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are worn down, then the Russians will move in and take over Europe. We’ll be powerless to stop them. Obama has reduced our military by a third. He’s withdrawn our troops from Europe so we couldn’t get to Europe in time to stop the Russians. I think Obama will do nothing and let Russia take over Europe. China will watch Russia make her move and while the world’s attention is focused on Europe, China will make her own move in Asia. I think she’ll take Taiwan, Vietnam, and maybe Thailand. If the dragon feels strong enough, she may absorb everything in the Pacific all the way to Hawaii.”
Lacy looks shocked, “We’d let them do that?”
“How are we going to stop them? Do you think Obama will resort to using nuclear weapons?”
“Never happen. I don’t think anyone will ever use them again.”
“Then what is he going to do stop the Russians and Chinese?”
“Our military is the strongest in the world.”
“Not anymore, plus, most of our equipment is run down from fifteen years of war. Obama keeps reducing the number of troops and retiring weapons systems. The average age of our Air Force fighters is 25 years old. While Russia and China are building and modernizing their military strength, we’re reducing ours. We would suffer a very humiliating loss. Obama might send a token force, which will be crushed, it’s how he’s paying for his transforming America into a more gentle country. Without the strongest and most modern military, no one is going to take us seriously. We’re no longer the superpower we were six years ago. Look at ISIS, Egypt and Jordan are carrying the water in attacking them. Before Obama became President, no one would have believed ISIS could have killed American citizens in cold blood live on the Internet without us teaching them a lesson. Most of the country is tired and war-weary, most of the country just wants to be left alone. Then there’s the issue of the mainstream media, most of whom won’t report a new war, they all but ignored Libya; because they don’t want us in another war. The media loves Obama, they’ll do anything to make his administration look good.”
“I now understand why you want to get the farm with our home.”
“Lacy, why don’t you call a few moving companies, get quotes for them to pack everything, both of us hate packing. Even if it’s an extra couple of thousand, it’ll save us the pain of packing everything.”
“How are we going to move both of our cars?
“Let the movers take mine, we’ll drive yours.”
“Where are you going today?”
“I think we’ll hang around with the kids another day, we’ll start to head back to Virginia after their school lets out. We can break the twelve-hour trip home into two days so we’re not so tired when we get home.”
“Sounds good to me.”
We leave Shelly’s at five o’clock and drive for five hours before calling it a night at the next motel we find. The next morning we leave after breakfast and thanks to the good weather we make it home before dark. We’re tired from two long days of driving. The next morning, a full week after learning we won the lottery, Lacy looks at me with a worried look on her face. I ask her, “Honey, what’s wrong, you look very worried.”
“Jay, I’m not used to not working. I looked at the previous week as a mini-vacation, now I don’t know what to do.”
“Start packing your special items. I’ll be back in a couple of hours.”
“Where are you going?”
“I want to see about some things we might need if the crap hits the fan.” Smiling at Lacy, I imply she should trust me and not ask.
“Can I ask where you’re going?”
“I need to check a few things online before I go.”
Logging onto a local gun trader site, I start looking for locals who are selling firearms and ammo face to face versus going through an FFL. I want to collect a number of guns that are
Lacy looks shocked, “We’d let them do that?”
“How are we going to stop them? Do you think Obama will resort to using nuclear weapons?”
“Never happen. I don’t think anyone will ever use them again.”
“Then what is he going to do stop the Russians and Chinese?”
“Our military is the strongest in the world.”
“Not anymore, plus, most of our equipment is run down from fifteen years of war. Obama keeps reducing the number of troops and retiring weapons systems. The average age of our Air Force fighters is 25 years old. While Russia and China are building and modernizing their military strength, we’re reducing ours. We would suffer a very humiliating loss. Obama might send a token force, which will be crushed, it’s how he’s paying for his transforming America into a more gentle country. Without the strongest and most modern military, no one is going to take us seriously. We’re no longer the superpower we were six years ago. Look at ISIS, Egypt and Jordan are carrying the water in attacking them. Before Obama became President, no one would have believed ISIS could have killed American citizens in cold blood live on the Internet without us teaching them a lesson. Most of the country is tired and war-weary, most of the country just wants to be left alone. Then there’s the issue of the mainstream media, most of whom won’t report a new war, they all but ignored Libya; because they don’t want us in another war. The media loves Obama, they’ll do anything to make his administration look good.”
“I now understand why you want to get the farm with our home.”
“Lacy, why don’t you call a few moving companies, get quotes for them to pack everything, both of us hate packing. Even if it’s an extra couple of thousand, it’ll save us the pain of packing everything.”
“How are we going to move both of our cars?
“Let the movers take mine, we’ll drive yours.”
“Where are you going today?”
“I think we’ll hang around with the kids another day, we’ll start to head back to Virginia after their school lets out. We can break the twelve-hour trip home into two days so we’re not so tired when we get home.”
“Sounds good to me.”
We leave Shelly’s at five o’clock and drive for five hours before calling it a night at the next motel we find. The next morning we leave after breakfast and thanks to the good weather we make it home before dark. We’re tired from two long days of driving. The next morning, a full week after learning we won the lottery, Lacy looks at me with a worried look on her face. I ask her, “Honey, what’s wrong, you look very worried.”
“Jay, I’m not used to not working. I looked at the previous week as a mini-vacation, now I don’t know what to do.”
“Start packing your special items. I’ll be back in a couple of hours.”
“Where are you going?”
“I want to see about some things we might need if the crap hits the fan.” Smiling at Lacy, I imply she should trust me and not ask.
“Can I ask where you’re going?”
“I need to check a few things online before I go.”
Logging onto a local gun trader site, I start looking for locals who are selling firearms and ammo face to face versus going through an FFL. I want to collect a number of guns that are
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