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Taiwan has become a focal point for tensions between the US and China. Many in the US have called for a commitment to defend the island against Chinese attack, but a war with China over Taiwan would likely be devastating. The US can and should help Taiwan improve its ability to defend itself and better deter China. Daniel L. Davis is a senior fellow for Defense Priorities and a former US Army lieutenant colonel.On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that US Special Forces and Marines had secretly been training Taiwanese troops on counter-invasion tactics. On Friday, the semi-official mouthpiece...

We don't want to live in Ted Cruz's America. He doesn't like ours. Maybe a split really is inevitable — and right Yes, I know Michele Bachmann is from Minnesota and Steve King is from Iowa, but all this proves is that in the 150 or so years since the Civil War, the vituperative Confederate agenda of anti-Americanism has managed to spread its irresistible redneck poison into benighted pockets across the country. Kind of like Waffle House. But to deny that the current attack on the federal government isn’t part of the hidebound Confederate agenda is to ignore the people...

Well Freepers, I am still gloating over the recent Republican pickups in this past election and I feel like partying, so I thought we could get several Freepers together and throw Tom Daschle a going away party. What would be better than a party for the Outgoing Minority Leader(GOD I love that title) of the Seante as he joins several of has fellow Democrats on the unemployment line. Freepers could bring balloons, cakes, cards and share their funniest Tom Daschle Story as we give him a Washington Farwell to long be remembers by those in Washington.

Left-leaning Californians say they would rather leave America than stay with George W Bush as president. "Do you think Great Britain would give us political asylum?" the woman in Starbucks asked. "It's just . . . I don't think I can stay if Bush wins again." In the heavily Democratic state of California, it has become an increasingly familiar refrain. At first, the threat was little more than a joke. Now, on the eve of one of the most polarised elections in recent history, some say they really do intend to leave should "the worst" occur. There seems little doubt...

Okay, probably not the best ever. But knowing how Freepers just love to shoot down a boaster, I figure this is bait they won't be able to resist. ;^)The Farewell Opus is a grand old tradition here at Free Republic, and there are certain rules one should follow, but I'm going to break some of them. FIRST... I'm supposed to moan about how Free Republic used to be so great, but now it's changed and become nothing but a feuding, controlling zionist forum, or Bush-lovers forum, or whatever.Not at all. I've been on FR since October 1999. I first appeared...

Radio Free RepublicandThe Free Republic NetworkPresent: The Banana Republican Radio Hour With your host Luis Gonzalez

MIDI - HOME ON THE RANGE Oh, give me a drone so where terrorists roam I can blow the hell out of their car Like video games…we'll engulf them in flames They'll be frightened wherever they are Drones, drones move down range The coordinates I'm gonna change They won't even hear…as the bomb's coming near Then we'll all do high fives at the bar Some think it is mean…we fly over unseen And we send them a little surprise It drops from the sky…all their plans go awry And they won't make it to the bazaar Drones, drones move...