Assignment 16 From the Desk of Bob Malkas
In 1941 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the Empire of Japan. There was no declaration of war before the attack occurred. The next day President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appeared before Congress and used the Constitutional power given to him to declare war on Japan. There was bipartisan support for his action. Defense was America’s first concern, but when the United States was prepared it ventured beyond the continent to become more offensive in defending our interest. We defended our positions around the world and those of our allies. FDR and Congress saw there was a clear and present danger to America if Japan and its allies were allowed to continue their aggressions.
Today the clear and present danger to the United States is the empire created by the cartel’s empire based in Mexico. They are attacking the United States, not with tanks and cannons: modern warfare is now spearheaded by invading the borders of the United States so that they can win from within. It is obvious the government of Mexico is not in control of their cartel problem, so it has become necessary to declare war not on Mexico, but the cartel empire that has established the rules of combat.
There is some historical precedent that should be considered. In 1916 the small American town of Columbus, New Mexico witnessed a significant event. On March 9th a Mexican bandit Poncho Villa crossed the border and raided the town. According to War Department reports ten American soldiers and other residents were killed or wounded. President Wilson authorized a response to the transgression. An expeditionary force of more then 14,000 regular army troops under the command of Brig. General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing entered Mexico with the single punitive objective of making sure that the threat to America would be eliminated. The primary threat to America today is not Mexican bandits but the cartel empire. They are a modern form of an army. Their weapons are to use the liberties guaranteed to all Americans to destroy those liberties.
Sincerely,
Bob Malkas
