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ordinary...
Probably an understatement.
mlsoft
ordinary...
I understood what you were saying, and strongly disagree with you. Overall, I believe the pilots in the USAF and the Navy are superior to those to be found in the French Air Force. That does not mean that there are not some French pilots that are equal to ours -- there probably are. But overall, I believe ours are superior due to their superior training and equipment.
Also, there is no way to deny the technical superiority in our aircraft, command and control abilities, radar, and other equipment -- not to mention our ability to project total air dominance any where in the world on short notice is unmatched by any other nation.
Because of all of this, I suspect that our kill ratio would be higher than the French against any other quality air force on earth.
I do not believe the French (or anyone else) would want to get into an air war with the United States. If it ever came down to it, the French would not fare very well at all in an air war with us.
mlsoft
Ordinary...
I did not say that the pilots of the French Air Force are not "competent" -- I did not even imply that. I said that the overall abilities and equipment of our Air Force make us far superior in overall capability. If you do not understand that to be true, you are delusional.
mlsoft
h24ever...
ordinary...
If you are implying that the French Air Force is just as capable as the US Air Force, that is palpably false, but they do have the ability and the equipment to handle the Libyan Air Force, or what is left of it.
In this case, it appears that the plane in question was a trainer and was destroyed shortly after it landed.
C'est la guerre.
mlsoft
h24ever...
The decline of America is not a "new" event. It began in the 1960's with the sexual revolution and all that came with it. That is when this society began to turn its collective back on God. Actually, the roots of our demise began in the late 1800's through the early 1900's as secular humanism began to infiltrate our society through its control of the educational system.
If you really want to understand what is happening with our nation and why, you must read and study Romans 1:18-32. That passage fully explains it all for anyone who is interested in finding out the truth.
Another description of this same problem can be found in Psalm 81, and it also contains the only -- I repeat "only" -- possible means for America to reverse what has befallen it and return to the times when we were truly blessed of God.
mlsoft
Praise the Lord that this man is finally willing to speak out.
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Franklin Graham: World’s Christians in Grave Danger
Friday, March 18, 2011 05:33 PM
By: Chris Gonsalves and Kathleen Walter
The Muslim Brotherhood, with the complicity of the Obama administration, has infiltrated the U.S. government at the highest levels and is influencing American policy that leaves the world’s Christians in grave danger, warns internationally known evangelist Franklin Graham
“The Muslim Brotherhood is very strong and active here in our country,” Graham tells Newsmax. “We have these people advising our military and State Department. We’ve brought in Muslims to tell us how to make policy toward Muslim countries.
“It’s like a farmer asking a fox, ‘How do I protect my hen house?’"
That same Muslim Brotherhood is fomenting much of the rebellion and the deteriorating social order roiling the Middle East, forcing millions of Christians to flee for their lives, says Graham, son of beloved evangelist Dr. Billy Graham, and founder of The Samaritan’s Purse international charity.
“Under [Egypt’s Hosni] Mubarek and [Jordan’s] King Hussein and other moderate leaders, Christians had been protected,” Graham says. 11 million Christians live in Egypt and I ear for them, because if the Muslim Brotherhood comes to power, you’re going to see a great exodus of Christians. Same thing in Tunisia and Lebanon. I fear for the church because the Muslim Brotherhood is going to be a very terrible thing.
A new report from the Roman Catholic aid agency Aid to the Church in Need supports Graham’s contention that the persecution of Christians worldwide has worsened exponentially in the past few years.
According to the report, Christians face increased suffering in 22 countries around the world, with Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Nigeria being among the worst countries to be a Christian in today.
The persecution has gotten markedly worse over the past two years according to the organization.
“The proportion of countries with a worsening track-record of anti-Christian violence and intimidation would be higher were it not for the fact that in many cases the situation could scarcely have been worse in the first place” the report’s authors wrote.
More than 75 percent of religious persecution in the world is currently being carried out against Christians, the report concludes.
The Vatican formed a special committee late last year to address the flight of Christians and the rise of militant Islam in the Middle East. In his New Year’s message, Pope Benedict XVI said Christians suffer more than any other religious group because of their faith
Asked if President Barack Obama was doing enough to protect Christians at home and abroad, Graham says, “No. If anything it’s the opposite.”
“Muslims are protected more in this country than Christians,” he says. “The president has made many statements but he doesn’t back them up. We have to do more to protect the Christians in the Muslim world. Their lives are in danger.”
In recent weeks, Obama administration officials have stepped up the defense of their inclusive stance toward Muslims in their ranks. Deputy national security advisor, Denis McDonough, said last week that President Obama is actually trying to prevent terrorism by "dispelling the myths that have developed over the years, including misperceptions about our fellow Americans who are Muslim."
"When it comes to preventing violent extremism and terrorism in the United States, Muslim Americans are not part of the problem, you're part of the solution," McDonough said at an interfaith forum in Sterling, Va.
