OUR COUNTRY IN FREE FALL AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

It is extremely frustrating to see the US getting snookered every day by radicals. Not so long ago we would never be pushed as we are today due to fear of reprisal. Now, instead of reprisal, we apologize and give away our strategy on twitter. With what is going on in North Korea, the China moves in the Pacific, the Russian moves in Ukrain, Issi in Iraq and Syria, Assad's remaining in power despite our meek whining, Afghanistan, and rising radical influences in Africa, it is beyond belief that we have allowed our military to wither on the vine. Our Air Force is down new planes and new drones, our Navy is the smallest since WWII,

OurArmy is smaller than during the First World War and yet, nobody is raising any substantial alarms in Washington. Why ? The budget had been sliced and diced so much, it would take a lot of flag waving to get new funding in a hurry which I recommend.

No doubt we are still the great power but China will soon surpass us and Russia is flexing new muscles fueled with oil money. Our space program is down the drain so any big advances in space that would aid Military are doubtful.

Our schools no longer have ROTC programs and colleges are turning out BA's but not many Scientists and Engineers who will be the backbone of our future technology. Most young people are quite unaware of our country's positions  on these issues and quite content to lay thumbs on various sized keyboards telling their every bathroom visit to every friend they have.

I guess what I am saying is that patriotism is near dead and gone. That is the beginning of the end of this great Nation unless we get smart and active NOW. We need to refund the military, reeducate our young people as to what makes this country great and why people from around the world want to come here. We need to elect representatives at all National, State and local levels who are interested in only the preservation and protection of our freedoms. That means term limits so that they don't get to comfortable with their safe little fiefdoms.

Not enough time or space to really make a solid argument but enough to say that in my 76 years, I have never seen this country in such a dismal and disgraceful place. It saddens me. It really saddens me.