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Politics Only as Pertains to National Defense...

It is not that the authors and editors have no opinions about Health Care Reform, Stimulus Bills, the National Deficit, the National Debt, Social Security, Hate Crime Legislation, or Same-Sex Marriage initiatives.  It is not that the authors and editors refuse political party affiliation, though the Editor/Owner (me) is a proud independent, refusing to accept the demands and platforms of either party as his own.

It is my steadfast position and accepted condition of contributions that the only politics opined here are those of National Defense.  This publication has no favored party.  This publication considers National Defense to be of such importance that we established the policy that we comment on politics only that effect it.  When a politician weighs in on National Defense, it does not matter what party they belong to, it matters only the effect on the issue they have.  Our favored technique is to quote them, to let their words define their position, most often with no comment on their party.

This year has seen two major issues of National Defense in the political arena: the 2010 DoD Budget & now the Indecision of Supporting the needs to win in Afghanistan.  Our position is based on the same principle as was our position on the Petraeus Plan: Support Our General, the Battlefield Commander.  He is in the best position to know what he needs to do the job he was sent to do.  While the Petreaus Plan was supported/opposed largely along party lines, the McChrystal Plan is splitting the Democratic Party.

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