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NATO’S MILITARY DECLINE

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL  NATO’S MILITARY DECLINE  March 25, 2014  Vladimir Putin and his American apologists like to blame NATO’s post-Cold War expansion for his territorial conquests, which ignores that the alliance refused in 2008 to let Georgia and Ukraine even begin the process of joining. Those are the two countries the Russian has […]

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DEFENSE OF OBAMA’S UKRAINE BLUNDER AND COLD WAR REVISIONISM

  REDSTATE.COM Cold War Revisionism and the Defense of Obama’s Ukraine Blunder By: streiff (Diary)  |  March 14th, 2014  There is an op-ed in the Washington Post by Mark Kramer, director of the Project on Cold War Studies at Harvard University, making the rounds today titled Five myths about the Cold War.  Like so many

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CUTTING THE NATIONAL GUARD

  THE WASHINGTON TIMES CUTTING THE NATIONAL GUARD IS PENNY-WISE AND POUND-FOOLISH By Rick Perry Friday, February 28, 2014 EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE:  The National Guard has proved over and over again that it is the most cost-efficient way to maintain a force of experienced, capable fighting men and women. The Guard can be maintained

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VIDEO – TRAVIS MILLS – AN INSPIRATION

  Perhaps some of you saw Travis today ( January 29, 2014) being interviewed on Fox News.   He was severely injured in Afghanistan by an IED and lost all four limbs.   The following  two websites below tell the story of his journey which will be an inspiration to us all.   Nancy  https://www.facebook.com/travisthemovie www.travisthemovie.com  

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PRYING OPEN THE BENGHAZI FILES

  THE WASHINGTON TIMES PRYING OPEN THE BENGHAZI FILES By James A. Lyons James A. Lyons, U.S. Navy retired admiral, was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations. Thursday, January 16, 2014 Reports released recently by both the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee and the House

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A RAID ON IRAN ?

      Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) A Raid on Iran? Don’t count out the Israeli military. It has a record of pulling off daring, surprise strikes. Uri Sadot Uri Sadot is a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations and holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Princeton University. December

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THE QUIET FURY OF ROBERT GATES

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL THE QUIET FURY OF ROBERT GATES By Robert M. Gates —Dr. Gates was the 22nd secretary of defense. This essay is adapted from his latest book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” to be published next Tuesday by Knopf. Jan. 7, 2014 4:32 p.m. ET Robert Gates Reuters All

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TROOPS RELY ON HOLIDAY CHARITY

  Please contact Operation Homefront  – www.operationhomefront.net or Fisher House – www.fisherhouse.org if you would like to help our military.    Fox News had a segment last week on charities that are most effective and Fisher House was first  on the  list.      Nancy    TROOPS HAVE TO RELY ON HOLIDAY CHARITY By Meredith Somers– The Washington Times Monday, December

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FEWER JETS AND SHIPS, MORE BUREAUCRATS

  THE WALL STREET JOURNAL MORE BUREAUCRATS, FEWER JETS AND SHIPS By John Lehman Mr. Lehman was secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration and a member of the 9/11 Commission Dec. 10, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  The constant growth of the bureaucracy has resulted from reform initiatives from Congress and by executive order,

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