"Until now, they have been dismissive of Russia's genuine apprehensions," he stressed. "The US had 200 Florida National Guard troops deployed inside of Ukraine, and Canada had its troops deployed there too. Actions such as those were an unacceptable threat to Russia. That should have been obvious to anyone. Yet until now, politicians have seemed oblivious to the danger that NATO's reckless eastward advance caused for both Russia and even Western nations too."
Black believes that an independent non-aligned Ukraine would provide stability in the region. "Ideally, Ukraine would be treated as Austria was during the Cold War, when the Soviet Union permitted it to become a sovereign, non-aligned, demilitarized buffer between East and West," he explained recalling the 1955 Austrian Declaration of Neutrality incorporated into its constitution.
Who is Senator Black?
Richard H. Black is a Republican, and he served as a member of the Virginia State Senate, from 2012 to 2020, retiring at the end of his term. Previously he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1998 to 2006.
Black was a career military officer, having served in both the US Marines and in the US Army JAG Corps. He served a total of 31 years active and reserve, rising from the rank of private to full colonel. He was a pilot in the US Marines during the Vietnam War, earning the Purple Heart medal, while flying 269 combat helicopter missions.
Black has faced criticism from mainstream media in the US because he offers views that are divergent from the institutionalized biased media, which has covered the war in Syria by glorifying the rebels and demonizing the Syrian government.
The media fails to report that the so-called rebels are following the same Radical Islam political ideology that ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Muslim Brotherhood expound.
Black on Syria
In April 2014, Black sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad thanking "the Syrian Arab Army for its heroic rescue of Christians in the Qalamoun Mountain Range", and for "treating with respect all Christians and the small community of Jews in Damascus." Black stated it was obvious that the rebel side of the war was largely being fought by "vicious war criminals linked to Al Qaeda."
In 2015 ISIS included Black in a list of its enemies, calling him "The American Crusader." ISIS quoted the following statement by Black, "One thing is clear, if Damascus falls, the dreaded black and white flag of ISIS will fly over Damascus. ... Within a period of months after the fall of Damascus, Jordan will fall and Lebanon will fall.
"... I think you will automatically see a beginning of a historic push of Islam towards Europe and I think, ultimately, Europe will be conquered."
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