Brooking Institute Rep Says World Safer Now Than '40's, 50's or 60's

A Brookings Institute Senior Fellow stated on FOX News today that the world is safer today than in the 1940s, '50s or '60s. While we can't argue about the 1940s, it's difficult to get to the same opinion for the '50s or '60s.  Certainly we didn't have the long security lines at our airports, tourists could travel throughout the middle East and Africa without fear for their safety stemming from terrorist attacks.

In reference to the major uprisings in Iraq, Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Gaza and the current border crisis on the Southern U.S. border, not to mention the Ebola outbreak threatening West Africa, it's difficult to remember a more serious period of widespread threats to World peace.

Now, we don't pretend to be "experts" on these events and the Brookings Institute should have a much better handle on these situations than we do, but it sure doesn't feel like a "safer" period than we experienced in the 1950s for example.

We would suggest that a reference like that made on FOX today by the Brookings Sr. Fellow, needs a little more "flesh on the bone" to justify that statement. To state this evaluation without facts to back it up, smells a little like cozying up to and attempting to justify the Administration's current stance on engaging our enemies. It's pretty obvious that after 6 years of "feeling out" the current Administration's strengths weaknesses, our enemies have decided it is time to test their evaluation of our weakness and reluctance to engage.

This could be a very well calculated multi-front attack to test the U.S.'s response. If our enemies can obtain a successful outcome, it will only strengthen their radical beliefs and subsequent attacks will be even more extensive and brazen.

We fear that things will only continue to deteriorate if the Administration fails to respond in a decisive manner. Drone and air attacks could seriously reduce the threat from ISIS in Iraq. Hamas must be eliminated from the Palestine government. Russia needs to know we will repel any further incursion into the Ukraine. And finally, we need to slam the borders shut. Illegals should not be given amnesty and they all need to be sent packing.

Let's get our priorities straight. The U.S. is OUR country and we must protect it - period. We fought for our independence and for the system we've enjoyed for over 200 years. Those who feel "guilty" for our successes and feel we must bow to others need to individually handle these feelings. Become a missionary, donate your "undeserved" dollars to whoever, but don't think for a minute that the U.S. majority will rollover and embrace your guilt.