[familyop]

Those exercises are happening in areas that are full of lefties. Same in my area. The local socialist NGO/bureaucrat herd is complaining. I'm not.

And consider this. The exercises are happening near places that could need defense against foreign forces, and this is an if-y time in foreign relations. The following is only a peek at one of several developments.

'Be Ready for a War in 2013 and Also Win it', China Tells its Soldiers
Daily Bhaskar ^ | Jan 18, 2013
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2979921/posts

China Warns Citizens To 'Prepare For The Worst' As It Sends Fighters To East China Sea
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2977235/posts

[mlizzy]

Happening in our neck of the woods tomorrow:

CHICAGO (CBS) — A school shooting drill planned for tomorrow in the far northwestern suburbs has many parents upset.

According to a letter from Cary-Grove High School principal Jay Sargeant, there will be a code red drill at the school on Wednesday.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/29/cary-grove-drill-to-include-shooting-blanks-in-hallways/