Are we now entering our sixth war? But who's counting? We have been using drones in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time. But now they have been extended to Pakistan, Libya, Yemen and now Somalia. Apparently we can go anywhere we feel there are al-Qaeda, or their friends, and drop a drone on them, even in countries where we have not declared war. Or declared a non war like Libya, or no longer call for a victory, but a success according to the President's speech yesterday. The lines are getting greyer and greyer.
Last week we dropped drones on al-Qaeda operatives in Somalia making our territory now involving Somalia. The attack was actually against al-Shabab who it is believed they are co-ordinating with al-Qaeda. At Panetta's hearing to confirm him as CIA director, he said we are even looking at targets beyond Somalia.
It does make a mark on Obama as he once declared "I am the most anti-war candidate." Often complaining about Bush getting us into two wars. At least with Bush we knew kind of what he was going to do. But with Obama he drops drone attacks where ever he wants. I wonder why other countries don't trust us? Not thinking about is this morally right to drop these attacks on possible innocent civilians. What are we becoming America? Is this also a part of our sick society, that we can do whatever we want under the canopy of the terrorist war, or kinetic operation, or what ever we call it now? Pretty concerning.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Obama's Speech - Lays Hard on Republicans
The President lays it at the feet of the Republicans that it is their fault on no compromise on the Debt Reduction Plan. By not wanting to raise taxes once again on the rich, especially those with jet planes. Not talking much about how much he flies around with our jet plane, Air Force One. And to go after the oil companies by taking away subsidies. But that would only come back on tax payers to pay for discovery and reproducing of oil products
Asking about the Libyan war the President said he would not use the word victory for a win, but rather the word success. Either way just tell us you will lead us to a win in Afghanistan!!
Instead of talking about increasing small business he talks of infrastructure jobs such as roads and bridges, which God knows we need, but growing the government bigger and the government providing jobs will only put us in a deeper hole.
He did finally admit that regulations were harming the small business man and did speak of more monies to help them get a start. That comes out of our pocket also.
All in all he pretty much blamed the Republicans for not reaching a compromise, and called both sides irresponsible for not reaching a ending to the problem sooner, siting his children did better doing their homework. Maybe he could spend a little less time on the golf course himself, and the 35 campaign stops to raise money didn't help either. I don't think it would hurt him to spend more time either on this national problem.
Asking about the Libyan war the President said he would not use the word victory for a win, but rather the word success. Either way just tell us you will lead us to a win in Afghanistan!!
Instead of talking about increasing small business he talks of infrastructure jobs such as roads and bridges, which God knows we need, but growing the government bigger and the government providing jobs will only put us in a deeper hole.
He did finally admit that regulations were harming the small business man and did speak of more monies to help them get a start. That comes out of our pocket also.
All in all he pretty much blamed the Republicans for not reaching a compromise, and called both sides irresponsible for not reaching a ending to the problem sooner, siting his children did better doing their homework. Maybe he could spend a little less time on the golf course himself, and the 35 campaign stops to raise money didn't help either. I don't think it would hurt him to spend more time either on this national problem.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Afghanistan Withdrawal-10,000 by Christmas
After ten years in Afghanistan all of us are wanting to leave. But is it too much too soon? Gen Petraeus has done a great job and really wanted more time to work his plan, and even the President admits this. But we have been there a long time and have only control of one tenth of the country. 1,500 of our precious treasure's have given their all and we have only praise and honor to give to them. We do not want their sacrifice to go to waste.
It is concerning, if we withdraw too soon, and allow Taliban to come back in and take control. The speech did seem political especially when the 33,000 will be withdrawn by September 2012. Right before the election. He is beginning to get pressure from the people as 56% want troops out. It is also interesting that 57% said it was good we went in.
The battle to many is not yet won, and think it is too soon to talk withdrawal. That we are literally pulling the rug out from under Gen. Petraeus. It has a similar ring to it as the President also declared an end to the war in Iraq and yet we still have 100,000 troops in Iraq. He says we need to end the war responsibly, but other's say more important to end it successfully. We pulled out in the 80's under Reagan and war lords took over, and eventually Taliban came in.
Is the President looking out for himself politically or for us? Withdrawing before Petraeus is ready could be a serious mistake. Only time will tell. But for the time being 10,000 troops will be home for Christmas.
It is concerning, if we withdraw too soon, and allow Taliban to come back in and take control. The speech did seem political especially when the 33,000 will be withdrawn by September 2012. Right before the election. He is beginning to get pressure from the people as 56% want troops out. It is also interesting that 57% said it was good we went in.
