{"id":9234,"date":"2014-05-29T18:09:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2014-05-29T18:09:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T18:09:49","slug":"forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever in Awe of the US Military"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listen<\/a><\/p>\n

RUSH: Here is Jeff in Grand Junction, Colorado. I\u2019m glad you called. Great to have you on the program. Hi.<\/p>\n

CALLER: Thanks, Rush. Dittos. I called to ask you about our troops in Afghanistan, like specifically how you think Obama\u2019s speech the other day at the Naval Academy would affect, let\u2019s say, a Marine on the ground in Afghanistan right now.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, that\u2019s kind of… It\u2019s a challenging question because I\u2019m not one, and I really have such respect for military. The discipline… You know, they follow orders. He is the commander-in-chief. As far as public perception goes, he is the commander-in-chief and they\u2019re gonna act accordingly. I\u2019m telling you, I\u2019m in awe, as I grow older, of the military. Kathryn and I… I\u2019ll just share you something. <\/p>\n

The best way to describe this is to give you an actual example. We watched Captain Phillips, the movie on TV the other day, which was about the Somali pirates hijacking the Maersk Alabama. I have to tell you, at the point in the movie where the Navy shows up to deal with the situation, we\u2019re standing up and cheering. There\u2019s not a whole lot in America right now…<\/p>\n

I\u2019m gonna shoot you straight: There\u2019s not a whole lot of that happens in this country that makes me stand up and cheer, not nearly as much as there used to be. But the US military does. Every time. I stand up and cheer when I see it portrayed, such as in a movie or when I know when it happens for real. When they show up, the forces of good have arrived. I mean, the essence of the good guys are on the scene. I swell with pride. <\/p>\n

<\/a>That\u2019s why when I listened to the president\u2019s speech at West Point<\/a>, I cringed, but I\u2019m not active duty military or retired. I\u2019m not military, period. So all I can do is judge it the same way you did. That is, I saw tepid applause. I didn\u2019t see a whole lot of enthusiasm. I didn\u2019t hear a lot of inspiration. In the sound bites that we had and the portions of the speech I heard, it sounded like the president was making excuses for the country\u2019s past again. <\/p>\n

It did. It really sounded like a self-conscious, defensive speech. And the things the president was proud about, obviously, I couldn\u2019t imagine the cadets or other military people who heard the speech being proud of. For example, early on — very proudly, as though this is a serious achievement, a grand accomplishment — he said, “You are the first graduating class that I will not be sending into battle!” <\/p>\n

We had a caller yesterday who made the point, “Well, fine and dandy, but this is what they\u2019re trained for.” They come out of there lieutenants, if I\u2019m not mistaken. They\u2019re officers-in-waiting, and they are trained for this. They\u2019ve committed to a number of years of active service in exchange for attending the academy. So for the commander-in-chief… Look, nobody wants war. Don\u2019t misunderstand. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that everybody can only judge the effectiveness of the military by virtue of how they do in combat. I know full well the power of deterrence. I know, for example, that you have a large force hoping you\u2019ll never have to use it; that you build giant weapons systems as deterrents, hoping that you don\u2019t have to use them. Just the fact that you have them will deter enemies. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s what\u2019s missing. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re not deterring anybody. <\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got the ability to project more power than the world has ever known, but it is apparent to everybody that we don\u2019t have the will to project that power. In fact, to more and more people, it is apparent that projecting that power is not good. It\u2019s almost immoral. It\u2019s almost the cheap and the easy way out. So I don\u2019t know how they hear that. We\u2019d have to ask them. <\/p>\n

Some of them, if they have anonymity, would probably tell us the truth about how all of this affects them. But remember their oath and what they\u2019re sworn to do. They are sworn to defend and protect the country no matter what. No matter who the president is, he\u2019s the commander-in-chief. The discipline, the commitment, the training they all get means they do their jobs, whatever the circumstances. <\/p>\n

I think they will triumph and sustain regardless of the various regimes or administrations that pass through Washington, DC. He said, for example, “I would betray my duty to you and to the country we love if I sent you into harm\u2019s way simply because I saw a problem somewhere in the world that needed fixing.” So no troops to Syria, Nigeria, Chad, the Congo. I mean, what are our national interests there? We\u2019ve sent troops to those places.<\/p>\n

Well, not Syria. The argument right now is boots on the ground. A lot of the anti-Obama military people that are speaking about it are trying to go to great pains tell everybody, “Look, we\u2019re not saying we need to send military troops everywhere. We\u2019re not saying we need to have boots on the ground.” So even the people disagreeing with Obama\u2019s foreign policy are trying to make it clear that they\u2019re not just talking about sending the military everywhere. <\/p>\n

What they\u2019re talking about is an attitude that\u2019s missing. <\/p>\n

Cheney called it weakness, and it is. I think it\u2019s lack of interest! I really think it really boils down to lack of interest. He\u2019s not there for that. He\u2019s there to reform this country domestically and fix whatever he thinks the problems are since it was founded. He\u2019s there to make the Democrat Party a permanent majority no matter what else, and the heck with all this other stuff. All this is is a distraction, and he\u2019s gotta act like he cares — and he\u2019s just not that good at faking it, folks. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s my assessment, when you get right down to it. <\/p>\n

I appreciate the call, Jeff. Thanks much. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RUSH: Here is Jeff in Grand Junction, Colorado. I\u2019m glad you called. Great to have you on the program. Hi. CALLER: Thanks, Rush. Dittos. I called to ask you about our troops in Afghanistan, like specifically how you think Obama\u2019s speech the other day at the Naval Academy would affect, let\u2019s say, a Marine on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nForever in Awe of the US Military - The Rush Limbaugh Show<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Forever in Awe of the US Military - The Rush Limbaugh Show\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"RUSH: Here is Jeff in Grand Junction, Colorado. I\u2019m glad you called. Great to have you on the program. Hi. CALLER: Thanks, Rush. Dittos. I called to ask you about our troops in Afghanistan, like specifically how you think Obama\u2019s speech the other day at the Naval Academy would affect, let\u2019s say, a Marine on […]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GeorgePrayias\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"description\":\"Excellence In Broadcasting\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/\",\"name\":\"Forever in Awe of the US Military - The Rush Limbaugh Show\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-05-29T18:09:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-05-29T18:09:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Forever in Awe of the US Military\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4\",\"name\":\"GeorgePrayias\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GeorgePrayias\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/GeorgePrayias\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Forever in Awe of the US Military - The Rush Limbaugh Show","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/","twitter_card":"summary","twitter_title":"Forever in Awe of the US Military - The Rush Limbaugh Show","twitter_description":"RUSH: Here is Jeff in Grand Junction, Colorado. I\u2019m glad you called. Great to have you on the program. Hi. CALLER: Thanks, Rush. Dittos. I called to ask you about our troops in Afghanistan, like specifically how you think Obama\u2019s speech the other day at the Naval Academy would affect, let\u2019s say, a Marine on […]","twitter_image":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GeorgePrayias","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/","name":"The Rush Limbaugh Show","description":"Excellence In Broadcasting","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/","name":"Forever in Awe of the US Military - The Rush Limbaugh Show","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2014-05-29T18:09:49+00:00","dateModified":"2014-05-29T18:09:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2014\/05\/29\/forever_in_awe_of_the_us_military\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.rushlimbaugh.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Forever in Awe of the US Military"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a33276eb9dc5b6d3f8218957f30e6b4","name":"GeorgePrayias","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d290ab65e2eaca3719268528f83b85bf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"GeorgePrayias"},"url":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/author\/GeorgePrayias\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}