From the mind to substance
A great article I wanted to share about addressing real problems in our nation and identifying possible solutions. This is the kind of dialogue we should expect and see from our government but instead it is coming from a commentary writer for the Washington Post.
Great advice that Romney, the current administration and our Congress should act on.
We – the citizens – should hold our government’s feet to the fire and demand action along these lines.
From Krauthammer’s 7/12 article on the “Islamist Ascendancy
“…Egypt, the largest and most influential, has experienced an Islamist sweep. The Muslim Brotherhood didn’t just win the presidency. It won nearly half the seats in parliament, while more openly radical Islamists won 25 percent. Combined, they command more than 70 percent of parliament — enough to control the writing of a constitution (which is why the generals hastily dissolved parliament)…”
2 cents: See! My position on what is going on in Egypt is not half-baked. The military is protecting the citizens of Egypt and the nation’s future from the Islamist. Reminder: The CES – USA president – is fully supporting the MB and it’s new president = the Islamist.
As part of its ongoing war maneuver, Syria Thursday, July 12, this week drilled the firing of advanced Scud D ballistic missiles capable of carrying chemical weapons and nerve gas – a clear message from Bashar Assad that weapons of mass destruction are now in play to save his regime.
American officials, alarmed by the movement out of storage of parts of his vast arsenal of sarin nerve agent, mustard gas and cyanide, warned it could escalate the Syrian conflict and expand it to other parts of the region. The Obama administration has begun to hold classified briefings about the new intelligence.
In the course of its war exercise, the Syrians fired a selection of ground-to-ground missiles which they described as capable of “hitting targets deep within enemy territory.” Our military sources say all the Scuds, the M-600, Fateh-110 and Zelzal can reach any point in Israel. They also tested upgraded C-802 shore-to-ship rockets.
2 cents: Don’t forget that Russia is defending Syria.
At least 11 Russian warships are heading for Syria from their Black Sea and North Sea bases; NATO’s rapid response Maritime Group 2 is on its way to the E. Mediterranean too, and five Israeli warships are already deployed. The French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle-R91 is making for the French naval base at Port Zayid, Abu Dhabi, opposite the Strait of Hormuz. In Riyadh, high Saudi officials are convinced a US strike against Iran is coming soon – before or after the November election.
debkafile’s military sources report that this is the first simultaneous, coordinated Syrian-Iranian military maneuver for drilling action against an advancing enemy. It is synchronized from a joint headquarters established for the purpose in Damascus.
While these coordinated maneuvers are being presented as designed to fend off foreign intervention in the Syrian conflict, our sources report that they are in fact preparing for a potential US attack on Iran’s nuclear program, which is now expected in Gulf and European military quarters to take place in October, three months hence.
High-ranking Saudi princes associated with their national military and intelligence agencies frankly confided to Arab and Western officials on recent visits to Riyadh that the US and, possibly Israel too, are on the verge of war on Iran. “It is already decided,” they say. The only question still open is the date, which could be before or after the US presidential election on November 6.
In line with this prediction, France is reported in Paris to be massing a large naval force in the United Arab Emirates. The French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle-R91 is expected to dock soon at the French naval base in Port Zayid on Abu Dhabi’s northeastern coast opposite the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The French are also boosting their air units at Al Dhafra Air Base, stationing them alongside a large American air force presence.
whole article here
“Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament opened a new front in the country’s leadership showdowns Tuesday by meeting in defiance of orders that disbanded the chamber and brought President Mohammed Morsi in conflict with both the powerful military and the highest court.
The session was brief — lasting just five minutes — and suggested that lawmakers sought more of a symbolic stance rather than a full-scale backlash against rulings that invalidated the chamber over apparent irregularities in Egypt’s first elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak 17 months ago.
But it further nudged Egypt deeper into a potential power struggle between Morsi and military chiefs, who have vowed to uphold a ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court that led to parliament being dissolved last month.”
2 cents: The volleying in Egypt continues and will pick up. Look at the way MSM (which includes Fox News) is making the lines. This INCORRECT positioning of the military as the bad guys will play out and will lead to protests, riots, death and POSING of the “democracy loving Islamists”. FOOLS! The Egyptians who take this bait will end up like all fish who take the bait ——- DEAD. The country will end up like Iran. Our lame president, our ineffective government and our idiot MSM need to shut up and leave the country alone. The military has the people’s best interest at heart. If Egypt wants to develop and grow it needs to have CHECKS in place that will protect the government and the people from THE ISLAMISTS.
I read an article over CNBC that referenced the US economy is acting like a zombie economy or at best a sleepwalking one.
Why aren’t the talking heads and so-called experts thinking things through?
1. We know that the great drive of the economy in the past consisted of at least high consumer debt and confidence (depitalism).
2. Today there is very little confidence and the debt has come to roost.
This has resulted in consumers having to pay down debt and —- here is the good news —– make better spending choices. Ultimately this is good for the country but we are still in the taking the medicine phase which the medicine usually tastes horrible. The businesses, government and financial industry have to wake up and find the new normal and act from there. MSM and all the news makers need to quit comparing THIS economy to the past SO THAT CONFIDENCE can increase. We don’t want an economy supported by lies, high debt and worthless paper; what we want and DESPERATELY NEED is an economy based on fiscal responsibility (consumer and governments) and real value/worth.
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