By J.D. Longstreet ——Bio and Archives--July 12, 2012
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"Russia said on Tuesday that it had dispatched a flotilla of 11 warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which would dock in Syria. It would be the largest display of Russian military power in the region since the Syrian conflict began almost 17 months ago. Nearly half of the ships were capable of carrying hundreds of marines."The NYT went on to say: "But the unusually large size of the force announced on Tuesday was considered a message, not just to the region but also to the United States and other nations supporting the rebels now trying to depose Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad." How very astute of the NYT. Indeed, Tsar Putin's navy IS a message -- to Obama. Still stinging over being forced out of Afghanistan by US backed Afghan forces, Russia's Putin sees an opportunity for a little Russian pay-back and he is laying it on very thickly. Putin is a punk. A former KGB officer, he is skilled at what he is doing. Obama is, well, frankly, I don't know WHAT he is beyond being a socialist/Marxist community organizer who would dearly love to make himself dictator of America. I don't think he has thought much beyond that. Putin doesn't think so, either. That's why he is so sure he can make Obama look like a fool in the Syrian Situation. My money is on Putin. It is clear to Putin that Obama is in over his head in foreign affairs. It would seem that Putin and American conservatives arrived at the same conclusion rather a while ago, and while American conservatives have to wait for the election in November to do something about it, Putin has no such constraints. Thus, the Russian armada sailing into Syrian waters right under the noses of Obama's American flotilla. Our due diligence would be sorely lacking if we did not note that a third and even fourth party involved in the Syrian imbroglio is lurking in the political shadows. Iran and -- Iran's client state Iraq -- have now been established with bona-fides from, whom else(?) -- the United Nations. With Iran heavily indebted to, and influenced by, Russia, and with Iraq heavily indebted to, and influenced by, Iran, it is immediately clear which side has the most, er, influence in any negotiations the UN might actually manage to initiate. For the US -- Syria is a set-up, a tiger pit, a trap. Unlike most traps, this one has huge flashing neon-like signs warning the US of its dangers. But -- with America's boy-king, Obama, fixated on securing reelection for a second shot at fundamentally changing America into a western Socialist/Marxist dung heap, there is every reason for Americans to worry that we will soon be entangled in yet another Middle Eastern Islamic blood feud in which both sides hate us before, during, and after the dust settles. Hopefully, a President Romney will exercise some adult reasoning and restraint and bring America's Middle Eastern adventures to a screeching halt. J. D. Longstreet
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(Editor’s note: J.D. Longstreet passed away in 2014. He will be greatly missed.)
Longstreet is a conservative Southern American (A native sandlapper and an adopted Tar Heel) with a deep passion for the history, heritage, and culture of the southern states of America. At the same time he is a deeply loyal American believing strongly in “America First”.
He is a thirty-year veteran of the broadcasting business, as an “in the field” and “on-air” news reporter (contributing to radio, TV, and newspapers) and a conservative broadcast commentator.
Longstreet is a veteran of the US Army and US Army Reserve. He is a member of the American Legion and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. A lifelong Christian, Longstreet subscribes to “old Lutheranism” to express and exercise his faith.