Graham, however says what Obama is really doing is "giving Islam a pass" rather than speaking openly about the "horrific" treatment women and minorities receive.
"We certainly love the Muslim people," Graham said in an earlier interview with Newsmax. "But that is not the faith of this country. And that is not the religion that built this nation. The people of the Christian faith and the Jewish faith are the ones who built America, and it is not Islam."
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mlsoft
logman...
No, he is not an idiot. He is implementing his strongly held ideological agenda. He is intentionally harming the US in every way he can in order to bring to life a socialist utopia throughout the world, a goal that is impossible to achieve with American capitalism both economically and militarily strong.
The sooner the American people understand that the sooner we will be able to do something about it.
mlsoft
logman...
Shades of Gone with the Wind -- it appears she is wearing a window curtain made into a dress. Whether it is or not, she has the butt and thighs of a NFL lineman, redefining the term "thunderthighs".
mlsoft
b2b...
I have argued for a long time that Gingrich is the most qualified politician in America to become President.
Of course, being a long term politician is in itself an indication that he is flawed, and he is. So he is the best of a class of flawed candidates for the job.
Gingrich is the "anti-obama" -- the antithesis of all that obama embodies. He is extremely qualified by his extensive knowledge and understanding of world events and his deep knowledge of history. Moreover, he is one of the most intelligent people in government.
But he does have "baggage" in his personal life that is disturbing and which will make it difficult for him to get elected -- and the MSM media will use that baggage against him to the utmost of their ability.
Christie may or may not help Gingrich with the voters -- I do not know. What I do know about the man is the way he has handled his job as governor to this point, and I am very impressed so far. He has expressed zero interest in running for President with almost Sherman like emphasis and I believe him. Like Palin, I do not think that he is qualified to be President at this time, although with time he may get there.
I seriously doubt that he would want the job of being VP -- the VP office is a step down for serious governor unless the sitting President dies in office.
But looking at the man, you are right -- a box of twinkies might help entice him.
mlsoft
h24ever...
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25point...
Safer for whom?? Certainly not for the baby.
mlsoft
lmcat...
That is an excellent example of what a prison should be like. Basic human needs are met, human wants, in many cases, are not. Think of all the millions of dollars that could be saved by every state if all our prisons were like the one run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
mlsoft
extel...
It absolutely boggles my mind that there are still people in this world who believe in man-caused global warming. Just unbelievable that folks can be that gullible.
mlsoft
h24ever...
ONEBGG...
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h24ever...
ONEBGG...
A Christmas greeting to the Board:
Remember that this day, above all others, is dedicated to thankfulness that God chose to send Jesus into the world in the form of a human, and that His destiny was to die for the sins of all who would believe and accept His death as payment for our sins.
A very Merry Christmas to all and may all have a happy and prosperous New Year.
mlsoft
Merry Christmas...
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benz...
merry Christmas...
kop...
Sorry -- it was nothing personal, but to imply that to cut $200 Billion from the federal budget is so very difficult really is nonsense. That does not mean that the cuts will not result in some pain to some people -- it will. The fact remains that it is going to have to be done, and done soon.
Jobs will be lost, but when you have a very bloated bureaucracy, by definition the only remedy is to cut jobs. A lot of jobs have to be cut -- jobs which never should have been created to begin with, and jobs which are needlessly increasing our deficit by billions every month. Jobs which are being used to create mindless regulations which are strangling job growth in the private sector, which is what we desperately need because only the private sector can create the kind of jobs that add to our economy and grow our tax base.
As I said in my post, the first $200 billion of cuts should take no time at all. I never said no one would be hurt. But it has to be done and a lot more than $200 billion will have to be cut.
mlsoft
lmcat...
kop...
gulfbreeze...
Degrees mean nothing. There are tons of folks out there who are educated far beyond their intelligence.
mlsoft
lmcat...
That is a good first step for education in California.
I have often said that the worst decision in US Supreme Court history was Brown v Board of Education. Not because it helped end segregation in our schools -- that was a good thing. But because the end result of the implementation of the ruling was the end of locally run schools in most of the United States. Cross town busing became the norm and local neighborhoods children were taken to schools far from where the families lived, so parents lost interest as well as control. Costs necessarily skyrocketed and a whole new government bureaucracy was spawned, one whose costs and size have mushroomed. The government became progressively (no pun) involved in running the schools all across the nation, much to the detriment of the educational system. It was also the onset of the dumbing down of our educational system.
Brown v Board of Education started the downfall of the education our children receive by usurping the local autonomy of our schools and turning them over to the government to administer.
mlsoft
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ordinary...
Merry Christmas...
lmcat...
extel...
Knowing a bit about how viruses work, it would not shock me at all for AIDS to come roaring back in a new form that is impervious to current treatment regimens.
We shall see.
mlsoft