Is this Deja Vu all over again?

"Am I dreaming, or is this deja vu all over again? Russian long range bombers buzzing our carrier task force(s)? This could be bad..."

I will say this for our current Commander-in-Chief. He knows how to run a show. Or not. For us old Cold Warriors, this is a throw back in history. The Bear is back. And so is the Chinese Dragon. And we are also playing footsie with ISIL in Iraq and Syria. And let us not forget footsie with the Taliban in Afghanistan. But as much as I would say that our Commander-in-Chief is a Quaker pacifist, it ain't working. Even with that, the ship is about to hit the sand.

This past week, we had Russian bombers buzz our Ronald Reagan Carrier Task Force. Okay, this might be just a game. But the Chinese are also trying to get under our skin. They don't like the fact we are visiting "international" waters where they are building artificial islands. They are in fact, in international waters.

In fact, the Chinese have warned us that continued incursions into "their" territory, could be bad. They are ready to counter us no matter what it takes. So where is the "reset" button? The one that was hit right after Obama took office. Why does it seem we are closer to war now that ever? With ISIL, Russia and China at the same time?

Should I say it? Once again? Only countries who recognize the reason why not to mess with us are those who recognize our motto of, "Peace through strength." Right now our adversaries have seen us as a "paper tiger". So they are kicking sand in our face. And what is our response? Write a letter? Angry phone call? They know our game. And they will continue to kick us all over the globe until they see some kind of response. Can we wait until February of 2017? I doubt it.

So during the year of 2016, stand by. We will continue to be bullied all over the globe. Sorry to say it, but the fear and respect of us has left the equation. We are looked upon as nothing burgers. Our once noble global police force is now looked upon as nothing more than British Bobbies. A nightstick, a badge, and not much else. The Russians, the Chinese, the Islamic Army - not so much. They are bold and armed to the teeth. They will use whatever, and whenever, to gain the advantage.

Good luck friends. I am going down in my 1963 fallout shelter and wait until 2017. I think I have enough C-rats and MREs to last that long.