I have always thought, and
still do, that none of our freedoms matter if we can’t protect our country.
There are countries and people who don’t like us and will do whatever they can
to destroy us or our influence.
Because you may not have
felt the threat of a full scale war between the US and another super power (Russia
or China appear to be the only possibilities now) you may have a hard time
accepting all this. You hopefully can appreciate that there is a constant
terrorist threat and this will be with us for a long time.
If America is not strong
militarily and financially then how will we protect our own country and the other
countries that may need assistance or protection? The world looks to us
for help in all types of situations.
The current administration
is working to reduce the military’s budget and to force us to spend huge
amounts on social programs and force us into more debt so we will not have the
resources for a strong defense. What is the real motivation of the
administration?
In addition the US may not be
viewed as a super power now. Our administration has been weak in their
responses (have you heard the phrase lead from behind? It doesn’t mean wait ‘til
another country takes the lead and then help out, as we have done recently) to the
problems in Libya, Egypt and Assyria and is afraid to upset the Arab or Muslim
worlds by committing to support Israel, one of our few true allies.
This intrusion by Russia is
no surprise when you look at the weakness demonstrated by the administration. The
number of ships in the US Navy will be reduced by this administration to a
record low level according to some recent reports. Watch for more challenges from
Russia and China in the future if we don’t act or our actions are
insignificant.
The Presidential election this
year is very clear cut as to who believes in a strong US and who wants us to
kow tow to the rest of the world. This election is more critical to the future of
the US than any election in a long time. Everything is perfect only in dreams
(like a Utopian society) but this is the real world.
Choose carefully my friend because
our freedom is not guaranteed. If we wait too long to respond or don’t respond
to these types of events more and more of them will occur and our independence
can be in question.
Check out the picture of the
sub at the site.
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Report: Russian Nuclear Attack Sub Patrolled Waters
Off Gulf for a Month…Undetected
Posted on
August 14, 2012 at 10:01am by Jonathon M.
Seidl at The Blaze
‘A Russian, nuclear-powered attack sub patrolled the waters
of the Gulf of Mexico, off the U.S. coast, undetected for a month, a new
startling report from the Washington Free Beacon says.
The sub, the Free Beacon says, is an Akula vessel loaded
with cruise missiles and is one of the quietest in the Russian fleet.
From the report:
The stealth underwater incursion in the Gulf took place at
the same time Russian strategic bombers made incursions into restricted U.S.
airspace near Alaska and California in June and July, and highlights a growing
military assertiveness by Moscow.
The submarine patrol also exposed what U.S. officials said
were deficiencies in U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities—forces that are
facing cuts under the Obama administration’s plan to reduce defense spending by
$487 billion over the next 10 years.
The Navy is in charge of detecting submarines, especially
those that sail near U.S. nuclear missile submarines, and uses undersea sensors
and satellites to locate and track them.
The fact that the Akula was not detected in the Gulf is
cause for concern, U.S. officials said.’
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