I watched “Rising threats — Shrinking military” on Fox News and although not new to me, it made me very angry hearing a summary of all of President Obama’s actions again and what he has done to our military and our standing in the world.
Listed below are some of his major actions in this regard.
Helped Egypt overthrow Mubarak, ending with it being run by the Islamic brotherhood (ISIS).
Overthrew Gaddafi in Libya, and you know what happened there.
Reset relations with Russia and scrapped plans for a Polish, Czech republic missile-defense system at Putin’s request. Russia promptly invaded Ukraine.
Pulled troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan against the objections and advice of military officials. The vacuum created was filled by Iran and ISIS.
Oversaw huge budget cuts to the military. Not for financial reasons but to accomplish strategic changes to the military. Again against his military advisers’ recommendations.
Retired a huge number of general grade officers, leaving a void in the ranks.
Reduced the number of ships and planes and scrapped plans for the production of new ones with advanced technology.
When Assad crossed Obama’s red line in the sand by using chemical weapons he did nothing, and now Russia and Iran are involved there as well.
Made a very dangerous agreement with Iran on nuclear production.
These actions have embolden Russia and China as evidenced by their recent actions. We no longer have a strong and ready military and he refuses to identify our enemy as Islamic terrorists worldwide. He thinks climate change poses a greater danger than a depleted and weak military. Where is the press on this?
Don Williamson
Arlington
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