[Alas Babylon!]

Well Bernard, as someone who served for 22 years, and still goes on base often, with plenty of shooting the $h!t in the Club, I can say it will be a long time before anyone can kick our @$$ militarily. We still are the best in the world.

I'm not just saying that; it is patently true. Our professionals in the military—from private all the way up to Generals and Admirals—with the vastly superior NCO corps we have in every service, are in a class of their own.

Now, is Obama and the democrats screwing them? Does a bear poop in the woods?

Still, we are on a downward spiral. I was in during the Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHW Bush, and Clinton eras. Carter hurt us BAD, but Reagan turned it all around. I saw how to rebuild our military. The ones that did that can do it again. That's my prayer. My nightmare is that Hillary! follows Obama. By the end of THAT, we WILL be disregard-able!

[Unrepentant VN Vet]

I saw how to rebuild our military. The ones that did that can do it again.

If you don't mind the (now) grey hairs, just sound the call and I'll be there.

...still got a few good fights left.