Comments on: America’s timid responses to enemies made Fascism possible today

By: Adriana

Adriana — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:26:01 +0000

Don,
I agree, I highly doubt we could enforce a draft today. We can’t get states to comply with federal immigration law and can’t enforce the law in regards to making government leadership accountable (Clinton, Comey, Lynch, etc.). Can you imagine all the activists judges out there suing to stop a draft of the snowflakes? Precarious times indeed.

By: Don Koenig

Don Koenig — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:07:02 +0000

In reply to Steve. Hi Steve, There will not be enough time for a draft. The North Korean military would fold within a few weeks and South Korea would occupy the North. The real problem is the destruction North Korea would cause to Seoul in the first few days of the war and of course the nukes. I don't think China will go to war over North Korea. China has plans to become a superpower. They have too much to lose to go to war over Korea. I do not think the US can even enforce a draft in our time.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:46:30 +0000

Don, couldn’t agree more. The North Korean situation is precarious at best. If it turns hot, many lives will be lost. Hopefully the South Korean military can do most of the boots on the ground fighting, but I have a feeling that will not be the case. We will need hundreds of thousands of infantry and maybe more. I would say the draft should come back if we do have to fight, but I guess it is all dependent on SK and other allies. Also, a war with NK could easily morph in to a war with China. I don’t even want to think of the consequences of that.
If only we’d have given more support to Cheng hai Check during the Chinese Civil war things might be different all over SE Asia. I guess everyone was tired of war, but as you said, it would have been much better to do it then than now.

By: Don Koenig

Don Koenig — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 03:06:25 +0000

In reply to Caitlin Lane.

Hi Caitlin,

Yeah, Obama let North Korea develop ICBM’s. Iran also is well on the path to having ICBM’s.

By: Caitlin Lane

Caitlin Lane — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 02:20:44 +0000

Because of the sanctions the UN just put on North Korea Kim Jung Un is threatening us even more so than last month. He blames the US for the action. Now I know Trump said everything is on the table with North Korea and there’s no way he will let them “nuke America.” (ICBM, did I get that right?)
Then someone was praising Tillerson for his soft approach on North Korea. (Don’t remember who.) I’m wondering if Trump will be able to do what he needs to do in face of the opposition. Anything he does is grounds for impeachment. God help him.

Trump also yelled at his Generals (McMasters?) for a better plan in Afghanistan because we are losing there. Under Obama the rules of engagement were getting our troops killed. The terrorists knew all they had to do was whine to the MSM and our guys would be brought up on charges. How do you win a war when only one side has to play by the rules?

By: David L

David L — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 01:01:09 +0000

The thought I had near the end of the article, was of the movie,
The Hunt for Red October. At the end of the movie, the Russian hunter/killer sub is outwitted and has brought destruction upon his boat. The first officer said: You Arrogant A _ _ , you’ve destroyed US!!!

Because, in the end, that’s what our collective leaders have brought upon the US of A.
Our destruction.