Easy90
03-24-2008, 03:43 PM
This, from an email...
***
AN INTELLIGENT READ
3-11-08
Subject: This is sobering.
This one is from the guy who had his finger on the
nuclear trigger for three years as head of our
defense and response complex buried under Cheyenne
Mountain at Colorado Springs . He was the only person
who could initiate a nuclear attack after advising the
sitting president of a missile launch by our enemies
and our need to respond. No political or civilian type
in the US had more knowledge about day to day military
actions around the world. Everyone should find quiet
time to read this.
John R. (Jack) Farrington Major General, USAF
(Retired)
Middle East Imperative
BY: JIM CASH, Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret.
I recently wrote about the war in Iraq and the larger
war against radical Islam, eliciting a number of
responses. Let me try and put this conflict in proper
perspective.
Understand, the current battle we are engaged in is
much bigger than just Iraq . What happens in the next
year will affect this country and how our kids and
grandkids live throughout their lifetime, and beyond.
Radical Islam has been attacking the West since the
seventh century. They have been defeated in the past
and decimated to the point of taking hundreds of years
to recover. But they can never be totally defeated.
Their birth rates are so far beyond civilized world
rates that in time they recover and attempt to
dominate again.
There are eight terror-sponsoring countries that make
up the grand threat to the West. Two , Saudi Arabia
and Pakistan , just need firm pressure from the West
to make major reforms. They need to decide who they
are really going to support and commit to that
support. That answer is simple. They both will support
who they think will hang in there until the end, and
win. We are not sending very good signals in that
direction right now, thanks to the Democrats.
The other six, Afghanistan , Iraq , Iran , Syria ,
North Korea and Libya will require regime change or a
major policy shift. Now, let's look more closely.
Afghanistan and Iraq have both had regime changes, but
are being fueled by outsiders from Syria and Iran . We
have scared Gaddafi's pants off, and he has given up
his quest for nuclear weapons, so I don't think Libya
is now a threat.
North Korea (the non-Islamic threat) can be handled
diplomatically by buying them off. They are starving.
That leaves Syria and Iran. Syria is like a frightened
puppy. Without the support of Iran they will join the
stronger side. So where does that leave us? Sooner or
later, we are going to be forced to confront Iran ,
and it better be before they gain nuclear capability.
In 1989 I served as a Command Director inside the
Cheyenne Mountain complex located in Colorado Springs,
Colorado for almost three years. My job there was to
observe (through classified means) every missile shot
anywhere in the world and assess if it was a threat to
the US or Canada . If any shot was threatening to
either nation I had only minutes to advise the
President, as he had only minutes to respond.
I watched Iran and Iraq shoot missiles at each other
every day, and all day, for months. They killed
hundreds of thousands of their people. Know why? They
were fighting for control of the Middle East and that
enormous oil supply.
At that time, they were preoccupied with their
internal problems and could care less about toppling
the west. Oil prices were fairly stable and we could
not see an immediate threat. Well, the worst part of
what we have done as a nation in Iraq is to do away
with the military capability of one of those nations.
Now, Iran has a clear field to dominate the Middle
East, since Iraq is no longer a threat to them. They
have turned their attention to the only other threat
to their dominance, they are convinced they will win,
because the US is so divided, and the Democrat s (who
now control Congress and may control the Presidency in
2008) have openly said we are pulling out.
Do you have any idea what will happen if the entire
Middle East turns their support to Iran , which they
will obviously do if we pull out? It is not the price
of oil we will have to worry about. Oil WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE to this country at any price. I personally
would vote for any presidential candidate who did what
JFK did with the space program; declare a goal to
bring this country to total energy independence in a
decade.
Yes, it is about oil. The economy in this country will
totally die if that Middle East supply is cut off
right now. It will not be a recession. It will be a
depression that will make 1929 look like the
"good-old-days". The bottom line here is simple. If
Iran is forced to fall in line, the fighting in Iraq
will end over night, and the nightmare will be over.
One way or another, Iran must be forced to join modern
times and the global community. It may mean a real war
- if so, now is the time, before we face a nuclear
Iran with the capacity to destroy Israel and begin a
new ice age.
I urge you to read the book "END GAME" by two of our
best Middle East experts, true American patriots and
retired military generals, Paul Vallely and Tom
McInerney. They are our finest, and totally honest in
their assessment of why victory in the Middle East is
so important, and how it can be won. Proceeds for the
book go directly to memorial fund for our fallen
soldiers who served the country during the war on
terror. You can find that book by going to the
internet through Stand-up America at
www.ospreyradio.us or www.rightalk.com.
On the other hand, we have several very angry retired
generals today, who evidently have not achieved their
lofty goals, and insist on ranting and raving about
the war. They are wrong, and doing the country great
harm by giving a certain political party reason to use
them as experts to back their anti-war claims.
