We are in a moment of almost unprecedented peril in this country, and yet perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the present situation is that almost no one is talking about it. Imagine yourself on a storm-tossed vessel headed for the rocks in a thunderstorm — and everyone blissfully asleep below decks.
The war in Ukraine continues without any sign of a serious effort to bring it to a negotiated conclusion. Our only “plan” seems to be to continue to pour jet fuel on the fire. Virtually every week another senior Russian official threatens the use of nuclear weapons. This is the kind of thing that used to be considered a “crisis.” Now it barely merits mention.
China has stopped referring to “peaceful” reunification with Taiwan. It is increasingly bellicose in its language and direct in its threats against the island nation. On any given day, Beijing already has in place enough air and sea assets to blockade Taiwan, strangle it into submission and crash the world economy. This administration rarely mentions Communist China, and when it does it is to assure us that it is not a threat.
Iran either already has nuclear weapons or is so close to having them that it no longer can be stopped. It long since acquired the missiles with which to deliver them. Via its surrogates, like Hezbollah, Tehran can also deliver such weapons in unconventional ways worldwide, including inside the United States if it so chooses. We continue to hand billions of dollars to the ayatollahs.
We have lost all control over our southern border, which now is essentially a notional line on a map. The area of Mexico on the other side of that border is controlled not by the national government in Mexico City but by drug cartels. Those narco-terrorist entities operate deep into the interior of the United States and maintain observation posts on high ground as far as 70 miles into United States territory. There is no sign of any intention to rectify any of this. Our obsession remains with admitting as many “refugees” as possible and requiring American citizens to house and feed them.
By Sam Faddis
