Thursday, August 27, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Why Reagan Would Have Opposed Iran Deal
Proponents of President Obama’s Iran deal have invoked analogies to President Reagan’s arms control approach in effort to increase desirability for the unpopular agreement in the eyes of Congress and the general public.The analogy is misguided and flawed (just like the Iran deal itself).
For starters, Obama is no Reagan.
The ‘great communicator’ was willing to stop negotiations when the opposing party demanded excessive concessions that would compromise American security.
Contrast this with that of Obama. For the Iran Deal the Obama administration has buckled on:
- Stringent verification requirements
- Access to key nuclear sites (where Iran has conducted nuclear weapon activities)
- Conditioning sanctions based on...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Green Beret Discharged for Trying to Protect Muslim Boy From Child Rapist
The Obama administration is discharging Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland, an 11-year veteran of the U.S. Army’s Green Berets. The highly-decorated soldier who spent two tours of duty in Afghanistan, will be “involuntary discharged” from the Army by Nov. 1, 2015.So, just how did Sgt. Martland, a Bronze Star recipient, get on the bad side of Obama’s Defense Department?
Fox News reported:
One day in early September 2011 at their remote outpost, a young Afghan boy and his Afghan-Uzbek mother showed up at camp. The 12-year-old showed the Green Berets where his hands had been tied. A medic took him to a back room for an examination with an interpreter, who told them the boy had been raped by another commander by the name of Abdul Rahman.After learning of the meeting, Rahman allegedly beat the boy’s mother for reporting the crime. It was at this point, the Green Berets had...
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