IRAN

The Country known as Iran, once a proud empire called Persia, and until 1979 when the USA caused the leadership to be taken over by some radicals, is slipping further into radicalism. It is on the brink of developing Nuclear weapons, and the USA is presently allowing that to happen. What will follow will be destabilization of the whole region with a real and present danger for the collective nations known as the WEST.

Unfortunately, the only option now available to check Iran and its path towards Nuclear weaponry is intense military intervention. All other options have been tried and none have worked. The US and Israel needs to act quickly to stem the advances of Iran.

END OF US MILITARY DOMINANCE?

Not long ago, the US Government signaled the end of "Don't ask, Don't tell". Today, an article proclaimed that the Army would no longer enforce uniform regulations at the JROTC level.

Both of these initiatives were supposedly a move to enhance "Diversity".

Actually, I believe, they were actions that signified the beginning of the end for military control and discipline of the armed forces. This is clearly a very sad day for our military; I guess that we must pattern ourselves after our European Allies.

Anybody want a white flag?

INTERNAL WARFARE

My observation of politics tends to show that the Federal Government is at war-- with the States and people of the United States. It appears that many if not most political decisions made at the Federal level, are made contrary to the will of the people and the basic governing document, the Constitution. In addition, it appears that new laws are being in-acted by non elected Administration groups and not by Congress. (Call them administrative decisions or interpretations of existing laws). Obama has said many times that he cannot wait for Congress to act, therefore he and his advisors will act independently, without any other approval!

The principle player and main actor appears to be the Obama Administration. But it also seems that the Senate and Supreme Court are also involved in the War.

Virtualy all new initiaves are contentious and seem to be designed to diminish the ability of people to live a normal life as legal, honorable, and productive citizens. If someone is looking to get free goods and services or is in the Country illegally, he/she/they are given priority consideration. Marriage, once the backbone of the society, is being discouraged through preferential treatment for people living together without the trappings of being married (it is estimated that fewer than 50% of people living together are now married). I believe that it will soon come to pass that further financial advantage will be provided to unmarried people who live together through changes in tax laws.

States are increasingly being sued by the Federal Government for creating laws that are rightfully States Rights interests but may be contrary to the desires of Federal bureaucrats. Often, an inference of violating Federal perrogatives is sufficient to cause a lawsuit to be initiated. Of course, it may be argued that this phenomanon is simply the continuing fight that has been in progress since the Civil War of Federal vs States rights. And, since the interpretation of the Constitution is left to the Federal Government, then guess who wins that fight?

This Blog entry is not intended to provide solutions or answers to the percieved problems, but, simply to provide observations. recommendations for solutions will be forthcoming.

SOMETHING TO PONDER

The President (Mr Obama) seems to be late for every meeting, get together, speech, or ceremony. I wonder why!

Either he has many more appointments and cannot gauge his time properly (or maybe his schedulers are inept); OR he purposely is late for these appointments out of a total disrespect for his audience!

Since scheduling conflicts can be resolved, I think that the latter idea is the real culprit. This President apparently has a huge inferiority complex and needs to demonstrate his superiority by making all others wait for him.

Personally, I have always believed that it is quite disrespectful and poor judgement to be consistently late for appointments. Maybe this is a major reason why I have very little respect and no confidence in our present Administration;Along with what appears to be unacceptably bad decision and policy making. One should also consider the very bad characteristics and decisions of the Administration's close advisors.

PREDICABLE EVENTS

Not just because I predicted these things; but:

1) The new Libyan Government has declared that they will implement Islamic radical law for all of Libya. This means that only Muslems will have any legal standing, all others may be freely persecuted, and that relations with the US will become tenuous at best. By the bye; this also will most likely lead to further civil unrest (WARFARE) in Libya.

2) The US Secretary of State (H. Clinton) confirmed that not all US forces will leave Iraq by the end of 2011. She stated that a sizable force will remain to provide continued assistance to the Iraq Government. She was very careful to avoid the term "Military Forces", but, that is what was meant by her comments.

WHY does our Government lie to us so much?

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

In May 1961, then President Kennedy ordered 100 Special forces troops to a country called South Vietnam as advisors only with no combat responsibilities. By Dec 1968 there were 540,000 troops in South Vietnam engaged in an undeclared war. By 1974 when the last of the troops were evicted, more than 58,000 had been killed.

I have never been an antiwar minded person, but, without a total committment to prosecute a conflict, I do not believe in sending troops to "advise".

On Oct 14th 2011, President Obama is sending 100 Special Forces to Uganda to act in a strictly non combat role as advisors in order to stop a Ugandan warlord from killing and looting.

Three questions:

1) Has anyone in the US Administration read any history at all?

2) Has not the present experience in IRAQ and Afghanistan taught the US a lesson about limited military engagements?

3) have all of our leaders lost their minds?

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

THE NEXT STEP

The Governor of North Carolina suggested or recommended that we suspend Congressional elections for at least the next two years. (So our representatives may better concentrate on helping the economy!)

Of course she tried to take back this statement when she realized the implications inherent in such a move.

Either the Governor is totally unfit to be a leader or is in the process of "floating" an idea that would ultimately change representation in this Country. I pray she is just addled and not really starting a movement to build a dictatorship.

At the least, the people of her state should start an immediate effort to remove her from office. She is very dangerous.

Consider if her suggestion were to take hold, then the next step would be a suspension of Presidential elections!!