Thank you for your support to ban Russia from the Olympics! In only a few short days, we have gathered nearly 4,000 signatures for the ban.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made the irresponsible decision to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Paris Olympics. Knowing they are wrong, they have cowardly asked the Russians to appear under a "neutral flag."
We cannot tolerate this horrible decision.
We appreciate your signature and need your leadership and support to help get your network to sign the ban. We will be starting a media blitz soon, but we need more signatures. We must, together, stop the Russians from participating in the Olympics.
We need the 4,000 signatures to become 40,000. Please forward this email with links, or post on social media, with your recommendation to get more signatures. And continue to do so until Russia is banned.
Putin himself is very focused on the Olympics. The Olympics are a very symbolic and meaningful international event. The 2022 Olympics were held in Beijing. China, according to The NY Times, requested Russia delay the full scale invasion of Ukraine until after the Beijing Olympics which ended February 20, 2022. The full scale invasion started February 22, 2022. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/russia-ukraine-china.html
Together both China and Russia manipulated the 2022 Olympics to defeat the West. Both China and Russia understand the importance of information operations, and manipulating the Olympics is a top priority for both adversaries.
What can the average American do to help Ukraine? Embarrass Putin. Stop Russia, and Russian athletes from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Please post this on social media and email to all of your contacts. For the next six months, follow us, Post and re-post to gain momentum. We will be focusing on the sponsors of the Olympics to gain their support and to ban Russia.
Thanks for your support to help Ukraine!
Dan Rice
President, American University Kyiv
West Point graduate and former US Army Officer