A little bit of disregarded history(09/11/01).

(Author's note: I have served for 28 years, including service in our defense as well as overseas)

Out of All the years that I have been here at FRee Republic, this is the first article that I have posted.

Two things that President Carter did that in later years that contributed to 09/11/01 happening.

1. Not supporting the Shah of Iran and letting violent revolutionaries(at least some of them current terrorists) take over the country, overunning our embassy at the time and holding members of our Embassy Staff and other Americans hostage for 444 days.

2. Discontinuing Aerospace Defense Command in late 1979, which led to a continual degradation of our Air Defenses and which led to valuable lessons in Air Defense, Strategy and Tactics, being thrown away and disregarded. Eliminating Aerospace Defense Command started the demoralisation of those Air Defense Forces. Eliminating those Squadrons responsible for our nation's Air Defense also aided in the demoralisation of those Air Defense Forces. Before that, It was regarded a high honor and very important responsibility to Defend our Nation's Airspace.

After that Air Defense was regarded as wasting time and the degradation of U.S. Air Defenses ensued. Under Aerospace Defense Command(jointly with NORAD), ALL U.S. Airspace was monitored, not just outward from our borders and shores. The innermost Air Defense center then was in Missouri covering our Nation's interior(Richards-Gerbauer A.F.B., along with the then Air Defense assigned 71st F.I.S.) .

President Bush served in Aerospace Defense Command, Serving with the 111th F.I.S., 147th F.I.G., Texas Air National Guard before ADCOM's disbandonment in 1979. See how he is today being ridiculed for participating in our nation's Air Defense. Even after 09/11/01, The importance of our nation's Air Defence is being ridiculed starting with President Bush's Service defending our homeland's airspace with the Texas A.N.G..

You would figure that after 09/11/01, anyone participating in our nation's Air Defense would be regarded in honor. Even today, post 09/11/01, the importance of our nation's Air Defense is being ridiculed, starting with the ridicule of President Bush's service in this regard. I am deeply angered in this.

Something that under the President Clinton administration that happened which contributed to the events of 09/11/01.

26 Air defense Alert sites that were in operation prior to President Clinton's inauguration were reduced to 7 under his presidency. Including the closest site to New York, Atlantic City. Airtime between Atlantic City and New York is minimal, meaning it is possible that the attackers possibly could have been headed off if the Atlantic City site would have still been in operation.

Since 09/11/01, President Bush has restored the importance of Our Nation's Air Defense. ALL of those 26 sites have been returned to duty with added importance. Thank You, President Bush!!!!

Some how, I get the impression that the 09/11/01 commission does not know or care to know or have not shared any of the above information in their report.

Thanks Very Much, PROUDAMREP for what you wrote me below:

"Thanks for a great post. The true story of our decline in defense will be told by the enlisted men, not politicians.

Their stories of the dismantling of our defense systems come from every branch of the military.

If we had decent news media in this country, John Kerry would be no where close to George Bush in the polls."

Posted to me by PROUDAMREP.

I Share Your Sentiments Exactly 100%!!!! Very Nice Post indeed, Very Best FReegards, Defender2

All please share ALL of this with Everyone you can that ALL of You know, Thanks, D2

Below:

kerry, testimony before Congress, 22 April, 1971, kerry says, "I have been to Paris. I have talked with both delegations at the peace talks, that is to say the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government,...."*(not on any authorised mission by the U.S. Government or by the U.S. military, kerry and his VVAW group meets and negotiates with the then enemy).

*excerpted from the Official U.S. Congressional Record dated 22 April, 1971.

"revamp the U.S. military", read as kerry's plan to PURGE the U.S. Military of Pro U.S. Military Veterans and Republicans, make it totally dependant on U.N. forces support for any significant achievement capable military(similar to france,germany, etc.), Turn home based U.S. Armed Forces, Intelligence agencies and Law Enforcement agencies into the democratic party's{including CPUSA and DSA} Praetorian Guard!!!!

kerry stabbed U.S. in the back continually since his return from Viet Nam. How much more backstabbing from this 22 April, 1971 testimony(self confessed traitor) before Congress that he(kerry) met with the then enemy in Paris, are we supposed to stand????

Some More Interesting historical news about kerry:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1091943/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1160580/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1165078/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181426/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181954/posts

Some of kerry's friends listed below:

http://www.cpusa.org/

http://www.dsausa.org/

DSA's "Progressive Caucus" Links below:

http://bernie.house.gov/pc/

http://bernie.house.gov/pc/members.asp

They are the Enemy Within!!!!

I have at least one or two interesting posts about said such subject matter, below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1165983/posts

And see:

http://tonkin.spymac.net/hanoikerry1.html

More: Communist Party Backs the RATS!!!! below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171176/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1172055/posts

More!!!! Socialists(DSA) backs kerry!!!! Below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1179854/posts

More of the Enemy within!!!!

Even More!!!! Red China Backs kerry!!!! See Below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1180437/posts

Avoid the Socialists/Communists backed johns(not capitolised on purpose) like the Plague!!!!

A little more history:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1182010/posts

And my FIRST ARTICLE Posting, below:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1182225/posts

BUSH/CHENEY 2004!!!!:-)

May God Continue to Bless America!!!!

#194 and #195. Thank You Very Much, earlyamerican!!!!:-) I served through the whole ordeal with carter. I first served under President Gerald Ford ALL the way through present. I served under two very strange indeed persons and both of them's last names begin with the letter "c".

12 tough years for putting up with them. for 444 Days we were chained at the bit wanting to kick their butts back into the Stone Age back then, listening to excuse after excuse, then the failed rescue attempt, then more excuses.

Then Finally a big Fresh Breath of Air Came in, President Ronald Wilson Reagan!!!! Our people trapped over there were on their way home!!!! Those were turbulent years, but good ones with a Strong Leader at the Helm. President George Herbert Walker Bush was also a Very fine Commander in Chief as well as his Son, The current President George W. BUSH!!!! His Steady Leadership has indeed been good for U.S.!!!! With him, we know where we stand. And I am glad he was there at the helm, when 09/11/01 occurred.

Every one of the left including kerry would have sought carter's line in approaching the thugs, appeasement.

kerry's speech the other night is a sham. The first thing he would do is appease the enemy just like he admitted to Congress, 22 April, 1971, of he and his VVAW negotiating with the enemy in paris, subsequently representing the then enemies position to Congress that day.

I pray to the Lord above that the President wins in November.

Very Best FReegards and God Bless ALL of U.S.!!!!

D2

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