Couldn't Of Said It Better Myself

I received this email this morning in reply to another email...Well said.

Yes...I think all of us in the "waiting Stage" have heard and shuddered at this news and these articles. Like many times before,Russia threatens alot of things. This is another way for the country to divert the attention of their own political and social shortcomings - like 740,000 children without parental supervision. We are dealing with a country that denied they had any involvment in a war in Afganistan to its own children...really? ?
Is it scary to all of us "good parents"? Absolutely, but we are powerless in the international adoption world. The only hope that we hang on to is that adoption is a big money maker in Russia and they would have to think long and hard before freezing those funds coming in on a steady stream.
There were 60,000 children adopted from Russia and since 1996 to 2010 there have been 14 cases of neglect or murder to Russians by American AP. Yes, one child is one too many...but an entire society of wonderful parents would be demonized for 14 crazy people. ---While in Russia we saw a program on russian TV by Russian Ed Officals that 78% of orphans will become drug addicts, criminals or commit suicide. So thats a half million children without parental care that might take a turn towards drugs or crime, instead of chancing it with a loving American Family? !
So, we as APs can only sit again, powerless and wait for the powers to be to hopefully realize their own shortcomings and not deny these thousands of children loving homes.