Thiss should p!ss off every American with a drop of Patriotism in their blood.
Posted on 10/07/2012 9:20:29 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
Thirty years from now, historians will mark the assassination of America’s Ambassador to Libya on September 11, 2012 as a more important event than the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
On “9/11,” the United States’ self-appointed role to provide relative peace in the Western World as the only military super-power was challenged for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
The title of this article was shortened to fit. The full title: 9/11 Anniversary Attacks Lead to Global Militarization, Diminished American Influence
How does an aircraft carrier “deal with... Taliban infiltration of Afghan security forces”? It is a land-locked nation.
From the article:
“Meanwhile, the annual United States Center for Army Leadership independent report determined that only 25% of the Army’s 570,000 officers and enlisted soldiers believe the nation’s largest military branch is headed in the right direction — a survey response that is the lowest on record and reflects what some in the service call a crisis in confidence. Morale scores were especially low in Afghanistan, and records reveal that the monthly suicide rate hit a new high of 26 in July of this year. The effectiveness of America’s fighting forces is rapidly deteriorating after 11 years of sustained combat.”
obama has ordered and enforced this decline. It will take some doing to turn the damage around.
Thiss should p!ss off every American with a drop of Patriotism in their blood.
It doesn’t. It just ties-up valuable assets with a BS non-mission.
The US Navy has means...
Yep. He arranged it with a lot of help from his leftist and jihadist pals. It’s done. Recovery would take consistent loyality in power for a long stretch...which won’t happen. We have to be mindful of reality and think accordingly to survive this without being attacked by Obammy’s pals on American soil again.
It doesn’t. As usual, the military is still fighting the last war. The use of force is changing in the world, and the large nation states are in decline. It’s not going to be pretty, but we are witnessing the ability of smaller and smaller groups to use force effectively and to create chaos.
Recommended: Transformation of War and The Rise and Decline of the State, both by Martin Creveld, and The Sovereign Individual by Davidson and Rees-Mogg.
Excellent photo!
Thanks for the recommendations.
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