J Burns

Defense Consultant- Major General Retd - SC Tree Farmer- Grand dad

[General Ken Wilsbach @OfficialCSAF]

We’re one step closer to getting CCA to the warfighter with this live fire test!

[Mark R. Levin @marklevinshow]

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[Mike Pompeo @mikepompeo]

There is zero reason to believe that Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine on any terms short of Russian victory.

If the world lets him get his way, he won't stop with Ukraine.

[J Burns @burnsjh]

@newtgingrich No mention of Putin and invasion of Ukraine

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

I was incredibly honored to be able to speak in Munich, Germany at a rally of 250,000 supporting the brave Iranian people. Being in the company of so many demanding freedom and justice was inspiring and one of the highlights of my life.

I have chosen the Iranian people over the ayatollah. I believe they could be good allies of the United States and would march the region toward the light.

I believe the ayatollah is a religious Nazi, who would keep the region and the world in turmoil. He's a religious fanatic who wants to purify Islam, destroy the Jewish people and come after the United States, which he refers to as the Great Satan.

2026 is the time of choosing. I've chosen the brave Iranian people over their oppressor. I do believe help is on the way.

[⚡️David Blackmon⚡️ @EnergyAbsurdity]

This clip from Marco Rubio's speech to the Munich Security Conference is one of the most beautifully written and forcefully delivered speeches by a Senior American official since Ronald Reagan told Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!"

Rubio lays it out in a way that leaves no doubt in Europe's collective mind: America wants an alliance with countries who are proud of their native cultures and willing to defend them.

Here's the full text:

For five centuries, before the end of the Second World War, the West had been expanding. Its missionaries, its pilgrims, its soldiers, its explorers, pouring out from its shores to cross oceans, settle new continents, build vast empires, extending out across the globe.

But in 1945, for the first time since the age of Columbus, it was contracting. Europe was in ruins. Half of it lived behind an iron curtain and the rest looked like it would soon follow. The great western empires had entered into terminal decline accelerated by godless communist revolutions and by anti-colonial uprisings that would transform the world and drape the red hammer and sickle across vast swaths of the map in the years to come.

Against that backdrop, then as now, many came to believe that the west’s age of dominance had come to an end and that our future was destined to be a faint and feeble echo of our past. But together, our predecessors recognized that decline was a choice, and it was a choose they refused to make.

This is what we did together once before, and this is what President Trump and the United States want to do again now. Together.

And this is why we do not want our allies to be weak, because that makes us weaker. We want allies who can defend themselves so that no adversary will ever be tempted to test our collective strength. This is why we do not want our allies to be shackled by guilt and shame.

We want allies who are proud of their culture and of their heritage, who understand that we are heirs to the same great and noble civilization, and who together with us are willing and able to defend it. And this is why we do not want allies to rationalize the broken status quo rather than reckon with what is necessary to fix it.

For we in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West’s managed decline.

We do not seek to separate but to revitalize an old friendship and renew the greatest civilization in human history. What we want is a reinvigorated alliance that recognizes that what has ailed our societies is not just a set of bad policies, but a malaise of hopelessness and complacency.

An alliance that we want is one that is not paralyzed into an action by fear. Fear of climate change, fear of war, fear technology. Instead, we want an alliance that boldly races into the future. And the only fear we have is the fear of the shame of not leaving our nations prouder, stronger, and wealthier for our children.

An alliance ready to defend our people, to safeguard our interests and to preserve the freedom of action that allows us to shape our own destiny. Not one that exists to operate a global welfare state and atone for the purported sins of past generations.

An Alliance that does not allow its power to be outsourced, constrained, subordinated to systems beyond its control. One that does not depend on others for the critical necessities of its national life. And one that does maintain the polite pretense that our way of life is just one among many and that asks for permission before it acts.

And above all, an alliance based on the recognition that we, the West, have inherited together, what we have inherited is something that is unique and distinctive and irreplaceable. Because this, after all, is the very foundation of the trans-Atlantic bond.
[End]

Magnificent.

