support is ░░░░░░░░ not just to stand ░░░░░░░░ such a fight but ░░░░░░░░ get to the turning ░░░░░░░░ to win on the ░░░░░░░░ We have artillery yes ░░░░░░░░ you We have it ░░░░░░░░ it enough Honestly not ░░░░░░░░ PETRAEUS He s not ░░░░░░░░ acting he s using ░░░░░░░░ of his acting skills ░░░░░░░░ a very impressive matter ░░░░░░░░ also I think absolutely ░░░░░░░░ You can t fake ░░░░░░░░ You know we used ░░░░░░░░ occasionally observe about leaders ░░░░░░░░ combat and so forth ░░░░░░░░ don t really love ░░░░░░░░ they can t fake ░░░░░░░░ forever Sooner or later ░░░░░░░░ s very evident whether ░░░░░░░░ is truly sincere or ░░░░░░░░ and I think there ░░░░░░░░ no question whatsoever about ░░░░░░░░ sincerity It enabled his ░░░░░░░░ to come through in ░░░░░░░░ even more compelling and ░░░░░░░░ matter in the same ░░░░░░░░ that I think Ronald ░░░░░░░░ was enabled by his ░░░░░░░░ career to very sincerely ░░░░░░░░ powerfully convey particularly important ░░░░░░░░ during the final years ░░░░░░░░ the Cold War that ░░░░░░░░ large measure was brought ░░░░░░░░ an end because of ░░░░░░░░ efforts in his administration ░░░░░░░░ then the one that ░░░░░░░░ George H W Bush ░░░░░░░░ the culmination of leaders ░░░░░░░░ both parties efforts but ░░░░░░░░ powerfully carried through by ░░░░░░░░ Reagan So again I ░░░░░░░░ a very very important ░░░░░░░░ to his first trip ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine since the invasion ░░░░░░░░ and both symbolically and ░░░░░░░░ important again to the ░░░░░░░░ that more than all ░░░░░░░░ others put together has ░░░░░░░░ him and his forces ░░░░░░░░ defend his country and ░░░░░░░░ a moment when in ░░░░░░░░ Senate in particular there ░░░░░░░░ the 1 7 trillion ░░░░░░░░ 1 8 trillion dollar ░░░░░░░░ spending bill that includes ░░░░░░░░ billion of various forms ░░░░░░░░ assistance for Ukraine which ░░░░░░░░ carry that effort all ░░░░░░░░ way through probably the ░░░░░░░░ of 2023 It s ░░░░░░░░ important to get that ░░░░░░░░ during the lame duck ░░░░░░░░ of this particular Congress ░░░░░░░░ the shift in the ░░░░░░░░ when it could get ░░░░░░░░ more difficult.”