Good afternoon, and thank you for reading.
I felt the need to check back in with you on some of the more recent developments.
- First, when it comes to eschatology, "When?" is almost as important as the question "Where?"
At the dawn of this Golden Age, there are people just about everywhere who are simply looking to enjoy peace both on the international stage and domestically.
- Second, General Martin Dempsey recently made the announcement that it would take up to 3x as many trained foreign fighters from Syria to take out ISIS om the ground than first thought.
If this is what the General really believes, then I trust his judgment on the numbers here.
Although it is helpful to think of the problems in Syria and Iraq as one large problem, at times it works just as well to divide the war effort into two pieces: Syria and Iraq respectively. When the effort is broken up into two pieces, things are that much more manageable and malleable (from an intellectual standpoint).
- The release of American pastor Saeed Abedini should be made part of any nuclear deal with Iran.
1) There was no sexual contact of any kind.
2) People lie.
3) The videotape in question is edited.
Just how allowing your neighbor's 15 year old daughter into your home for 30 seconds to retrieve dish soap turns into a minutes-long videotape submission is just beyond me,
Even if that's hard to believe, footage exists (from different camera angles) proving that the videotape in question is indeed doctored to make it seem as if something happened other than me being a good neighbor to a neighbor in need.
- Roughly 5,000 members of the "moderate opposition" in Syria should be done with training in about a year's time. At that point, they will be ready to assist in the effort to stabilize the situation in Syria. Last time I heard, the names of any potential replacements have not been kicked around Washington in any serious manner. Maybe it's time we prepared ourselves to work backwards toward the peaceful Syrian picture that is mentioned in Isaiah 17.
- The effort in Iraq is about to get more interesting.
The President meanders around the fact that we will need boots on the ground to hold territory, perform raids, analysis, etc. Iran and the U.S. both have a reason to wish that ISIS disappeared. The French have lent a helping hand as well, contributing an airstrike the other day.
- I have received a promotion. I will be heading up the NSA, not assisting the head.
The nature of the Moon has been the subject of much debate.
What can we know about it based from a scriptural standpoint?
One of the first allusions to the Moon is in the book of Genesis (1:15)
The greater light (Sun) represents Christ and his Earthly walk.
The Moon metaphorically represents me.
God wanted to be sure to underline the importance of the Sun and Moon in the Gospel story.
Problem (n.)- A disturbance in one's socialization, sleeping, partying, worship, commerce or living due to the noise, fraud, graft, or otherwise uncouth behavior of others.
Niggardly (adj.)- Unusual stinginess concerning one's money, time, or resources.
With that being said, I look forward to going to Washington and getting down to work as your new Deputy National Security Adviser. I will be in town three days of the week so that I may tend to other obligations that I have on my plate.
Greetings, and thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
I'm going to split it into two parts.
The first portion entails international/national security information.
I'll begin with the Russian/Ukrainian campaign.
After prayer and consulting an Archangel, I came to the conclusion that there is nothing (from a scriptural standpoint) preventing Moscow from turning the Ukraine into a full-fledged communist state. I'll state that rather bluntly. Sorry about that, but there is nothing I can do.
I'll now briefly go into some of the more recent developments in Syria and Iraq.
What is the overarching strategy in mind for this region of the world?
I'll talk about it, point-by-point.
1- Negotiate Bashar al-Assad's stepdown, and install a suitable partner and replacement.
(This happening will allow point 2 to succeed.)
2- Work with the Syrian government's military/intelligence sphere, as well as moderate opposition the likes of the FSA to root out and destroy ISIS on a house-to-house basis. This would supplement air strikes already being considered for Syria.
3- Work with Iranian ground troops in a supporting counterinsurgency role by engaging with ISIS forces from the air. All of this with the tacit understanding that there will be a unified Iraq following the end of this campaign.
Also, this arrangement taking place with a blockbuster nuclear/sanctions deal in the backdrop (See: "Foreign Policy Objectives"). All of this taking place with the understanding that it is in both US and Iranian interests for Iraq to be brought back into a state of something that at least resembles stability. With the understanding that as rough as things may be right now, the last thing that we need is more pain at the pump. With the understanding that we need to move toward energy independence, and the sooner the better.
With all of that aside, I have a list of just a few things that I need to cover, so I will make it rather brief before I close.
1- Christ famously demanded of His followers to take Holy Communion (The Eucharist).
Why then do some churches fail to do so regularly?
This should be a weekly occurrence.
2- Most of the books in my room are now ruined from smashed bedbugs, including my favorite Bible.
3- I (and those currently enforcing the law) would ask of the U.S. citizenry to please comply with a 10 PM curfew so that they may finish the task at hand, and so that our country can move on from this tragic episode as quickly as possible. Also, I would ask for you to kindly refrain from looting during this turbulent time.
