Ukrainian police are dragging men off streets and forcing them into military service. Videos show officers tackling civilians outside bars and subway stations. This is what losing a war looks like – desperate leaders sacrificing freedoms to feed the meat grinder.

The Supreme Court just ruled these forced conscriptions legal. No appeals. No exemptions. If you’re a man between 18-60, you belong to the state now. Imagine Biden sending SWAT teams to round up Chicagoans for border patrol duty. Conservatives would march on Washington.

Ukraine’s economy crumbles while politicians play soldier. Skilled workers hide from draft notices. Farmers can’t harvest crops. This isn’t defense – it’s national suicide. A country that jails breadwinners won’t survive peace even if they win the war.

Parents whisper about smuggling sons to Poland. Wives report husbands missing after night shifts. The “hero” narrative collapsed when body bags outnumbered victory parades. True patriots don’t need handcuffs to serve their homeland.

America learned from Vietnam – you can’t draft an unwilling army. Our strength comes from volunteers defending shared values, not bureaucrats checking off conscription lists. Ukraine’s tactics resemble Moscow’s playbook more than NATO principles.

Young Ukrainian men face two hells: Russian artillery or their own police. No retirement dates. No mental health discharges. The lucky ones lose limbs. The unlucky lose everything. This is the cost of endless foreign aid pushing prolonged conflict.

While DC hawks cheer from air-conditioned offices, real people pay the price. No American mother should watch her son die for some politician’s legacy. Let Ukraine’s tragedy remind us – peace requires courage too.

Freedom isn’t free, but it shouldn’t cost your humanity. Our founders revolted over less tyranny than Kyiv imposes daily. God bless the volunteers defending Ukraine. God protect us from becoming what they’ve had to endure.