You may be one of those who believe nothing could ever
be terrible enough to support our going to war. If
that is the case I should stop here, as that level of
thinking approaches mental disability in this day and
age. It is right up there with alien abductions and
high altitude seeding through government aircraft
contrails. I helped produced those contrails for
almost 30 years, and I can assure you we were not
seeding the atmosphere. The human race is a war-like
population, and if a country is not willing to protect
itself, it deserves the consequences. Nuff-said!!!
Now, my last comments will get to the nerve. They will
be on politics. I am not a Republican. And, George
Bush has made enough mistakes as President to insure
my feelings about that for the rest of my life.
However, the Democratic Party has moved so far left,
they have made me support those farther to the right.
I am a conservative who totally supports the
Constitution of this country. The only difference
between the United States and the South American,
third world, dictator infested and ever-changing South
American governments, is our US Constitution.
This Republic (note I did not say Democracy) is the
longest standing the world has ever known, but it is
vulnerable. It would take so little to change it
through economic upheaval. There was a time when
politicians could disagree, but still work together.
We are past that time, and that is the initial step
toward the downfall of our form of government. I think
that many view Bush-hating as payback time. The
Republicans hated the Clinton 's and now the Democrats
hate Bush. So, both parties are putting their hate
toward willingness to do anything for political
dominance to include lying and always taking the
opposite stand just for the sake of being opposed.
JUST HOW GOOD IS THAT FOR OUR COUNTRY?
In my lifetime, after serving in uniform for
Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter,
Reagan, and Bush I have a pretty good feel for which
party supported our military, and what military life
was like under each of their terms. And, let me assure
you that times were best under the Republicans.
Service under Jimmy Carter was devastating for all
branches of the military. And, Ronald Regan was truly
a salvation. You can choose to listen to enriched
newscasters, and foolish people like John Murtha (he
is no war hero), Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Michael
Moore, Jane Fonda , Harry Reid, Russ Feingold, Hillary
Clinton, Ted Kennedy, and on-and-on to include the
true fools in Hollywood if you like. If you do, your
conclusions will be totally wrong.
The reason that I write, appear on radio talk shows,
and do everything I can to denounce those people is
simple. THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR THIRST FOR POLITICAL
POWER AND QUEST FOR VICTORY IN 2008 ABOVE WHAT IS BEST
FOR THIS COUNTRY. I cannot abide that. Pelosi clearly
defied the Logan Act by going to Syria , which should
have lead to imprisonment of three years and a heavy
fine.
Jane Fonda did more to prolong the Vietnam war longer
than any other human being (as acknowledged by Ho Chi
Minh in his writing before he died). She truly should
have been indicted for treason, along with her radical
husband, Tom Hayden, and forced to pay the
consequences.
This country has started to soften by not enforcing
its laws, which is another indication of a Republic
about to fall. All Democrats, along with the Hollywood
elite, are sending us headlong into a total defeat in
the Middle East, which will finally give Iran total
dominance in the region. A lack of oil in the near
future will be the final straw that dooms this
Republic. However, if we refuse to let this happen and
really get serious about an energy self-sufficiency
program, this can be avoided. I am afraid, however,
that we are going in the opposite direction.
If we elect Hillary Clinton and a Democrat-controlled
congress, and they carry through with allowing Iran to
take control of the Middle East, continue to refuse
development of nuclear energy, refuse to allow
drilling for new oil, and continue to do nothing but
oppose everything Bush, it will be over in terms of
what we view as the good life in the USA.
Now, do I think that all who do not support the war
are un-American ... of course not. They just do not
understand the importance of total victory in that
region.
Another failure of George Bush is his inability to
explain to the American people why we are there, and
why we MUST win. By the way, it is not a war. It is
martial law that is under attack by Iranian and Syrian
outside influences, and there is a difference.
So, what do I believe? What is the bottom line? I will
simply say that the Democratic Party has fielded the
foulest, power hungry, anti-country, self absorbed
group of individuals that I have observed in my
lifetime. Our educational system is partially to blame
for allowing the mass of America to be taken in by
this group.
To win wars, you must put boots on the ground. When
you put boots on the ground, soldiers are going to
die. A President must make the war decision wisely,
and insure that the cause is right before
using his last political option. However, CONTROLLING
IRAN AND DEMOCRATIZING THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE ONLY
CHOICE IF WE ARE HELL- BENT ON DEPENDING ON THEM FOR
OUR FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS.
Jimmy L. Cash, Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret.
Lakeside , Montana 59922
"I'll tell you what war is all about, you've got to
kill people, and when you've killed enough they stop
fighting." - Gen. Curtis LeMay
***
AN INTELLIGENT READ
3-11-08
Subject: This is sobering.
