Barack Obama Has Exhibited Sympathy, If Not

Unfortunately, The Cyber Threat To 'the Grid' Is Only One Means Of Eviscerating The Soft Underbelly Of American Society. Another Which Has Been Getting Increasing Attention Could Be Delivered Via The Kind Of Nuclear-armed Ballistic Missile That Iran And North Korea Have Been Developing: A Strategic Electro-magnetic Pulse Attack.

It Is One Of The Truisms Of Politics That A Conservative Is Often Enough A Former Liberal Who Has Been 'mugged By Reality.'

Most Americans Will Be Horrified That President Obama Is Compromising Our Deterrent To Chemical And Biological Attacks On This Country. Our Allies Will Also Be Troubled By His Aspiration To Eliminate U.s. Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Europe.

Too Many Countries That Do Not Play By The Free Trade Rules Of The World Trade Organization - Including, Notably Mercantilist China And Monopolist Saudi Arabia - Have Been Allowed In, To The Detriment Of Both The Wto And The Liberal Trading Environment It Is Supposed To Sponsor.

History Demonstrates That Previous Military Drawdowns Invited Aggression By Our Enemies. After World War I, America Drew Down Forces Until The U.s. Army Had Fewer Than 100,000 Men In Uniform. That Weakness Invited Nazi Aggression In Europe And The Imperial Japanese Attack At Pearl Harbor.