Is There Still Time To Stop The Fighting and War?

It has started

Floyd Mori
ILLUMINATION
Published in
2 min readMar 4, 2022

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Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Blood has already been shed

People around the world are alarmed at the actions of Russia toward Ukraine. There are demonstrations for peace in many cities. There are talks and telegrams to try and get the nonsense to end before it gets worse. People would like peaceful negotiations instead of war. Almost no one wants war, but apparently some do.

Don’t they realize the casualties that come from war? Don’t they care that innocent people will be killed and maimed. Don’t they care that the military personnel will be in danger as they are put in harm’s way?

The perpetrators must not plan to kill innocent children and teenagers who are simply going about their daily life, but that is happening in Ukraine. Regular activities of life cannot continue.

Mstyslav Chernov wrote for the Associated Press about “Father mourns son after shelling on Ukraine soccer field.” Chernov wrote:

MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The surgeons leaving the operating room don’t make eye contact. One of them holds up his hands. Another looks down, defeated. It’s then that the father waiting at the doorway grabs…

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Floyd Mori
ILLUMINATION

Floyd Mori, born in Utah, is a former College Teacher, Mayor, CA State Assemblyman, Consultant, and CEO for Nonprofits. www.thejapaneseamericanstory.com.