Hostages

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. The world has a very direct way of demonstrating that America is perceived to be so weak that it can be taken on -- even by those who are, in relative terms, infinitely weaker.  One of the most dramatic is hostage-taking. In 1979, Iranian jihadists displayed their contempt for President Jimmy Carter and the U.S. military he had “hollowed out” by attacking our embassy in Tehran.  As the new Hollywood blockbuster Argo reminds us, our countrymen were allowed to be held hostage there for over a year, underscoring our national impotence. Yesterday, Americans were again taken hostage – this time by al Qaeda jihadist in Algeria.  It coincided with a dramatic warning by seven top military commanders that pending budget cuts risk creating another “hollow force.”  We truly can’t afford to go there. This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.  Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.