This is a wakeup call for our freedom that is being lost unless we stop the government’s present takeover of America. The greatest country in the world has succumbed to depending on government to control our freedom as we become a socialistic country.

America is going to have to decide between good and evil and make a fi rm stand to be united in solidarity to make a change for the good, or we will continue to drown in our own pollution.

When citizens discovered they could vote into oft ce representatives who would give them more and more monetary gifts from the treasury, rather than voting for those with moral integrity values, we have corrupted our government leading to the seizure of our country and to socialism.

This is happening as America becomes a culture void of traditional moral values that were established in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution of which our country was founded on to safeguard our freedom. We have now become a culture of death killing over 3,000 American unborn children each day, calling it “freedom of choice.” Our democracy is collapsing by not following our founding fathers’ established principles under God as we now follow man’s principles leading us to a dictatorship back to bondage.

Silence and apathy prevails as America is silently going down the proverbial toilet.

We still have so much to be thankful for in America that will continue, only if we make a fi rm courageous effort to stop the present government takeover and to overcome the perilous timesat hand. I mention this in fear it is going to take a lot of effort to stand up under suffering while praying for a miracle to overcome what is now happening.

ROBERT J. PEARSON

Bella Vista CORPORATIONS SUBSIDIZED The profits our corporations rake in are astronomical and that is because they pay workers such low wages and keep their hours short of full time so they do not have to pay benefits. The upshot of this is that so many American workers do not earn enough money to support themselves or their families. This results in many hard-working people needing government support.

This means thatcorporations’ profi ts partially come from government. So, our corporations live high on the hog while getting government handouts via their workers. And then (they) talk about so many Americans being on the dole. Shame on them.

VIVIAN MICHAELS

Bella Vista BENGHAZI, LIBYA: FACT VS. FICTION

Fact: Tactically organized,

radical Islamic terroerists attacked U.S.

facilities in Benghazi on 9/11/12. Indecisive White House leadership cost the lives of U. S. Ambassador Stevens and three foreign service employees.

Americans died while the White House watched a livefeed video of the ongoing battle, and did absolutelynothing! Had aircraft been unleashed quickly, they could have played the decisive role and been overhead within the hour, plus or minus a few minutes, from almost any Mediterranean operating location. The mere appearance of strike-fighter aircraft over Benghazi would have been a formidable lifesaver for Stevens and his murdered CIA cohorts.

A simple high-speed, lowlevel fly-by, without firing a single shot or missle, would have saved four Americans.

Under the circumstances, only the president had the constitutional authority and obligation to direct their use. That he didn’t speaks volumes. President Obama did not try.

Fiction: Most post-Benghazi White Houseapproved statements leaked or released to media.

For example, no military assets were available;

the attack was from demonstrators gone wild;

“ongoing investigations”;

five deceptive Sunday TV “talking points.”

In summary, faced with a major decision, one that only he could render, our indecisive commanderin-chief turned his back on the groundpounders, abandoning them to be slaughtered. There is no other plausible explanation for such cowardice, blatant inaction, and dereliction of duty. ... My country’s forward-deployed civil servants and military deserve far more, a real CinC, one with ... a bit more backbone. The incumbent assuredly does not instill pride, in me or my fellow veterans. As a group, we aren’t yearning for activeduty recall. That’s the truth.

JIM HILL

Bentonville

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