This one is from the guy who had his finger on the
nuclear trigger for three years as head of our
defense and response complex buried under Cheyenne
Mountain at Colorado Springs . He was the only person
who could initiate a nuclear attack after advising the
sitting president of a missile launch by our enemies
and our need to respond. No political or civilian type
in the US had more knowledge about day to day military
actions around the world. Everyone should find quiet
time to read this.
John R. (Jack) Farrington Major General, USAF
(Retired)
Middle East Imperative
BY: JIM CASH, Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret.
I recently wrote about the war in Iraq and the larger
war against radical Islam, eliciting a number of
responses. Let me try and put this conflict in proper
perspective.
Understand, the current battle we are engaged in is
much bigger than just Iraq . What happens in the next
year will affect this country and how our kids and
grandkids live throughout their lifetime, and beyond.
Radical Islam has been attacking the West since the
seventh century. They have been defeated in the past
and decimated to the point of taking hundreds of years
to recover. But they can never be totally defeated.
Their birth rates are so far beyond civilized world
rates that in time they recover and attempt to
dominate again.
There are eight terror-sponsoring countries that make
up the grand threat to the West. Two , Saudi Arabia
and Pakistan , just need firm pressure from the West
to make major reforms. They need to decide who they
are really going to support and commit to that
support. That answer is simple. They both will support
who they think will hang in there until the end, and
win. We are not sending very good signals in that
direction right now, thanks to the Democrats.
The other six, Afghanistan , Iraq , Iran , Syria ,
North Korea and Libya will require regime change or a
major policy shift. Now, let's look more closely.
Afghanistan and Iraq have both had regime changes, but
are being fueled by outsiders from Syria and Iran . We
have scared Gaddafi's pants off, and he has given up
his quest for nuclear weapons, so I don't think Libya
is now a threat.
North Korea (the non-Islamic threat) can be handled
diplomatically by buying them off. They are starving.
That leaves Syria and Iran. Syria is like a frightened
puppy. Without the support of Iran they will join the
stronger side. So where does that leave us? Sooner or
later, we are going to be forced to confront Iran ,
and it better be before they gain nuclear capability.
In 1989 I served as a Command Director inside the
Cheyenne Mountain complex located in Colorado Springs,
Colorado for almost three years. My job there was to
observe (through classified means) every missile shot
anywhere in the world and assess if it was a threat to
the US or Canada . If any shot was threatening to
either nation I had only minutes to advise the
President, as he had only minutes to respond.
I watched Iran and Iraq shoot missiles at each other
every day, and all day, for months. They killed
hundreds of thousands of their people. Know why? They
were fighting for control of the Middle East and that
enormous oil supply.
At that time, they were preoccupied with their
internal problems and could care less about toppling
the west. Oil prices were fairly stable and we could
not see an immediate threat. Well, the worst part of
what we have done as a nation in Iraq is to do away
with the military capability of one of those nations.
Now, Iran has a clear field to dominate the Middle
East, since Iraq is no longer a threat to them. They
have turned their attention to the only other threat
to their dominance, they are convinced they will win,
because the US is so divided, and the Democrat s (who
now control Congress and may control the Presidency in
2008) have openly said we are pulling out.
Do you have any idea what will happen if the entire
Middle East turns their support to Iran , which they
will obviously do if we pull out? It is not the price
of oil we will have to worry about. Oil WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE to this country at any price. I personally
would vote for any presidential candidate who did what
JFK did with the space program; declare a goal to
bring this country to total energy independence in a
decade.
Yes, it is about oil. The economy in this country will
totally die if that Middle East supply is cut off
right now. It will not be a recession. It will be a
depression that will make 1929 look like the
"good-old-days". The bottom line here is simple. If
Iran is forced to fall in line, the fighting in Iraq
will end over night, and the nightmare will be over.
One way or another, Iran must be forced to join modern
times and the global community. It may mean a real war
- if so, now is the time, before we face a nuclear
Iran with the capacity to destroy Israel and begin a
new ice age.
I urge you to read the book "END GAME" by two of our
best Middle East experts, true American patriots and
retired military generals, Paul Vallely and Tom
McInerney. They are our finest, and totally honest in
their assessment of why victory in the Middle East is
so important, and how it can be won. Proceeds for the
book go directly to memorial fund for our fallen
soldiers who served the country during the war on
terror. You can find that book by going to the
internet through Stand-up America at
www.ospreyradio.us or www.rightalk.com.
On the other hand, we have several very angry retired
generals today, who evidently have not achieved their
lofty goals, and insist on ranting and raving about
the war. They are wrong, and doing the country great
harm by giving a certain political party reason to use
them as experts to back their anti-war claims.
