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		<title>By: NAHALKIDES</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/arnold-ahlert/gutting-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-5375718</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#039;s a problem, T.P. - I don&#039;t want the military engaging in law enforcement and arresting civilians except in extraordinary circumstances.  The situation along our southern border is intolerable, true, but it can be easily corrected by the President who has the will to enforce the law and use the Border Patrol as it should be used.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a problem, T.P. &#8211; I don&#8217;t want the military engaging in law enforcement and arresting civilians except in extraordinary circumstances.  The situation along our southern border is intolerable, true, but it can be easily corrected by the President who has the will to enforce the law and use the Border Patrol as it should be used.</p>
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		<title>By: NAHALKIDES</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NAHALKIDES]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, we have a huge problem.  Republicans can only win with a really good candidate, and the Establishment wants another of its own (Jeb Bush, Bobby Jindal), while the Democrats can win with anyone because there base is so large now.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, we have a huge problem.  Republicans can only win with a really good candidate, and the Establishment wants another of its own (Jeb Bush, Bobby Jindal), while the Democrats can win with anyone because there base is so large now.</p>
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		<title>By: NAHALKIDES</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/arnold-ahlert/gutting-the-army/comment-page-1/#comment-5375689</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NAHALKIDES]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I disagree - it is exactly law enforcement, and there&#039;s no practical reason the Border Patrol can&#039;t handle it.  The only problem is that Barry Obama doesn&#039;t want to enforce the law.  We need a new President with a new attitude toward securing the border.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I disagree &#8211; it is exactly law enforcement, and there&#8217;s no practical reason the Border Patrol can&#8217;t handle it.  The only problem is that Barry Obama doesn&#8217;t want to enforce the law.  We need a new President with a new attitude toward securing the border.</p>
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		<title>By: NAHALKIDES</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NAHALKIDES]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No.  By and large, they&#039;re not in a truly militant frame of mind, at least not guys like Bobby Jindal and Chris Christie.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No.  By and large, they&#8217;re not in a truly militant frame of mind, at least not guys like Bobby Jindal and Chris Christie.</p>
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		<title>By: oldeagle145</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[oldeagle145]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have considered that very same thing. That is real skin in the game.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have considered that very same thing. That is real skin in the game.</p>
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		<title>By: Drakken</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drakken]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will give you this, our political parties are broken, period, every goddamn one of them ought to be purged from our system, they have been bought and paid for by various special interest lobbies. Unfortunately, if you cut the military to the bone as Obummer is doing, you invite aggression and telegraph weakness to allies and enemies alike. You fail to realize and understand the basic component of human nature. War is a natural condition of the human race, and that will never change for at least another thousand years or so. Libdolts think you can make peace with wishful thinking and bribery. It always ends in bloodshed.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I will give you this, our political parties are broken, period, every goddamn one of them ought to be purged from our system, they have been bought and paid for by various special interest lobbies. Unfortunately, if you cut the military to the bone as Obummer is doing, you invite aggression and telegraph weakness to allies and enemies alike. You fail to realize and understand the basic component of human nature. War is a natural condition of the human race, and that will never change for at least another thousand years or so. Libdolts think you can make peace with wishful thinking and bribery. It always ends in bloodshed.</p>
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		<title>By: Drakken</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drakken]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am starting to really give Heinlein a second look where his idea of being a citizen relies on being in the armed forces. It is obvious that our electorate is to stupid to be relied upon to what is best for the country.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am starting to really give Heinlein a second look where his idea of being a citizen relies on being in the armed forces. It is obvious that our electorate is to stupid to be relied upon to what is best for the country.</p>
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		<title>By: Drakken</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drakken]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is really surreal that the Flag officers who have been &quot;retired&quot; early have not been heard from.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is really surreal that the Flag officers who have been &#8220;retired&#8221; early have not been heard from.</p>
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		<title>By: Drakken</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drakken]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do know that the rank and file Marine is extremely concerned about said actions, the officers in charge are now very concerned about obeying a illegal order and wonder who among them will obey it. They also wonder if one of their troops will put a bullet in them if they try. This is the new reality of what we are living in today, when the economy crashes, that will be the ultimate test of their oath to the Constitution.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do know that the rank and file Marine is extremely concerned about said actions, the officers in charge are now very concerned about obeying a illegal order and wonder who among them will obey it. They also wonder if one of their troops will put a bullet in them if they try. This is the new reality of what we are living in today, when the economy crashes, that will be the ultimate test of their oath to the Constitution.</p>
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		<title>By: truebearing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[truebearing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 17:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because I think Hagel is a moron, I&#039;m a neo-conservative? Your reasoning is as bad as your reading comprehension. There is nothing in my comment that supports your inane accusation.


