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Re: Mr. President, Can You Get Iran Right?
"After 32 years in the Navy as an intel analyst, let me assure you: Iran isn't running the war; Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are directing it. That is why Iran keeps coming back. This war is a proxy for what comes next. Russia and China are watching us very closely right now, and they are using Iran to provoke the U.S. in as many ways as possible in order to properly asses our military strength." —Texas
"Everyone believes that we are at war with Iran. Nothing could be further from the truth. Iran is a proxy for China and Russia, and they are using Iran to provoke us. All China and Russia need is a clear and consistent indication of weakness. If they see it, they will exploit it." —Iowa
"Thanks for such a reasoned analysis about the threat from Iran. The greatest tragedy is that our nation's 'great masses' cannot, do not, and will not see beyond the current price of a gallon of gas. I fully expect one or more attempts to cause extreme damage to our infrastructure and unfathomable loss of life in the near future without significant countermeasures being enacted immediately." —Florida
"As a former Marine and CEO of a couple of companies, I believe that most of the time, analysis is paralysis. If you have forward momentum, keep pushing until you have the solution to the objective that started your quest. There is no bargaining in good faith with Bedouins who invented their own messiah 600 years after Christ." —California
Re: Dems: We're All Socialists Now
"If you want ‘equality, fairness, and public services,’ that's what private benevolent charities are for. Or just secretly leave gifts for those you know are in need. Everyone should be socialist, but only with his own money. ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’ (Acts 20:35). Generosity to the poor, widows, and orphans is a religious duty, and it is not the place of government to enforce religion. The same applies to medical services. Join a medical cost-sharing organization — they manage costs much better than government does." —Minnesota
Re: The WNBA Is Caught Between Two Millstones
"Michael Smith just provided us with a great literature clinic. 'The truth will set you free' — except when it doesn't, per WNBA leadership. Well done, Mr. Smith!" —South Carolina
Re: Meta Is in Big Legal Trouble
"The comment regarding parents is the issue. Where are they? Probably busy doing what they want to do instead of what they should be doing: monitoring their children!" —Montana
Re: Why Blanche Won't Pledge ‘Independence’
"Practically the first thing Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder did upon taking office was to drop charges in an airtight voter intimidation case against several New Black Panthers. The Bush administration had solid evidence, including photographs of the defendants standing outside a polling place with billy clubs in hand and witness testimony of them warning people to vote the right way — or else. The case was ready to go to trial. The decision was clearly political, but the Left applauded." —Minnesota
Re: Escalating the White House Ballroom Kerfuffle
”It's only an artificial fiasco, being created by the same anti-American operatives who are trying to bring our country down (and the Soros courts are their allies). Continued shame toward America is the objective here, and we are allowing it to happen.” —Utah
Re: Lindsay Clancy and Justice vs. Tribalism
"The effect of conspiracy theories in defense is weakening the will power needed to convict based upon verifiable, explicit evidence. But there is a third-order effect: This non-evidence-based defense weakens support for improving very costly health research and therapies. Instead of acknowledging the problem, finding the cause, and seeking a prevention, these conspiracy peddlers must deny reality to feed their need for approval and esteem of others. It is an insidious sickness that promulgates, self-confirms, and breeds until any legitimate attempt to prevent this crime is dismissed due to hate of any who claim it was a crime. Such evil is horror." —Missouri
"Murderers should get the death penalty. Period. This was no accident; it was planned. I have absolutely no pity for that murderer. Doesn't anyone care about those poor children? Why in the world does this demon-possessed society think the murderer is suddenly the victim? This is just wrong.” —Oklahoma
”It seems quite obvious that we have failed to create a system that adequately treats the mentally ill. Instead, we shut down essentially all of our mental hospitals and put the mentally ill out on the streets where they are a present danger to themselves and the American public.” —South Carolina
”I wonder about the efficacy of the mental health treatment that is dispensed via electronic consultation. There are so many facets to mental health treatment that the very narrow view given by a laptop computer/smartphone would seem to be the reverse image of a telescope. Body language, hand tremors, and jerking feet can be indicators that something is amiss — indicators not seen in the extremely limited view of a camera lens. Perhaps the method for Clancy's treatment was correct, but three innocent children are still dead — and no one is questioning the treatment.” —Texas
Re: Hey Pal, Can I Borrow $40 Trillion?
"Indeed, our lawmakers have a spending problem — and, sadly, they will never face the effects of this problem. It's just something We the People will have to reckon with all on our own. So, are they worried? Probably not; their lot in life is way better than yours and mine. Enriching themselves while in office is their primary objective. Smile, shake some hands, and make promises to keep that wealth-building chugging along. And if they lose an election, so what? They walk out with a fat bank account, nice retirement benefits, a pension, and maybe even a cushy, high-paying lobbying job. But they all need to be aware that the USD is not impervious to pain. And when that pain comes (which it will), even the DC crowd will have a bad day.” —North Carolina
”I have been on Medicare for only six months, and they call me often and send me things that I never asked for, like colon cancer screenings and home visits.” —New York
Re: Profiles of Valor: CPT David Christian (USA)
"Yet another fitting tribute to a man who has earned the right to be called 'American Patriot.' Thanks for weekly reminders of Valor!" —Virginia
