Spending more intelligently is definitely the right way to go with our military, as well as protecting our borders better. But bringing everyone home and not supporting our allies is isolationist and will only set us up to be hit by our terrorist enemies more easily. If we bury our heads in the sand we cannot possibly know what the people who want to do us harm are up to.
And to other responders in this thread that suggest more cooperation with the UN, I think that is also an area where we need to be very careful. The majority of the the countries with the UN are very anti-Israel in their rhetoric and that also segues into anti-America sentiments because we are allied with them. Until we see a UN that is living up to its original ideals, to fairly represent all nations, I think the proper course would be to start easing back in our association with them. The money put into the UN by the US is outrageously high, yet we are bashed constantly by the members. And this also touches on the idea that the US needs to focus on The US is bashed when it extends itself to help other countries while at the same time being told that we don’t do enough. As for the idea that - my answer to that is Poland is also our ally and if we made the promise to help them protect themselves from being taken over by Russian or Soviet forces again, then we need to stand by that promise. Russia has nothing to worry about if they don’t do anything to Poland. All of the noise they make about that makes me wonder what their future plans for Poland are.
Obama has turned our reputation into one of not supporting our allies by practically abandoning Israel and agreeing to no missile shields. He is making us look weak by trying to appease governments that make no secret of their hatred for us, and he is weakening our country by his mishandling of pretty much everything that crosses his path from international relations and foreign policy to the economy. He has an overt socialist agenda that he his slowly forcing onto our country, and his obvious disregard for the constitution of this country should be a huge red flag for every American citizen.
So, do you think my dislike and distrust of Obama shows? Just a little?
Sorry for the rant, but people really need to recognize what’s at stake with this election coming up. I too come from a family with a strong military background and am proud of what our country has stood for all of these years. It shames me to have someone like Obama in office, dragging all those good years through the mud. His wife may be proud of her country for the first time, but I’m feeling shame for my country for the first time.
