There are no US troops in Israel fighting Hamas, nor are any of our troops reinforcing the IDF. The US military has over 1.3 million men and women on active duty, with more than 450,000 of them stationed overseas.

Many of these overseas service members perform training exercises and other duties at relatively safe bases. Then there are others who are deployed to conflict zones like Syria or Iraq or potential hotspots like Somalia. Those in Iraq and Syria are engaged in eliminating ISIS.

Of the US Navy's seven fleets, three are deployed in or near potential hotspots around the world. The Navy's 6th Fleet is stationed in the Strait of Gibraltar; the 5th is patrolling in the eastern Med; and the 7th is off the coast of Japan. The fleets in the Med are there in support of troops in Iraq and Syria and/or to pose a military threat to the most dangerous enemy in the ME--Iran. No US Navy units are engaged in supporting Israel's fight with Hamas.

It is obvious that the destruction of Israel and elimination of the Jews is high on your wish list, so let's follow your foolish advice with hypotheticals. Assume we pull all our military forces out of the ME, what then? Assume the IDF is defeated, Israel is destroyed, and the Jews are killed or scattered, what then? Do you think that these scenarios will remove America from Islam's target list?

More of your nonsense. You'ed have us believe that Arab countries are really concerned for Isreal? Bullshit! It's religion based, Sunni, and Shia. Once they work out their differences, their combined forces will focus on those you're trollin' for.

You may have noticed, the Democratic parties support for Israel is beginning to fracture. Perhaps at some point, there will be enough American's, too many to assassinate, opposed to the idea of being used as Israel's piggy bank, to foster real change.

So, you're an accomplished equestrian! Good to know. Perhaps we've met. In 1990 my wife and I signed up for our first of a dozen years on the annual "River City Trail Ride." Have you ever heard of, or participated in that ride? That year, it left Indianola, Iowa. Destination: Omaha, Nebraska.

Like I said, we participated for twelve years straight. Shit, I don't remember for sure, but I think it was held in September. It departed from different locations over the years, but Omaha was always the destination.

There was some type of celebration taking place in Omaha that coincided with the rides. I use the term rides, for not only was there the ride we were on but there where I think two others, one coming from the north and one coming from the west. We, of course, were the ride coming in from the east.

One of the major newspapers in Omaha, when newspapers were making money, sponsored the rides. It hardly cost anything to participate, plus two meals where provided. The first couple of years there was close to a couple hundred riders.

As we moved across Iowa, we would hold up for the night at county fairgrounds. The route west was a little north of I-80. The first few years were great, you'd get up, get the horses ready, and move out.

There were folks there that would shuttle your trailer to the next stop, these folks would come just to move trailers. However, for some reason, that policy was nixed. After they quit moving trailers, you would have to get up, get the horses ready, move the trailer to the next layover, and ride a bus, provided for this service, back to where the horses were. That sort of took some of the shine off of the experience.

All things come to an end eventually, and this ride was no exception. The last couple of years, things begin to change, the newspaper due to changing times that affected their profits, had ceased to sponsor the rides, some of the die-hards attempted to keep it going, but it wasn't the same.

However, we met some friends on the ride that we still do horse things with. In October a bunch of us get together and spend a week at a horse camp, usually in Missouri. Perhaps you'd like to join us sometime, always room for one more.

OK, I blew it on OEF, BFD, it was not an important point other than to show that our troops engaged today are not suffering the level of casualties that occurred years ago.

Now, explain just how the Israelis are "acting like Nazis". Have the Israelis established concentration and death camps? Do they have gas chambers and crematoriums? Do Israeli death squads roam the Arab world executing masses of innocent civilians, men, women and children, and bulldozing their bodies into pits? So Israel doctors conduct horrendous medical experiments on the retarded, the infirm, the crippled, and elderly? Do Jews strap on explosive vests and detonate in buses, malls and marketplaces crowded with innocent people? Do Israelis torture, burn, impale, behead, hang, and disembowel those who refuse to convert to Judaism? Do Israelis execute homosexuals by throwing them off high buildings? Do Israelis murder wives who have committed adultery to preserve family honor? Do Israelis stone rape victims to death? Do Israelis mutilate the genitals of their female children so they cannot reproduce? Is it Israel's goal to exterminate all Arabs?

Do you understand the true meaning of "full of shit"?

Sounds like we one thing in common Richard. Horses...... we use to go on trail rides down in Tama, up in MN and down in Hampton. We belonged to a club called the Seneca saddle Club up here. Our horse barn at home had air conditioning before our house did. We had 49 registered Quarter horses. My mom was a registered Quarter horse judge. So needless to say we traveled all over the US in the summer to horse shows and rodeos. My 2 uncle's were rodeo clowns. What a great way to grow up. I loved it.
We had one of the few Tiger Dunns in the US at the time. I think there were only 7 then.
Good memories...and all surrounded horses.
I'd take u up on joining that ride. Sounds like it would be great fun.....

Sounds like we one thing in common Richard. Horses...... we use to go on trail rides down in Tama, up in MN and down in Hampton. We belonged to a club called the Seneca saddle Club up here. Our horse barn at home had air conditioning before our house did. We had 49 registered Quarter horses. My mom was a registered Quarter horse judge. So needless to say we traveled all over the US in the summer to horse shows and rodeos. My 2 uncle's were rodeo clowns. What a great way to grow up. I loved it.
We had one of the few Tiger Dunns in the US at the time. I think there were only 7 then.
Good memories...and all surrounded horses.
I'd take u up on joining that ride. Sounds like it would be great fun.....