The battle to many is not yet won, and think it is too soon to talk withdrawal. That we are literally pulling the rug out from under Gen. Petraeus. It has a similar ring to it as the President also declared an end to the war in Iraq and yet we still have 100,000 troops in Iraq. He says we need to end the war responsibly, but other's say more important to end it successfully. We pulled out in the 80's under Reagan and war lords took over, and eventually Taliban came in.
Is the President looking out for himself politically or for us? Withdrawing before Petraeus is ready could be a serious mistake. Only time will tell. But for the time being 10,000 troops will be home for Christmas.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Is Kenneth Melson, ATF Acting Director the Sacrificial Lamb?
Is Kenneth Melson, acting director of Bureau Of Tobacco, Alchohol and Firearms {ATF} the one to take the blame for the now known Program of the Federal Government Operation Fast and Furious? Which sold 2,000 guns to the underground market , which in turn sold the guns to Mexico's drug cartels? After being questioned they were not able to get an answer the other day in Congress, nor will we probably get to know the answer soon.
A bad idea that worsened when it became known that Patrol Agent Brian Terry's death was connected to Project Gunrunner, a sister program to Operation Fast and Furious. We now know that more than 150 shootings are connected to these programs and that the government has divulged that they really don't even know where 2/3rds of the guns are.
Rep. Darrell Issa compared the scandal to Iran/Contra during the Reagan presidency.
By letting Melson take the rap, unless he talks, the public will have to be satisfied with the sacrificial lamb. And we may never know how far up the chain this went. This from the President who glowingly proclaimed in his run for the presidency, we will be the most transparent administration.
The President said in March. "There may be a situation here where a serious mistake was made. If that's the case then we will hold somebody accountable."
I doubt we will soon know the real truth as to who issued the Program Operation Fast and Furious, and for the moment we may have to be appeased by the sacrificial lamb who has been brought to make the atonement for some one's sins.
A bad idea that worsened when it became known that Patrol Agent Brian Terry's death was connected to Project Gunrunner, a sister program to Operation Fast and Furious. We now know that more than 150 shootings are connected to these programs and that the government has divulged that they really don't even know where 2/3rds of the guns are.
Rep. Darrell Issa compared the scandal to Iran/Contra during the Reagan presidency.
By letting Melson take the rap, unless he talks, the public will have to be satisfied with the sacrificial lamb. And we may never know how far up the chain this went. This from the President who glowingly proclaimed in his run for the presidency, we will be the most transparent administration.
The President said in March. "There may be a situation here where a serious mistake was made. If that's the case then we will hold somebody accountable."
I doubt we will soon know the real truth as to who issued the Program Operation Fast and Furious, and for the moment we may have to be appeased by the sacrificial lamb who has been brought to make the atonement for some one's sins.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Father's Day - Another Day of Rememberance
I have for some time now been trying to think what are we going to do for Father's Day. How do you celebrate Father's day without him? And what are we going to do for Father's Day? I have to admit the last few weeks I have been a little down thinking about he isn't here, and we can't go a buy
him anything.
Actually, I was thinking he's probably at peace and glad after all the father's day presents we have tried to give him. You have to admit, sometimes men are hard to buy for. Usually when I would bring it up he would say just get me some new underwear. Now, that is something I refuse to buy for a present. So, it became a joke between us. The kids would say, Mom, just buy him what he wants. It would be a few weeks after Father's day and I would find my gift stuffed away in a drawer. Him not wanting to tell me I didn't hit what he really wanted. I admit, I do have my list of failures. The spinning tie rack that took an hour to put up and broke immediately. Is it my fault he had over a hundred ties? And I still have them. The little containers I would buy for him to put is stuff in and he never used.The electric buffer for his shoes that didn't buff. One year I actually hit one and he said he actually liked it. I fell over. He said, I actually can use this and I like it. It was a mustache trimmer. I really didn't want to buy that, but that is what he wanted. The truth, what I wanted was for him to trim the mustache off. That didn't happen either.
Whatever you do be thankful if you still have your father and husband. Make sure to spend time with him and tell him you love him. That's all he really wants. Your visit or call, you can't give him anything greater.
Thank you my husband for all the years of love and support you gave your family. For instilling christian principles in our children that make them such strong people today. And most of all to teach them to serve God and put him first in your life. Happy Father's Day
him anything.
