We’re all pretty familiar with the picture above. It was taken as our armed forces were in a retreat from Afghanistan, ordered by the current occupant of the White House, against the advice of nearly every one of his military advisors. In amongst all the chaos of this retreat, one of our embassies was evacuated. But this was not going to be the last one evacuated under the current administration. In fact, let’s count all of our embassies evacuated so far, and it’s not even at the end of the current occupant’s four-year term of White House occupancy. There is still most of the fourth year left, so stand by, there could be more embassy EVACUATIONS on the near horizon. Under the current government control, nothing would surprise us, since our positive footprint around the world has turned negative, and in fact our Nation’s influence around the world is more like the disappearing footprint in the wet sand of a rising tide. So far, the current occupant of the White House has had to evacuate SIX of our United States embassies around the globe. Let’s count them. We already mentioned Afghanistan, but we can include Niger, Sudan, Belarus, Ukraine, and now Haiti. Under the Obama administration, EIGHT embassies were evacuated over an eight-year presidency. The current occupant of the White House has embassy EVACUATIONS at two-times the rate of EVACUATIONS than while he was serving as Vice President under the Obama Presidency. Not a very good record under Democratic leadership.
Truly our world seems to be on fire. Two declared wars, one between Ukraine and Russia, and one between Hamas and Israel. There are conflicts in South America where Venezuela wants to seize part of its neighbor Guyana, and just this last week, we learned nearly 300 students were taken captive in Nigeria, Africa, most likely by Islamic terrorists who usually seek ransoms for the safe return of the children. Meanwhile, our Nation is in the throes of U.S. embassy EVACUATIONS. Not really putting our best foot forward, are we?
We very easily could have titled our blog today by saying, “You will know them by their fruits.” This comes from the Bible’s book of Matthew, chapter 7, verses 15 through 20, more specifically verse 16. The preceding verse has this warning, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” We have warned before about believing everything your government tells you. Please refer to our blog on October 22, 2023, titled, “WHO WILL SACRIFICE WHOM FOR WHAT?” Our current government is often claiming “this” but doing “that”. Their talk is often cheap, and not supported by their actions. Frequently they claim others are doing what they themselves are doing, trying to deflect from their incompetence, but we believe it is more due to their deflection from their own covert nefarious actions.
Our Nation is continuing to pile up trillions of dollars of debt. The rising interest rates have made housing unaffordable to many. Inflation may be coming down slightly, but your energy and food costs have not, and will not decline due to the devaluation of our dollars because of inflation. Our Nation’s borders are open to illegal aliens. The hyping of racism elevates tensions between our citizens. The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer. Our Nation is dependent upon our enemy (the Chinese Communist Party) for pharmaceuticals, wind turbines, and batteries for the costly and ineffective electric vehicles (EVs), that are totally dependent upon fossil fuels for their recharging, and for the many materials that adorn them. Half of our Nation, in opposition to the current government, has been declared to be terrorists and their speech is canceled, many arrested, and some now reside in prison for simply practicing our Constitution’s right “. . . to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” That’s Amendment I to our Constitution in case you forgot. What kind of “fruit” is the current government providing for you? If you find the going more difficult, money tighter, and maybe your FREEDOM and LIBERTY slipping away, then maybe we are being led by “ravenous wolves” in “sheep’s clothing”. They talk a good talk, but their walk if far from their proclamations. EVACUATIONS are only one of many indications that our Nation is on the wrong track, being led by the wrong people. If you like the direction our Nation is on, then go ahead and vote for more of the same. You will deserve what you will get. If on the other hand you prefer our Nation to be a light to the world, to illuminate a better path toward peace and safety, toward the healing of divisions and strife, toward the return to a nation where laws are just, where they are followed, and where they apply equally, not equitably, to all, then you must vote for a change in our National leadership. Encourage those you know to do the same, for to fail to do your part could be the one vote that leads to the destruction of our Nation, and what a shame that would be for all those who have given their lives to secure this Nation, and what a shame for our prodigy who might live in a nation not known for giving its citizens FREEDOM and LIBERTY.