Podcast Episode 2-22-24 of The View from the Front.

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For those who don’t know, my name is Stan R. Mitchell, and I’m a prior Marine and journalist.

Every week, I primarily do three things with my podcast:

Cover emerging hotspots and foreign policy news that you absolutely should know. (Why I focus on foreign policy...)

Work to unite our country and remind us of how lucky we are to live in America. (My thoughts on the division in this country...)

And finally, I always share plenty of motivation and wisdom at the end of each episode.

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US and Ukraine news:

NYTimes gift link: Hundreds of Ukrainian Troops Feared Captured or Missing in Chaotic Retreat

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops may have been captured by advancing Russian units or disappeared during Ukraine’s chaotic retreat from the eastern city of Avdiivka, according to senior Western officials and soldiers fighting for Ukraine, a devastating loss that could deal a blow to already weakening morale.

The Russian capture of Avdiivka has emerged as a significant symbolic loss for Ukrainian troops, a sign of the battlefield impact of the failure of the U.S. Congress, so far, to approve more military assistance as dwindling supplies of artillery shells make it even harder to hold the line.

Estimates of how many Ukrainians were captured or missing vary, and a precise count may not be possible until Ukraine solidifies new defensive lines outside the city. But two soldiers with knowledge of Ukraine’s retreat estimated that 850 to 1,000 soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for. The Western officials said that range seemed accurate.

Opinion (gift link): Ukraine faces a valley of death. There’s a way Biden can help it get across.

Russian troops are grinding forward using their two great national resources — warm bodies and coldblooded patience. That’s how Russia fights its wars, from Napoleon to Hitler to now. “They are crazy, they are raging … tens of thousands of their soldiers. That’s what they have,” Zelensky told the conference. Ukraine, in contrast, was struggling to protect its troops, whom he described as “our main weapon.”

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Putin can keep sending troops not just because of Russian stoicism, but because he has cleverly drawn his forces from the poorest and most disadvantaged areas of the country. Those dying are disproportionately ethnic minorities from backwaters such as Chechnya and Dagestan, U.S. analysts say. The pay for soldiers at the front is three times what they would normally earn, and the families of dead soldiers receive a bonus worth more than $50,000, noted the European ambassador. “The war has brought a kind of prosperity for poor Russians,” he said.

Navalny’s death displayed Putin’s calculus. He doesn’t care about elite public opinion because it doesn’t threaten his control. Demonstrators laying flowers or staging small marches don’t faze him. “Anything below a million we can handle,” a Kremlin official told the European ambassador several years ago. The message, the diplomat told me, was that “thousands of demonstrators are a drop in the ocean.”

A comment from The Washington Post that should inspire us all to move and do more.

Motivation and inspiration:

Let’s end with some motivation and wisdom.

Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Stay prepared. Opportunities are coming."10:10 PM ∙ Jul 12, 20224,343Likes907RetweetsMotivational Quotes @MotivateMsgsWhen you meet a man, you judge him by his clothes; when you leave, you judge him by his heart. - Russian Proverb7:10 AM ∙ Jul 13, 202216Likes3RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Be the person you look up to"10:10 PM ∙ Jul 14, 2022229Likes51RetweetsLife Quotes @RTLifeQuotesTrying times are not the times to stop trying. – Ray Owen10:01 PM ∙ Jul 8, 2022152Likes34RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_"What's happening in your life is a result of what's happening in your mind."2:15 AM ∙ Jul 9, 20223,037Likes630RetweetsMotivational Quotes @MotivateMsgsI'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns12:40 PM ∙ Jul 11, 202214Likes6RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Everyone has ideas. Success is all about execution."7:15 PM ∙ Jul 14, 2022362Likes84RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_If you think you can, you will. If you think you can't, you'll never. Mindset is everything.2:10 AM ∙ Jul 12, 2022142Likes50RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_The Growth Journey is simply refusing to accept what society has taught you, Unlearning, and making better decisions.2:15 AM ∙ Jul 11, 2022510Likes111RetweetsMotivational Quotes @MotivateMsgsThe future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -Eleanor Roosevelt4:55 AM ∙ Jul 11, 202229Likes8RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Never too young to start an empire. Never too old to chase a dream."10:15 PM ∙ Jul 11, 2022616Likes154Retweets[image error]N. M. Curry @realPatriot_712:28 AM ∙ Jul 10, 202226Likes3Retweets

I always like to share a few from the Bible, because that book has become such a source of strength and wisdom and calm for me during the past year.

And, I always like to end with this one:

Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness of people."2:15 AM ∙ Aug 21, 20221,398Likes354Retweets

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That’s it for this edition.

Dealing with PTSD? Emotionally or mentally at rock bottom? Here’s the link that I mention in each podcast: Be like Ozzie; go near your master. (The power of prayer. Part 1.)

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Political thoughts from a Southern GentlemanI’m a prior Marine and Republican, who's now a moderate. I write Lincoln-like political thoughts, full of kindness and hope. I truly believe most Americans are good and we need compromise, unity, and love. Not mockery or extremes.By Stan R. Mitchell

As a reminder, please be kind and try your best to love your fellow Americans.

So many men and women have sacrificed, fought, and died to keep this country together the past 240-plus years. Please work daily to unite our country again. The vast majority of Americans are decent, loving, great people.

Also, please try to be a better person each and every day. Try to be kinder on social media and how you interact with others with whom you disagree.

Please join me again in our next episode, and please stay safe until then.

Don’t forget: You can comment anytime — I try to monitor those. You can also reach out privately at: authorstanrmitchell@yahoo.com. (You can say “hi,” vent, or send news tips! I love all three of those things!)

Love and peace,

Stan R. Mitchell

P.S. Don’t forget to check out my books. I’ve written a CIA/Marine sniper series, a detective series, a private investigator series, an action-packed Western, a motivational self-help book about President Obama, and two realistic war novels: one about World War II and one about Afghanistan. You can find all of these books on Amazon.

Want to know more about me? Click here: About me. You can also learn more about my journey here: Writers are crazy, and I’m crazier than most.

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