Sherman R. Frederick/Properly Subversive
If there is one thing we can say on Memorial Day — no, if there one thing we shouldsay — is America’s soldiers are far better off today than they were under the corrupt and blank leadership of Joe Biden and those elite in the Democratic Party who propped him up.
We saw in 2021, perhaps for the first time, clear evidence of the danger we were in with a commander in chief unable to do the job. The bad planning, the very public disconnect between the president and his staff, and the horrible decision-making that killed 13 soldiers when the moment of truth arrived in the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
We now know from belaed legacy media reporting that President Biden was already in serious cognitive decline in 2021. He possessed flickering, at best, mental capacity, no physical stamina to command the Situation Room, and the harder he tried to be the commander in chief, the worse his decision-making ability became.
Thirteen soldier lost their lives directly because of President Biden. That’s not an overstatement. Look upon their pictures one more time.
When their bodies were returned to U.S. soil, President Biden tried to be present. But he couldn’t. He checked his watch during the ceremony, a disturbing thing for a mourning country to witness.
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki downplayed the event at the time, writing in her book that family members of the fallen and others were misrepresenting the event. She said:
“The president looked at his watch only after the ceremony had ended. Moments later, he and the First Lady headed toward their car.”
She lied, an early example of the Biden cover-up that would continue to the summer of 2024.
In fact, news photos from the ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, and on-the-record statements from Gold Star families, show the president did look at his watch during the ceremony. The Associated Press photographer on the tarmac snapped two photos of Biden looking at his watch twice 10 minutes apart.
Anyone objectively watching the bizarre behavior would conclude he was timing how long it took to unload a soldier’s body and how much longer he’d have to stand there looking like he cared. We watched a man pretend to be a leader. A man who stared blankly into space, and who we can now say with certaintly, slipping in and out of reality.
We now have a president who is fully cognizant and a commander in chief who not only supports a strong military but also publicly argues for an end to sending soldiers into endless wars.
He got ridiculed by political opponents for trying to make peace in Ukraine and the Middle East. But I’ll tell you who doesn’t ridicule President Trump for desiring peace — Gold Star families and members of the armed forces.
This Memorial Day, I’m remembering the 13 soldiers who needlessly died because of the massive cover-up of a senile president. And, of course, I remember all others who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this great nation.
I also give thanks to the wisdom of the American people for making a change at the top to make us a safer and better nation.
No other way to see it.
Memorable War Stories
There are so many excellent war movies, it’s hard to pick a favorite. Five that always come immediately to mind: “Blackhawk Down,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Lone Survivor,” “We Were Soldiers,” and “The Longest Day.” But this year, I highlight “American Sniper,” the true story about Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy that saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend.
It’s streaming on Netflix. The story of this amazing soldier is well told (and directed) by Clint Eastwood. Watch to the very end.
(Sherman R. Frederick is a Nevada Press Association Hall of Fame journalist. You can read his work also at shermanfrederick.substack.com)
