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Despite the massive buildup of Russian forces on their border, and the fact they’ve been in conflict with Russia for years from a previous invasion, less than 20% of Ukrainians thought that their country would get attacked.
Even fewer prepared for the possibility.
A week ago their lives were normal; just like ours.
The week before this happened, I had published my Green Beret Area Study Workbook. I have to be honest and say I had mixed feelings. On one hand I knew it was an essential book; one I’ve been working on for years.
Given climate change, and even just day to day living, we all need to do an Area Study of our Area of Operations. But there was a part of me that looked at the parts like the one that walked you through planning your evacuation route and thought “People will think this is over the top”.
Sadly, the events of the past weeks have proved that those parts of the book are essential. Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can strike anywhere at any time. West coast? Earthquake. East coast? Hurricane. Pacific Northwest? Heat Dome. Southwest? Epic drought. Texas? Freeze. The list goes on and on.
Those are things that have already happened or are happening. But there are many others that can occur suddenly. Every week there…
