Bob Stannard: America needs a Winston Churchill

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard, an author, musician and former lobbyist. This piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
I saw “The Darkest Hour,” starring Gary Oldman, last night. The film is about the month of May 1940 when Winston Churchill was called upon to replace Neville Chamberlain as Britain’s prime minister. It was a most terrible time for England. Hitler was sweeping over Europe with the mightiest military force the world had ever known.