People with ideas like yours aren&#039;t going to help anyone. Hagel is a fool, and was chosen to be SOD for that very reason. That you agree with him says it all.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Because I think Hagel is a moron, I&#8217;m a neo-conservative? Your reasoning is as bad as your reading comprehension. There is nothing in my comment that supports your inane accusation.</p>
<p>People with ideas like yours aren&#8217;t going to help anyone. Hagel is a fool, and was chosen to be SOD for that very reason. That you agree with him says it all.</p>
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		<title>By: Wolfthatknowsall</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I generally agree with you.

However, sometimes existential threats to the nation must be sorted out on their ground, before they take their hatred to our ground.  No war is unwinnable, but the the enemy must be clearly identified, and governments that support the enemy must be clear about the consequences of their support.

The days of nation-states warring against nation-states may soon be over, with the advent of global &lt;i&gt;jihad&lt;/i&gt;.  But nations that support such attacks must know that there are many consequences, including military responses, that they will suffer for their support.

It&#039;s another form of MAD, and our enemies ... terror groups or nation-states ... must quickly be made to realize what the United States can do to them.  This takes political will, on our part, along with a powerful military.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I generally agree with you.</p>
<p>However, sometimes existential threats to the nation must be sorted out on their ground, before they take their hatred to our ground.  No war is unwinnable, but the the enemy must be clearly identified, and governments that support the enemy must be clear about the consequences of their support.</p>
<p>The days of nation-states warring against nation-states may soon be over, with the advent of global <i>jihad</i>.  But nations that support such attacks must know that there are many consequences, including military responses, that they will suffer for their support.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s another form of MAD, and our enemies &#8230; terror groups or nation-states &#8230; must quickly be made to realize what the United States can do to them.  This takes political will, on our part, along with a powerful military.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the misplaced fantasies of “Mr. Truebearing”, I have never been a supporter of Ron Paul or Rand Paul.  I agree with them that unnecessary and unwinnable foreign land wars are a fool’s errand and a huge mistake for the United States, but the world is a dangerous place and we must be prepared to respond to existential threats to national security as and when they arise and by any means necessary.  That means developing and maintaining global surveillance and interdiction technologies second to none and a willingness to use them, as needed, on a moment&#039;s notice to protect and defend the United States and our friends and allies, including Israel.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Despite the misplaced fantasies of “Mr. Truebearing”, I have never been a supporter of Ron Paul or Rand Paul.  I agree with them that unnecessary and unwinnable foreign land wars are a fool’s errand and a huge mistake for the United States, but the world is a dangerous place and we must be prepared to respond to existential threats to national security as and when they arise and by any means necessary.  That means developing and maintaining global surveillance and interdiction technologies second to none and a willingness to use them, as needed, on a moment&#8217;s notice to protect and defend the United States and our friends and allies, including Israel.</p>
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		<title>By: oldeagle145</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[oldeagle145]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The damage done to our country, industrially, politically, and spiritually has forever changed it. If and when We do take it back, I&#039;m not sure what we will have on the backside.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The damage done to our country, industrially, politically, and spiritually has forever changed it. If and when We do take it back, I&#8217;m not sure what we will have on the backside.</p>
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		<title>By: Wolfthatknowsall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wolfthatknowsall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Left has started using the term &quot;neoconservative&quot;, it&#039;s primary usage is among libertarians (who tend to agree with the Left, on some issues).  No conservative uses the term, which has strong anti-Semitic overtones.

The followers of Ron Paul ... every bit as zealous in their support for him as the Left is in its support for Obama ... would take the United States down the same path as Obama on many issues.  These include his misguided and often suicidal foreign policy and his attitude towards cutting the military.

