North Korea blames their economic woes on US sanctions and starts again to fire off missiles. Russians are amassing troops on the Ukraine border and threatening a reinvigorated border war. Iran continues provocations in the Hormuz straits and continues to fund Hezbollah and other terrorist groups. We’re being invaded on our southern border including people from at least 41 countries and so far, 4 were on the terrorist list, and China looms large everywhere. What is Joe doing about the safety and security of our country; the one defined role of the Federal government?
How long will he wait before removing the sanctions on North Korea because, “that’s not who we are as Americans”. He is re-opening talks with Iran and the failed nuclear pact he and Obama “negotiated”. He does this despite the lying and duplicity of the Iranians in following the first agreement. The $400,000,000,000 in cash we gave them went to pay for arms and support used to kill Americans so why not try that again. He is loath to even mention Ukraine hoping it will just go away on its own. Will he support Ukraine’s request to join NATO? Don’t hold your breath for a “policy statement”. He’s going to be tough on China; that is as soon as corporate America tells him what “tough” means. You can bet it won’t include more tariffs or sanctions.
Our adversaries are probing the weaknesses of our defenses and taking advantage of an administration hell bent on turning to “domestic terrorism” as the most dangerous situation. How long before a shooting war begins and Joe is forced to go before his adoring half of the country and convince them, he didn’t want the war, but dam it, we’re in it now and we’re going to win. Try getting our patriotic woke to sign up for anything that involves putting themselves at risk and for what? A racist society based on a moribund economic system. Good luck with that Joe.
Following the footsteps of every President over the past century, except President Trump, he’ll send troops into harm’s way as the politically expedient means to “rally the country” and divert attention from his failings domestically. Only this time, the country won’t rally. Trump proved we can exert international influence without shooting. Rather, the Trump philosophy is to make us and our allies more prosperous. As other countries figured it out, they joined in; evidence the mid-east thaw that no President before him was able to accomplish. Of course, this progress is being tossed aside as Joe pivots to the Palestinians again and eschews Israel.
International conflict is coming and it won’t be pretty. The utter ignorance of the threats to our way of life from the outside are putting us in a dangerous position. When it happens, as I predict it will, there will be no united country and the Viet Nam era will raise its ugly head once more. Our adversaries know this and it gives them encouragement to antagonize and even initiate. They’ll start with hacking our systems but eventually they’ll shoot and it won’t be Joe and his D.C. folks that get shot. It will be our kids. Aren’t you glad, he’s the one with the briefcase?
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