You may be one of those who believe nothing could ever
be terrible enough to support our going to war. If
that is the case I should stop here, as that level of
thinking approaches mental disability in this day and
age. It is right up there with alien abductions and
high altitude seeding through government aircraft
contrails. I helped produced those contrails for
almost 30 years, and I can assure you we were not
seeding the atmosphere. The human race is a war-like
population, and if a country is not willing to protect
itself, it deserves the consequences. Nuff-said!!!
Now, my last comments will get to the nerve. They will
be on politics. I am not a Republican. And, George
Bush has made enough mistakes as President to insure
my feelings about that for the rest of my life.
However, the Democratic Party has moved so far left,
they have made me support those farther to the right.
I am a conservative who totally supports the
Constitution of this country. The only difference
between the United States and the South American,
third world, dictator infested and ever-changing South
American governments, is our US Constitution.
This Republic (note I did not say Democracy) is the
longest standing the world has ever known, but it is
vulnerable. It would take so little to change it
through economic upheaval. There was a time when
politicians could disagree, but still work together.
We are past that time, and that is the initial step
toward the downfall of our form of government. I think
that many view Bush-hating as payback time. The
Republicans hated the Clinton 's and now the Democrats
hate Bush. So, both parties are putting their hate
toward willingness to do anything for political
dominance to include lying and always taking the
opposite stand just for the sake of being opposed.
JUST HOW GOOD IS THAT FOR OUR COUNTRY?
In my lifetime, after serving in uniform for
Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter,
Reagan, and Bush I have a pretty good feel for which
party supported our military, and what military life
was like under each of their terms. And, let me assure
you that times were best under the Republicans.
Service under Jimmy Carter was devastating for all
branches of the military. And, Ronald Regan was truly
a salvation. You can choose to listen to enriched
newscasters, and foolish people like John Murtha (he
is no war hero), Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, Michael
Moore, Jane Fonda , Harry Reid, Russ Feingold, Hillary
Clinton, Ted Kennedy, and on-and-on to include the
true fools in Hollywood if you like. If you do, your
conclusions will be totally wrong.
The reason that I write, appear on radio talk shows,
and do everything I can to denounce those people is
simple. THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR THIRST FOR POLITICAL
POWER AND QUEST FOR VICTORY IN 2008 ABOVE WHAT IS BEST
FOR THIS COUNTRY. I cannot abide that. Pelosi clearly
defied the Logan Act by going to Syria , which should
have lead to imprisonment of three years and a heavy
fine.
Jane Fonda did more to prolong the Vietnam war longer
than any other human being (as acknowledged by Ho Chi
Minh in his writing before he died). She truly should
have been indicted for treason, along with her radical
husband, Tom Hayden, and forced to pay the
consequences.
This country has started to soften by not enforcing
its laws, which is another indication of a Republic
about to fall. All Democrats, along with the Hollywood
elite, are sending us headlong into a total defeat in
the Middle East, which will finally give Iran total
dominance in the region. A lack of oil in the near
future will be the final straw that dooms this
Republic. However, if we refuse to let this happen and
really get serious about an energy self-sufficiency
program, this can be avoided. I am afraid, however,
that we are going in the opposite direction.
If we elect Hillary Clinton and a Democrat-controlled
congress, and they carry through with allowing Iran to
take control of the Middle East, continue to refuse
development of nuclear energy, refuse to allow
drilling for new oil, and continue to do nothing but
oppose everything Bush, it will be over in terms of
what we view as the good life in the USA.
Now, do I think that all who do not support the war
are un-American ... of course not. They just do not
understand the importance of total victory in that
region.
Another failure of George Bush is his inability to
explain to the American people why we are there, and
why we MUST win. By the way, it is not a war. It is
martial law that is under attack by Iranian and Syrian
outside influences, and there is a difference.
So, what do I believe? What is the bottom line? I will
simply say that the Democratic Party has fielded the
foulest, power hungry, anti-country, self absorbed
group of individuals that I have observed in my
lifetime. Our educational system is partially to blame
for allowing the mass of America to be taken in by
this group.
To win wars, you must put boots on the ground. When
you put boots on the ground, soldiers are going to
die. A President must make the war decision wisely,
and insure that the cause is right before
using his last political option. However, CONTROLLING
IRAN AND DEMOCRATIZING THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE ONLY
CHOICE IF WE ARE HELL- BENT ON DEPENDING ON THEM FOR
OUR FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS.
Jimmy L. Cash, Brig. Gen., USAF, Ret.
Lakeside , Montana 59922
"I'll tell you what war is all about, you've got to
kill people, and when you've killed enough they stop
fighting." - Gen. Curtis LeMay