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When it suits their political objectives, this is the kind of story media flunkies LOVE to run. It gives their position an air of authority. Just don’t expect any of them to touch this story.
How many times have we seen headlines like this?
’15 AGs, Citing Trump’s Utter Disregard for Record Keeping Ask WH Staff Not To Destroy Documents…’
…or like this one…
‘489 military and national security officials say they ‘fear’ for the US under Trump’
When you actually read those stories, have you noticed how they always wound up being more about a non-specific and emotional personal grievance against one figure, and how the public was supposed to dislike him than it was about any single, concrete, meaningful issue?
They love that kind of story because it gives the viewpoint they are pushing a patina of authority, making an otherwise indefensible story seem credible.
If the media were consistent in their interest in letters signed by large numbers of credible people, they would take an interest in this letter signed by 600 veterans. Because this one is differeent.
What makes it different? This one is not intended as a snub of any one individual, instead, it offers specific arguments in the defense of something these vets have sworn to protect with a solemn oath payable by their very lives if necessary.
This list of 600+ vets organized by Lt Col Allen West (Ret.) brings high-ranking officers and enlisted folks from different branches and backgrounds together for one purpose: to express their grave concern about threats, foreign and domestic.
This letter raises real concern about the new politicized tone gaining a toehold in the military in which so many of them have loved and served. But this letter goes far beyond those specific corrupting influences in the military traceable back to the wrong side of the Cold War.
It addresses nine specific bullet points upon which they all expressed their concern about the direction this country is going, and how that direction is contrary to what is mandated in the Constitution specifically, and in the best interests of America more generally.
They have signed their names to an open letter. The content of that letter reads as follows:
Open Letter from Retired U.S. Military and Veterans
As former members of the U.S. military who have proudly served our nation, we write to express our support for Constitutional freedom and liberty and our concern for our country as many powerful forces seek to bring Socialism and Marxism to our land.
When we agreed to serve our country, we pledged to support and defend the U.S. Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. During our active-duty service, we did just that.
Today, although no longer active-duty warriors, we are still bound to this pledge and believe we are ethically obligated to protect our country. As such, we put our nation’s leadership on notice. We believe the hard left turn toward Socialism and Marxism endangers our citizens and the future of this great nation. Although a difficult step to
take, we believe this step is necessary for us to continue to demonstrate the integrity and moral courage our oath requires.
- We are disgusted by the dismantling of the rule of law in our great country. We never thought we would see the return to Vietnam-style disdain for public service. Unfortunately, this disregard and disrespect is corrosive and will lead to dangerous situations for citizens and law enforcement. A revolving door for criminals and a two-tiered justice system that offers up different penalties based on the viewpoints of the accused must end.
- It disturbs us to see the erosion of fair and honest elections. Civilians doubt that our electoral system accurately reflects the will of the people. Current servicemen and women struggle to find clear instructions on how they can execute their own constitutional right to vote and doubt their ballots will be counted. We reject efforts by those who seek to avoid fair and honest elections by deeming commonsense voting measures “racist.” The gold standard in voting, recognized throughout the world, is in person, with identification, yet politicians are seeking to end this in the U.S.
- We oppose the politicization and ideological purging of our military. The focus of our military should be on training, readiness, and defense of our Nation, not leftist cultural “wokeness”.
- We decry the assault on our constitutional rights through censorship of written and verbal expression and we point out the complicit arrangement between private corporations and those in power to present only one point of view. Never did we think we would see the day when our media resembled Pravda.
- Bureaucratic abuses that have led to business and school closures and excessive lockdowns should not be tolerated by the American people. We do not get our rights from the CDC, the FDA or from private corporations. And, as such, we will not tolerate Soviet-style internal passports or anything resembling the Chinese social credit system where citizens are monitored and controlled, whether that system be carried out by the government or by their cooperative partners in the private sector.
- We stand with Israel and call upon all Americans to continue with the Mideast peace initiatives, the “Abraham Accords” and oppose re-engaging in the Iran Nuclear Deal. Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons is not in the interest of freedom-loving individuals. We believe it is in the self interest of all Americans to oppose this deal.
- We must continue our efforts for energy independence. We believe it is in our nation’s best interest to reopen the Keystone Pipeline and focus on regaining U.S. jobs and protecting the national security interests provided by energy independence.
- The perforation of our southern border is a lifeline for terrorists, drug cartels and human traffickers. The current administration’s position on open borders and illegal immigrants places our nation at risk from a health, economic and safety perspective. As a sovereign nation we have a right and a duty to protect our borders.
- We oppose the establishment of cooperative relations with China as we believe the Chinese Communist Party is focused on global militaristic and technological domination. It is currently amassing weapons to stage a takeover of Taiwan. America is bound by the Sino American Mutual Defense Treaty which protects Taiwan from invasion by the People’s Republic of China. Our cooperation with China is at odds with our signed alliances and is not in American self-interest. We must focus on preventing Chinese expansionism and protect our nation from attacks on our infrastructure by securing our gas pipelines and electric grids from penetration.
We call upon the American people to join us in opposing the advancement of socialism by holding public officials accountable in the public square and the voting booth. We must elect local, state, and federal candidates who will always act to defend our Constitutional Republic.
The survival of our Nation and its historic values, liberty and freedom are at stake.
Signatures:
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West, U.S. Army, Retired and…
(The rest can be seen in the link)
