Col. Bill Connor

AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

For past decade, much debate has transpired over the term “American Exceptionalism.” Two months after assuming office (and while overseas speaking to allies), Barack Obama said, “I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.”

Social, Fiscal Values Are Equally Important

Though the first votes of the 2016 Republican primary are only weeks away, the conservative movement continues to struggling with identity. After losing the presidency in 2008 and 2012, and enduring years of social and fiscal liberalism tearing at the fabric of American society, most Republicans realize the stakes are higher now than at any other time in modern history.

American Muslims are not the enemy, but Sharia Law is a Clear and Present Danger to America

In his article, It’s the ideology, Stupid, Australia’s Warner MacKenzie writes, “The West’s propensity for ignorance is nothing short of astounding … Never before have books on the subject of Islamic history and terrorism been so prolific, yet the same old opinions on the causes of Islamic violence remain as popular, uniformed and widespread as ever.”

The Enemy we face must be Ruthlessly Defeated, not Appeased

“To conquer, we must destroy our enemies. We must not only die gallantly; we must kill devastatingly. The faster and more effectively you kill, the longer you will live”
— George S. Patton

With the despicable ISIS attacks in Paris, followed by the aerial bombing response by France against ISIS forces in Racca, Syria; we are seeing many on the Left double-down on a failed strategy of appeasement.

In a Nov. 19, 2015 editorial by Wesleyan Professor Ioana Emmy Matesan, she asks rhetorically about the French military response to the Paris slaughter: "But is such a military response really the most effective way to undermine ISIS, and to prevent future attacks like these?"

Kim Davis: The Constitution and Christianity

"But when, as it is true we find it [Dred Scot decision issued by the Supreme Court in 1857] wanting in all these claims to the public confidence, it is not resistance, it is not factious, it is not even disrespectful, to treat it as not having yet quite established a settled doctrine for the country…" 
– Abraham Lincoln (explaining why states were not bound by the Dred Scot decision of the U.S. Supreme Court) Kentucky Clerk of Court, Kim Davis, who refused to issue gay marriage licenses even after the recent Supreme Court ruling, has become a symbol.

The Unconstitutional "Anchor Baby" Delusion

"The United States have not recognized a double allegiance. By our law a citizen is bound to be ‘true and faithful’ alone to our government.” – House Report No. 784, June 22, 1874

THE VIETNAM SYNDROME: Desert Storm changed Americans and their military

"By God, we've kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all." — President George H.W. Bush after victory in Desert Storm

The Telemachus Moment: "In the name of Jesus Christ, Stop!"

In the year 402 A.D., a diminutive monk named "Telemachus," then living in the hinterland of the Roman Empire, felt a call to leave his obscure monastery and visit the city of Rome.

Honoring our Forefathers

Like nearly all South Carolinians, I was deeply saddened upon learning of the senseless murders at the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. At the time, I was serving (military duties) outside the state when I also learned one of the slain was related to a fellow soldier.

Embedded Advisors are Key to winning against the Islamic State


“I saw the war through the eyes of the Vietnamese people. I saw the war through the eyes of villagers that I lived with. I saw the war through the eyes of Vietnamese soldiers and Marines there weren’t there on one-year tours, but were there for the duration. I saw the war from the Delta to the DMZ. I saw the war from Cambodia to the coastal plains in the east. And it was a totally different perspective than I was hearing from my counterparts.”
– Gen. Anthony Zinni, speaking of his tour-of-duty as an Adviser in Vietnam

National Defense or social experimentation?

"First of all, is this [women being admitted to Ranger School] being done because there's a requirement in the force, or is this just an experiment in social justice?" --Former Congressman and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Allen West

The hollowing of the U.S. Military

“This is the most uncertain time I’ve seen in our national security since I’ve been in uniform. … [Yet] in the summer of 2013, only 10 percent of the [understrength] Army was ready to deploy.” – Gen. Raymond Odierno, chief of staff of the Army

Coptic Christians and the Way to Victory

"Daesh' s [ISIS' s] message is clear: No one is safe anywhere, including in non-Muslim lands, until the whole world is brought under "proper Islamic rule." --Amir Tehar, New York Post In the latest Islamic State (Daesh) horror, the world was shown yet another example of brutal mass murder. Sometime after the grisly burning alive of the Jordanian Pilot and retaliation by Jordan, a Daesh affiliate in Libya planned and executed the beheading of 21 Coptic (Egyptian) Christian hostages. These Coptic Christian fishermen had traveled to Libya to find some means of providing for their families.

King Abdullah, Another Shining Star in our Fight Against Radical Islam

"He (King Abdullah) said there is going to be retribution like ISIS hasn't seen. He mentioned 'Unforgiven' and he mentioned Clint Eastwood, and he actually quoted a part of the movie --'Any man I see out there, I'm gonna kill him. Any son of a # takes a shot at me, I'm not only going to kill him I'm going to...'" --Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr. (R-CA) referring to King Abdullah of Jordan after learning of Jordanian pilot Kasasbeh being burned alive

The American Sniper culture war

"As much as the left would like you to believe it, Chris Kyle was not a bloodthirsty warmonger; he was a noble warrior who fought to defend his fellow troops, watched over the lives of his brothers, and advanced the cause of (eventual) peace. This is where the true success of ‘American Sniper’ comes to light." – Pete Hyseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans of America and an Iraq combat veteran With the record-shattering success of the Clint Eastwood-directed movie ‘American Sniper’, we are all experiencing the fault lines of American culture. The vast majority of Americans have praised the movie.

The Harsh Reality of Women in Infantry Combat

"I think we would lose something in our ability to defend our nation if they had to be down in the trenches, fighting hand-to-hand with the enemy........So there should be some sort of a combat exclusion, not based on women`s rights but on the fighting ability of the armed forces.`` General Norman Schwarzkopf, Infantry Officer and Commander of Forces during Desert Storm, testifying before Congress in 1991 about whether Congress should allow women to be assigned to Infantry battalions.