CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 9, 2023
WE’VE HEARD IT OFTEN. AMERICA IS THE MOST POWERFUL NATION ON EARTH. AND YET WHEN FOUR AMERICANS ARE KIDNAPPED BY MEXICAN CARTELS AND TWO OF THEM KILLED WHAT DO WE DO? AS OF NOW IT APPEARS VERY LITTLE. THE TWO SURVIVORS ARE BACK IN THE U.S. DID WE PAY A RANSOM? THE FBI OFFERED A $50 THOUSAND REWARD FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN. DID THEY PAY IT AND IF THEY DID TO WHOM?
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MADE LOTS OF NOISE ABOUT THE CHINESE BALLOON THAT FLEW OVER THE COUNTRY BUT THAT WAS IT. THE BORDER IS OPEN AND CHINESE MADE FENTANYL IS KILLING 100 THOUSAND AMERICANS PER YEAR. A BLOCKADE OF SHIPS FROM CHINA HEADING FOR MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND THE VESSELS SEARCHED FOR FENTANYL AND OTHER DRUGS.
IF WE PROJECT WEAKNESS, THAT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO WISH AMERICA HARM. REMEMBER RONALD REAGAN’S POLICY OF PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH? BULLIES PICK ON THOSE WEAKER THAN THEMSELVES, NOT ON THE STRONG, BUT STRENGTH IS ONLY GOOD IF IT IS DEEMED CREDIBLE. HOW WE ARE RESPONDING – OR NOT RESPONDING – TO THREATS AGAINST AMERICA AND AMERICANS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THE BULLIES WIN OR WE WIN. I’M CAL THOMAS.
