Military

Question as to whether Putin or Obama ‘won’ re: Syria

This has some deep implications, but my call would be the Putin came out on top in this issue. He can now posture as much more of a major player in area…by seeming as a ‘peacemaker’ he partially overcomes the stigma attached to him by virtue of being Chief of the KGB…

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Human Trafficking Hiding in Plain Site

Did anyone one notice the recent articles on human trafficking? It’s happening in plain view. A TV journalist reported Pakistanis using illegals as virtual slaves in a dozen 7-eleven stores in New York and Virginia—forty other stores in NYC are being investigated; the man rightfully sentenced to life in prison…

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Killer In Our Midst

It’s time to comment on the terrorist Nadal Hassan. Using his military title is repugnant to me, so I’ll simply refer to him as Hassan. He’s a disgusting human being who is a waste of space. Anyone who can indiscriminately gun down unarmed men and women and then cower behind…

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Women in the military

For Pete’s sake, the US military needs to get off the dime on this issue. Women have been part of the fighting force in every armed conflict known to man. Why would we want to treat this issue a special at this point? They are just as smart, have reflexes…

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Inaction by our nation’s leadership

The overall sequester thing and inaction in Syria are simply examples of weak leadership. We have a Congress who can’t do their job and a President who is indecisive. It is all crushingly frustrating as we watch these factors influence our international standing in the world. It’s sad that we…

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The Sequester

I can’t figure out whether the President and Congress are intentionally allowing our nation to slowly slide into a second rate military power, or they are just too ignorant of what the impact of their lack of leadership is producing. I fault the military leaders for sugar coating the impact….

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Siria

It’s amazing to me that the US administration has been so slow to react to the crisis in Syria. The ‘red line’ was crossed months ago, yet we continue to allow the slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians with weapons of mass destruction. I agree with our nation’s military leadership…

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