April 13^th 2017 Blog

BOOM! The “Mother of all bombs” or MOAB (Massive Ordinance Air Blast) a 21,000 pound killing machine; was dropped in the early evening hours in Afghanistan, in an area well-known to be hiding places for the Taliban.  This one bomb cannot hold a candle to the 69 Tomahawk missiles fired in Syria.  Those Tomahawks cost about two-million a copy, for a total of 138 million.  The GBU-43 costs a mere sixteen million and is far more devastating.  Without a doubt, the entire world has its ears perked up and perhaps the likes of North Korea, Iran, Syria and maybe Russia, might have some second thoughts about their arrogant stands.  There is no doubt that this new “killing machine” is a game changer.

This new weapon is not really that new; for it was debuted in 2003 and tested twice.  However, this is the first time it has been deployed as a tactical weapon in a war zone.  It has a “kill zone” of about one square mile and its earth-shaking effects can be felt five miles away and viewed up to thirty miles away.  It has the capability of shearing off the top of a mountain.  Its plume resembles a volcanic eruption.  The whole idea of going to war, or this case President Trump inheriting a war, is to win; as General Patton stated, “…to make the other bastard die for his country.”  President Trump has every intention of wining, whether by negotiations or military intervention; for this is where “The Art of the Deal” comes into play.  We should be thankful that we have the right man at the helm.

When political negotiations fail; the time is ripe for military intervention, where there is no longer any quarter left for talk.  Mr. Scott put it this way; “The best negotiator I know is a fully activated phaser bank.”  President Obama could have used this weapon, but he believed that an army of attorneys was more effective, in regards to “rules of engagement”.  There were times when our soldiers were handed weapons without ammunition!  If it were me, I would throw back that weapon at my commanding officer!  Okay, deploy all those attorneys to the front of any war; armed to the teeth with the law and see just how far they get.  And it has come to my attention that President Obama did have a military plan to go into Syria and I had to do a double-take because he asked Congress for permission to implement that plan.  After thinking about it for a moment; Obama is an astute politician and I believe he specifically asked Congress for approval for one particular reason; if anything should go wrong, the blame would fall upon Congress.  Those in Congress are no fools and refused permission.