I just caught the last few minutes of the speech at West Point and I am pissed.  First, for a President that has not shown that he gets the military or the fact that we are at war, it came across as if the Corps of Cadets was being used as a prop.  Considering how bright these young men and women are, they could have gotten into the elite colleges, and yet they CHOSE to go to a college where they would be required to serve after graduation and go into harm’s way.  You do not do this if you do not believe in the country and the cause.  West Point is famous for the Douglas MacArthur speech where the words Duty, Honor, Country rang through the hall.  The corps knows what is at stake and they do not need to be sold.

The second thing that got me going was the whole world without nuclear weapons bit.  I do not for one second believe that if we had no weapons we would all get along.  An argument can be made that the longest period of prolonged peace has been since the invention of nuclear weapons.  To think that we would be liked and listened to if we were weak is naive.  It is a nice idea to hold onto in college but in a world leader it shakes my confidence.

Tonight was a disappointing night.  Obama went to West Point to elevate his stature.  He failed.

- FOP Vermillion