Asleep at the switch...

"An old saying a friend uses is 'He is ours and we are not trading him'. However in the case of our President, that is NOT the case!"

Okay. I have been very kind to our Administration this month. Mostly because I have not been around. But once again, it is time to call this Administration out. For what this time? For continuing to be asleep at the switch. For allowing the worldwide power vacuum we left to be filled with countries (or terror groups). To allow them to run wild.

But who cares, right? We had our turn at being the world's policeman. Maybe it is time for someone else to do it. How about the Chinese? They seem to be in the running. I think the Dragon is finally starting to feel it's muscle. In the past, their main weapon was an army with seemingly unlimited people. Oh yes, and they also had some nukes. Today however, there seems to be another design to their ambitions.

How so? Well the Chinese  have been working on a blue water navy for years now. They are also building artificial islands to hide their submarine bases. Yesterday, it was disclosed the Chinese are going to take a page out of our playbook and build an overseas base. Current thinking is it will be somewhere in Africa. With lots of money to spend as well as a blue water navy, the Chinese will soon be able to extend their influence far and wide.

So much for the Dragon - what about the Bear? Oh, he continues to prowl alright. And he is very transparent about his intentions. First Crimea, then Chechnya, and now the Middle East. Putin does not feel he needs to be transparent nor clandestine. He is laying his cards right on the table. He has an airbase in Syria and is now moving missile ships off the coast. His goal is to eviscerate all enemies of Assad in Syria. That includes freedom fighting rebels and the Islamic State. By getting rid of both, it is a "twofor" for him. Not only does he save Assad, he shows the world he could do something that President Bystander would or could not. Could Poland also be in the mix? Stay tuned for that one.

So where are we when all this is going on? The once greatest superpower in the world? We are getting ready for what the President has told many is our greatest national security threat - manmade global warming. And we continue to downsize our forces. As far as the Russian, Chinese and Islamic threats are concerned, well he continues to be asleep at the switch. Asleep at his post. In the service, that is a court martial offense.

2016 is going to be a very interesting year indeed. Not only is it a major election year, it very well could be another year the world's geography continues to be redefined right in front of our eyes. Sleep soundly sir, naptime is important.