“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf” ~George Orwell When Somali pirates attacked the U.S.-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama last week they obviously never anticipated the sequence of events that would unfold. These four inept individuals quickly realized they had bitten off [...]
It is the day we honor our nation’s veterans. Armistice Day is the anniversary of the end of World War I on 11 November 1918. In 1938 November 11th became a legal holiday. On October 8, 1954 President Eisenhower signed HR7786 changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day honoring veterans of all wars. The Uniforms Holiday [...]
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, anticipating a Democratic Presidential win on Novemeber 4th, has already fired the first shot across the bow with a call to cut 25 percent from military spending. But isn’t that always the first cut in a Democratic administration? Rep. Frank knows that the majority of his voting constituency is not made [...]
What should be a major front page news story has been relegated to the back page. Marines Leave Fallujah! A message to Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Murtha, liberal news media, and other defeatists – they are not leaving in defeat, they are leaving in victory. Having overthrown and defeated the insurgency, stability [...]
“From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.” This statement seems to have lost its teeth and bite. In a recent exchange of gunfire between U.S. and Pakistani troops there was a disagreement as to whether or not U.S. [...]
Seven years and we are still at war with a group of demented beings with warped minds. These beings hide behind innocent men, women, children and the Islamic religion in order to carry out their dirty deeds. They also attack the same people and religion they hide behind. Who can forget the Palestinians dancing in [...]
John McCain has voiced his disapproval over the proposed new Veterans GI Bill sponsered by Senator James Webb. McCain believes that military retention would suffer due to a large number of personnel leaving to pursue educational goals. There are several groups of people that join the military for any number of reasons. Some join specifically [...]
