Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
If I were Dr. Evil, I wouldn’t build a death ray—I’d build three crises. Light up the Middle East, keep NATO and Russia occupied in Europe, then watch China eye Taiwan while America tries to put out three fires with one garden hose. The nightmare isn’t one enemy defeating America; it’s several adversaries realizing they don’t have to take turns.
In 1935, Smedley Butler warned that “War is a racket.” Twenty-six years later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the growing power of the military-industrial complex. Nearly a century later, their warnings deserve another look. As America replenishes stockpiles from Ukraine and Iran while asking Ford and other manufacturers to help produce more weapons, one uncomfortable question remains: when every missile launched becomes another billion-dollar contract, who is really winning? Soldiers still pay in blood. Taxpayers still pay the bill. But someone always profits.
Historian Steve Putney explains that nine out of nine senate candidates endorsed by President Trump have won, eight out of eight governor candidates endorsed by Trump have won, and 101 House candidates endorsed by Trump have won.
Yes, fuel prices are high, but the war with Iran is only a small part of the pain at the pump. Why has the government spent the past half century quietly building so many costs into the petroleum industry, that the added cost burden of even a brief war is the straw that breaks the camel’s back?
Obama left Americans to die in Libya, Biden left Americans to die in Afghanistan and Trump spared no expense to rescue two downed pilots behind enemy lines in Iran. This demonstrates true leadership, not cowardice.