Editor:

If ever there was a time in the history of our country for patriotic Americans to stand up strong and voice their opinion, the time is now.

We have a president that has weakened our military and failed to lead on issues vital to the U.S. national security and in the midst of terrorism intensity around the world, he cuts our military spending, reduces missile defense systems, leaves our military satellites vulnerable to attack and reduces our nuclear defense system. The Muslim Brotherhood is strengthening and our borders are wide open, an assault against our safety and security.

Every armed forces of every country are scared to death of the superiority of the U.S. 22 Raptor plane because they know they would be defenseless against it for years to come. Obama said we couldn’t afford it and killed funding.

Obama cut our NASA budget and abandoned the Constellation program, opening the door for China’s ambitious five-year plan that includes the launch of space laboratories, a manned spaceship to the moon and creation of its own global satellite navigation system that will further its military goals. Their GPS system will have the capability to jam or interfere with America’s global positioning-system network. I think China has the financial resources to make their dream come true since we pay them for goods made there and sold here.

Russia and China will be the only countries capable of sending humans into space.  Having beaten them to the moon, we will now be paying them $64 million a trip in a Russian rocket to visit the International Space Station. How humbling for what was once a triumph for American science and technology.

Obama’s policies continue to weaken the best country in the world. We must stop standing up for party and stand up for America. The only voice we have left is our vote.

Rebecca Buchanan

Lake Havasu City