Christine,
More than Sad, girl, its APPALLING.
Despots, when cornered, always revert to self preservation at any cost. It's the lust for continued power that cannot be ignored.
Yet, can be overcome and overthrown, from within, if the cause is just.
MLK, Ghandi, Francis of Assisi, etc., etc.
Today is the 69th Anniversary of "D-Day".
I thank all veterans who sacrificed years, blood and life to protect our shores from harm..
I humbly bow to my father's generation..