[J Burns @burnsjh]

@EricLDaugh Spot on. Resolute. Realistic. Rational. Worthy.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🔥 BREAKING: The White House just said Marco Rubio's blockbuster speech in Munich is getting MASSIVE PRAISE worldwide, posting all 22 minutes of it

Rubio dropped some absolutely incredible quotes in front of Europe.

KEEP DEFENDING THE WEST, MARCO! 🇺🇸

[J Burns @burnsjh]

@SenMarkKelly You caused these costs to go up with expanded government intervention

[J Burns @burnsjh]

https://t.co/PaSomFqcJP. We continue to honor the sacrifices and progress made in identifying the brave men of both sides. Preserve. Protect. Promote. Perpetuate our Liberty and those who secured it. J Burns Trustee. Thanks to Ms KD Aguilera at ARLINGTON https://t.co/VgDjbnN6LN

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Poland slaps russia in the face. WOW.

We know you don't care about international law and are incapable of living in peace with your neighbors. Your insane nationalism is a lust for domination that will not abate until you realize that the era of empires is over and yours cannot be restored," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the russian representative at a UN Security Council meeting.

"And every drone strike by the heroes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, may God bless them, brings that day closer.

No one supports your attempts to conquer Ukraine, and we will not be intimidated. If another missile or other object, intentionally or accidentally, flies into our space and is shot down, and the debris falls on NATO territory, don't come here to complain. You've been warned."

[J Burns @burnsjh]

https://t.co/PaSomFqcJP. We continue to honor the sacrifices and progress made in identifying the brave men of both sides. Preserve. Protect. Promote. Perpetuate our Liberty and those who secured it. J Burns Trustee. Thanks to Ms KD Aguilera at ARLINGTON https://t.co/VgDjbnN6LN

[J Burns @burnsjh]

@LindseyGrahamSC No peace without Ukraine

[J Burns @burnsjh]

@LindseyGrahamSC Giving away a country

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

U.S. Central Command Bids Farewell to Gen. Kurilla, Welcomes
New Leadership

U.S. Army Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, the outgoing commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), relinquished command today to U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper during a change of command ceremony held at the Tampa Convention Center. Prior to assuming command, Adm. Cooper served as deputy commander of CENTCOM.

Multiple Department of Defense officials attended the event as well as distinguished defense leaders from partner nations around the world.

Gen. Kurilla assumed command of CENTCOM in April 2022. During his time as commander, he led U.S. military efforts in the Middle East maintaining regional stability and security as well as the enduring defeat of ISIS. He led the planning and execution of over 15 major combined combat operations, including Operations Rough Rider and Midnight Hammer.

"I know that under the leadership of Adm. Brad Cooper, with the support of the Defense Department and Joint Staff, the counsel and contributions of our allies and partners, and support of our headquarters and component teams, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coastguardsmen, and Guardians of Central Command who serve this nation on the front lines of freedom will always succeed," said Gen. Kurilla. "It has been the honor of my life to have been their commander."

Adm. Cooper is a 1989 graduate of the U.S Naval Academy and holds a master's degree in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University. As the commander of CENTCOM, Adm.
Cooper will have oversight of all U.S. military missions throughout the
21-country area of responsibility which includes the Middle East and Central Asia.

"U.S. Central Command and the entire joint force have performed exceptionally well under the leadership of Gen. Kurilla, helping to bolster partnerships, increase lethality of U.S. forces, and defend Americans and civilians abroad," said Adm. Cooper. "I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to lead America's sons and daughters as we support the important mission of enhancing regional security and stability in the Central Command region."

[Ginger Catoe @GingerCatoe]

Lifting all in prayer!

[Camden Post 17ers @P17Baseball]

It’s Gameday!

Come out to Founder’s Park in Columbia and cheer on your 17ers as they take on Richland in the semifinals of the SCALB State Tournament!

#Go17ers

[Camden Post 17ers @P17Baseball]

The 17ers sweep Buffalo and advance to the State Tournament for the 5th straight year!

#Go17ers

[Camden Post 17ers @P17Baseball]

The 17ers get the win tonight and improve to 11-1 on the season!

#Go17ers

[Camden Post 17ers @P17Baseball]

The 17ers go 3-0 in the NC/SC Challenge and now sit at 8-1 overall on the season!

#Go17ers