Ollie North: Unilateral Disarmament

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Unilateral Disarmament
By convicted felon Oliver North | July 15, 2010

While Mr. Obama golfs his way through the Gulf Coast's oil-drenched environmental calamity, another crisis is looming across the Potomac. America's military, in harm's way in a two-front war, is about to get staggered by a double whammy below the belt. Unfortunately for those who wear our nation's uniform, the Commander in Chief and his cronies in Congress are throwing the punches.

The first blow will land in the next two weeks unless Senator Harry Reid's Senate and Nancy Pelosi's House of Representatives can get their act together to pass a supplemental appropriations bill to fund combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In May, while proselytizing for homosexuals in our military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates gently reminded the Congressional Armed Services Committees that he needed the appropriation by Memorial Day. They ignored him.

Last month he went again and told them the funds had to be approved before the Independence Day recess or the Pentagon would have to start doing "stupid things" -- like shifting funds within the overall Defense Department budget just to keep the troops in the field re-supplied with beans, bullets and bandages. Once again Congress, taking their cue from Mr. Obama's virtual silence on the matter, did nothing.

On July 13, Mr. Gates went up to Capitol Hill again, urging the solons to break the deadlock before the House recesses for campaign season at the end of the month. The Sec Def warned without action by then, he will have to start cancelling contracts on everything from weapons and equipment repairs to ammunition and fuel purchases in order to pay the troops. Not exactly what a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Guardsmen or Marine needs to hear in the middle of Afghanistan's "fighting season."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) describes the situation as "a true emergency." Yet despite dire predictions of higher unemployment as defense suppliers shed employees when contracts for munitions and equipment are delayed -- there doesn't seem to be any sense of urgency at the Obama White House. Perhaps that's because this is just the first low blow.

[hayu_lol]

1. Someone stick a cork in North's mouth...

the man has no credibility, is a treasonous bastard of the first rank, needs to be in prison for the rest of his life.

At the least, he needs to shut his mouth.

[spanone]

2. who gives a shit what ollie north says....criminal at large

[Historic NY]

3. Hey Ollie should we trade supplies or drugs? Note combat operations are over in Iraq.