Actually, I was thinking he's probably at peace and glad after all the father's day presents we have tried to give him. You have to admit, sometimes men are hard to buy for. Usually when I would bring it up he would say just get me some new underwear. Now, that is something I refuse to buy for a present. So, it became a joke between us. The kids would say, Mom, just buy him what he wants. It would be a few weeks after Father's day and I would find my gift stuffed away in a drawer. Him not wanting to tell me I didn't hit what he really wanted. I admit, I do have my list of failures. The spinning tie rack that took an hour to put up and broke immediately. Is it my fault he had over a hundred ties? And I still have them. The little containers I would buy for him to put is stuff in and he never used.The electric buffer for his shoes that didn't buff. One year I actually hit one and he said he actually liked it. I fell over. He said, I actually can use this and I like it. It was a mustache trimmer. I really didn't want to buy that, but that is what he wanted. The truth, what I wanted was for him to trim the mustache off. That didn't happen either.
Whatever you do be thankful if you still have your father and husband. Make sure to spend time with him and tell him you love him. That's all he really wants. Your visit or call, you can't give him anything greater.
Thank you my husband for all the years of love and support you gave your family. For instilling christian principles in our children that make them such strong people today. And most of all to teach them to serve God and put him first in your life. Happy Father's Day
Friday, June 17, 2011
Why Obama visited Puerto Rico - Florida, Florida, Florida
The President has studied his maps well and knows he cannot win the election with out the Florida vote. So he is going the extra mile and went to Puerto Rico. Not since 1961 when President John Kennedy went there has a president visited. Kennedy went there for another reason. But the Puerto Rican vote has always been a high denominator in Presidential elections.
There are 800,000 Puerto Ricans living in Florida, and they are not like the Puerto Ricans in the north, these in Florida can and do switch their vote often. Voting is very important with Puerto Ricans.
Not until election night 2012 will we find out if this extra effort paid off, but I am sure it made difference to some and may swing the vote his way, and could make a difference. This state right now it is not clear which way it will go, and will be pivotal in 2012.
There are 800,000 Puerto Ricans living in Florida, and they are not like the Puerto Ricans in the north, these in Florida can and do switch their vote often. Voting is very important with Puerto Ricans.
Not until election night 2012 will we find out if this extra effort paid off, but I am sure it made difference to some and may swing the vote his way, and could make a difference. This state right now it is not clear which way it will go, and will be pivotal in 2012.
Monday, June 13, 2011
New Hampshire Vote Crucial For Romney Campaign
A lot hangs in the balance for Mitt Romney tonight. New Hampshire is a keystone to his presidential election. Some say if he loses the Granite state primary again his campaign will fail.
The voters are not quite as picky this time around for the presidential election. Most say no matter what we must beat Obama. For many this means they will vote for the front runner. Right now this is Romney's advantage. Even though he has the lowest percentage of the vote of any previous Republican front runner. His primary experience is his economic background and job creation ability. This is what the American public are, of course, most interested in this time around.
His Achilles heel of course is Romneycare, which closely resembles Obamacare. If he would renounce it his chances would rise, but he stands behind it.
This debate should be more interesting as we now have the heavyweights in, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rep Ron Paul. former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Senator Rick Santorum, and Georgian businessman Hermain Cain. John Huntsman decided not to come.
There still is a lot of concern that the candidates present a weak field, that remains to be seen. One who is a sleeper but could creep up is Tim Pawlenty. He is slowly coming up as more people hear him speak and learn his record. It is still anybodies party. And as one person put it, we still don't know who the American people will chose to send to the prom.
The voters are not quite as picky this time around for the presidential election. Most say no matter what we must beat Obama. For many this means they will vote for the front runner. Right now this is Romney's advantage. Even though he has the lowest percentage of the vote of any previous Republican front runner. His primary experience is his economic background and job creation ability. This is what the American public are, of course, most interested in this time around.
His Achilles heel of course is Romneycare, which closely resembles Obamacare. If he would renounce it his chances would rise, but he stands behind it.
This debate should be more interesting as we now have the heavyweights in, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rep Ron Paul. former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Senator Rick Santorum, and Georgian businessman Hermain Cain. John Huntsman decided not to come.
There still is a lot of concern that the candidates present a weak field, that remains to be seen. One who is a sleeper but could creep up is Tim Pawlenty. He is slowly coming up as more people hear him speak and learn his record. It is still anybodies party. And as one person put it, we still don't know who the American people will chose to send to the prom.
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