It's sad but important to remember the grand old veterans

It is sad to remember when Axis forces engulfed Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia
and threatened Australia, the US and British Allies ended the ethnic
cleansing and enslavement. When communist North Korea and China swept
through Korea, taking by force what they could not win by diplomacy, the
backbone of resistance were US, British and Australians.

These wars ended with countries eventually regaining sovereignty at a
terrible cost of US, British and Allied lives. How many more of our veterans
would still be hear today if the determination to stop evil began sooner
rather than later?

The papers of the day were full of smug isolationists who said "who cares
it's not our country - yet." Is the world now full of democratic nations
who respond to talk? Sadly, the “I’m all right jack” tendency of past
leaders is evident in some so called new leaders.

Will new leaders of tomorrow be brave enough to extend their philosophy to
people overseas who are starving, because they are not on our shores why
should we care?