Friday, June 22, 2012

BloggeRhythms 6/22/2012

While the nation waits for the release of the SCOTUS decision on the health care bill, I found an interesting item on  NYDailyNews.com

The entry quotes the the Associated Press, saying a “study by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee examined the U.S. relationship with the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.”

And as a result of that report, “The United States is planning a significant military presence of 13,500 troops in Kuwait to give it the flexibility to respond to sudden conflicts in the region as Iraq adjusts to the withdrawal of American combat forces and the world nervously eyes Iran.” 

It further says that according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, as the U.S. recalibrates its national security strategy, forces will be drawn in Europe while focusing on other regions, such as the Middle East and Asia. Panetta said he envisions about 40,000 troops stationed in the Middle East region after the withdrawal from Iraq and by comparison, a cut of two Army combat brigades and the withdrawal of two other smaller units will leave about 68,000 troops in Europe.

I mention this because as I recall, there was huge  Democrat objection to our involvement in the Middle-East when “W” Bush and Dick Cheney were involved. Folks yelled and screamed about how the decisions were all about oil and protecting the interests of well-connected, wealthy friends of the administration. In fact, many wanted the then president impeached immediately.

However, today our presence builds in the region without a hint of concern, which makes me wonder why these self-serving Dems continually put politics above even their own safety. Because obviously “W” and Cheney were correct all along regarding the Middle-East dangers, yet the Dems would have rather been dead than concur with their opinion.

That’s it for today folks

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