Had I the choice of voting for Mr. Paul, or his son ... for that matter ... I would have to hold my nose as if he were a DEM.  I would do it, but not without serious reservations.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Although the Left has started using the term &#8220;neoconservative&#8221;, it&#8217;s primary usage is among libertarians (who tend to agree with the Left, on some issues).  No conservative uses the term, which has strong anti-Semitic overtones.</p>
<p>The followers of Ron Paul &#8230; every bit as zealous in their support for him as the Left is in its support for Obama &#8230; would take the United States down the same path as Obama on many issues.  These include his misguided and often suicidal foreign policy and his attitude towards cutting the military.</p>
<p>Had I the choice of voting for Mr. Paul, or his son &#8230; for that matter &#8230; I would have to hold my nose as if he were a DEM.  I would do it, but not without serious reservations.</p>
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		<title>By: Wolfthatknowsall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Wolfthatknowsall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happened often enough in Vietnam, for many different reasons.  The usual officers for such attacks were 2cd Lieutenants.  Discipline and morale was low, due to the nature of the war, and untested officers ordering actions that soldiers understood were suicidal.

In what we&#039;re talking about, there will be a general division between those who are for obeying the orders, and those who refuse.  It could be the genesis of civil war.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It happened often enough in Vietnam, for many different reasons.  The usual officers for such attacks were 2cd Lieutenants.  Discipline and morale was low, due to the nature of the war, and untested officers ordering actions that soldiers understood were suicidal.</p>
<p>In what we&#8217;re talking about, there will be a general division between those who are for obeying the orders, and those who refuse.  It could be the genesis of civil war.</p>
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		<title>By: kasandra</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kasandra]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My comment was deleted but here&#039;s the gist.  Texas Patriot - If you think Hagel (see, Obama) is on the right track, as you said, name one public figure not connected with administration that thinks these cuts are a good idea.  One person.  Come on, you&#039;ve had several days.  Where is all the support for this continued slashing of our defense posture if it&#039;s the right track.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My comment was deleted but here&#8217;s the gist.  Texas Patriot &#8211; If you think Hagel (see, Obama) is on the right track, as you said, name one public figure not connected with administration that thinks these cuts are a good idea.  One person.  Come on, you&#8217;ve had several days.  Where is all the support for this continued slashing of our defense posture if it&#8217;s the right track.</p>
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		<title>By: BS77</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[BS77]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extinction ALERT!!!!!   Save the A 10 Warthog!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Extinction ALERT!!!!!   Save the A 10 Warthog!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations.  You have apparently swallowed the neoconservative propaganda package hook, line, and sinker.  Hopefully you will enjoy your seat at the table alongside John McCain, Lindsay Graham, John Boehner, and Mitch McConnell..  From my perspective, your line of thinking is a perfect example of why the American people are so completely fed up with the Republican Party.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations.  You have apparently swallowed the neoconservative propaganda package hook, line, and sinker.  Hopefully you will enjoy your seat at the table alongside John McCain, Lindsay Graham, John Boehner, and Mitch McConnell..  From my perspective, your line of thinking is a perfect example of why the American people are so completely fed up with the Republican Party.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretending that our military is not qualified or permitted to protect our international borders is absurd.  If our laws currently prohibit that, our laws need to be changed,  No problem.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretending that our military is not qualified or permitted to protect our international borders is absurd.  If our laws currently prohibit that, our laws need to be changed,  No problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Texas Patriot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Texas Patriot]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think truth is a drug, I highly recommend it to you.  Try it.  You’ll probably like it.  But first you will have to give up the false assumption that Obama and the Democrats are the source of all America’s problems.   The loss of millions of American jobs and entire industries to overseas competition did not happen overnight, nor was it the fault of one political party or the other.  Rather, it has been the result of the abject failure of both political parties to recognize that America is in competition with the rest of the world for high tech and high value added manufacturing industries, and it’s a competition we’ve been losing for the last fifty years.  Either we turn that around, or it’s all over hot shot. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM08DzTuhY]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you think truth is a drug, I highly recommend it to you.  Try it.  You’ll probably like it.  But first you will have to give up the false assumption that Obama and the Democrats are the source of all America’s problems.   The loss of millions of American jobs and entire industries to overseas competition did not happen overnight, nor was it the fault of one political party or the other.  Rather, it has been the result of the abject failure of both political parties to recognize that America is in competition with the rest of the world for high tech and high value added manufacturing industries, and it’s a competition we’ve been losing for the last fifty years.  Either we turn that around, or it’s all over hot shot. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM08DzTuhY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM08DzTuhY</a></p>
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