Thursday, August 31, 2017
BRITNEY SPEARS: WHO PRETENDS TO SING GETS $30 MIL DEAL. WOW!
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Britney Spears just started her two year stint here in Las Vegas a couple nights ago. Her show entitled "A Piece of Me", at Planet Hollywood, was just another make believe extravaganza . It was put together to look like a cheap Cirque show which already permeates the Las Vegas strip.
Why Caesars Entertainment would pay a make believe singer/entertainer over $30 million dollars is beyond me. Spears was a teeny bopper years ago. That was great. She was a young, attractive girl at the time that appealed to the tween crowd - -but now she in her 30's and still trying to emulate that teeny-weeney image. I think Spears had her moment in the sun (way back when), but now? For a person who lip-syncs her songs and has done so throughout her career I'm of the opinion that she doesn't have any real talent to offer an adult audience.
Who would pay $69.00 for the cheapest seat in the house to watch a 30's something lady prance and strut the stage and PRETEND to sing the songs? As I said before, you can't complain about the talent in the show because Spears has none. Her show is nothing but a lot of glitz and glam. It lacks entertainment and is boring and redundant as she goes through her songs that she has been faking all through her life.
Rumor also it that Spears had her abdomen sprayed painted to enhance her physique for this gig. Wow! Although, I have to say there is one thing I cannot fault Spear's for. That being the fact that she is smart enough to grab the $30 million since Caesars was apparently dumb enough to shell out all that moola for an act that doesn't sing (for real). Yep, that's big bucks to pay someone to go through the motions of pretending to be a singer - -can you imagine? --And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE MIDEAST CONFLICT SHOULD HAVE A SOLUTION-IT'S LONG OVERDUE.
THE KUHNS REPORT
Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The 22nd. day of fighting between Israel and Gaza. The bloodiest day so far with 128 Palestinians dead.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this will be a prolonged war. Israel is using tanks, airplanes, sophisticated weapons and all of the military might that te United States gave them. In fact, in congress today, the lawmakers are passing a bill giving Israel BILLIONS of dollars to improve the "iron dome" that we gave them years ago. It's not enough that the iron dome is stopping the majority of rockets fired into Israel. Now we, the good ol' USA is going to give Israel BILLIONS more to improve on a system that has been working. I guess it's not enough to have Israel slaughter the Palestinians by the thousands. Apparently, congress in their fervor for Israel want the Palestinian's wiped out in larger numbers.
There have been proven reports that Israel has already lied about bombing a school and hospital. It appears they faked a video to try to pace the blame on Hamas. Israel states that Hamas has rockets fixed in the hospitals and schools and that is the reason they bomb these places. Really? Can we trust Netanyahu's words?
It appears Netanyahu really wants to destroy all of the building and homes that he can. It looks as though he wants to kill as many Palestinian men, women and children as he can under the guise of "self-defense." The words for that is "the fog of war". It's an excuse to do as much destruction as one can to the other side.
Currently the Israeli's made sure that the people living in Gaza has no electricity or water. This is a world fiasco and shame on the world for letting Israel get away with this shameful massacre.
Folks, Israel is murdering the Palestinians like they were fish in a barrel. Example: Israel has the planes, the tanks,the heavy weapons and the support of the USA intelligence community. The poor Palestinians fight the Israeli's with rocks and sticks.
I ask you? What would you do if another nation invaded your state (i.e.) New York, Florida, California --(pick any state) with military might and then occupied that state for decades telling you you can't travel, you can't move around in certain areas? What if you needed the occupiers permission to move about to shop, visit, etc.? I know what you would do --you would fight the occupiers with every breath in your body. No person wants trampled on and told when and where they can walk and socialize. People, that is what Israel has done for years and years. They, with their military might force the Palestinians to live a miserable life. The Palestinians have to adhere to the forceful orders of Israel or pay the consequences. That's no way to live.
The sad part of all of this Mideast situation is that the United States has chosen sides and partnered up with Israel. We give them most everything they want and ask for. That's wrong!
What the USA should be is an honest broker. Equality and parity is important when dealing with two different factions. I would think that if we gave Israel an iron dome we should have given the Palestinians an iron dome. If we gave Israel 10 fighter jets, we should give the same to the Palestinians. The same goes for weapons-- whatever we give Israel we should also give the Palestinians. Everybody appreciates an even playing field, especially in the Mideast region.
There is never going to be peace due to the fact that Israel always finds an excuse to sabotage any upcoming peace talks. This same posture has been ongoing for decades. I would suggest that the only way to have peace in the region is to have the rest of the world insist on it. Call together the U.N. and other world powers -- then advise BOTH sides that they will have to live with the borders and rules that the world lays out for them.
Hell, we had no problem with going into Bosnia and separating that country into different factions; we had no problem with going into Iraq and separating the factions, the same in Afghanistan. What about Korea and Vietnam Nam. They were divided up by world powers. So, why do we continually allow Israel to occupy another people (for decades) and dictate their comings and goings? We can use the UN and world troops to enforce the peace regarding Israel and the Palestinians. And we should do it. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
The 22nd. day of fighting between Israel and Gaza. The bloodiest day so far with 128 Palestinians dead.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this will be a prolonged war. Israel is using tanks, airplanes, sophisticated weapons and all of the military might that te United States gave them. In fact, in congress today, the lawmakers are passing a bill giving Israel BILLIONS of dollars to improve the "iron dome" that we gave them years ago. It's not enough that the iron dome is stopping the majority of rockets fired into Israel. Now we, the good ol' USA is going to give Israel BILLIONS more to improve on a system that has been working. I guess it's not enough to have Israel slaughter the Palestinians by the thousands. Apparently, congress in their fervor for Israel want the Palestinian's wiped out in larger numbers.
There have been proven reports that Israel has already lied about bombing a school and hospital. It appears they faked a video to try to pace the blame on Hamas. Israel states that Hamas has rockets fixed in the hospitals and schools and that is the reason they bomb these places. Really? Can we trust Netanyahu's words?
It appears Netanyahu really wants to destroy all of the building and homes that he can. It looks as though he wants to kill as many Palestinian men, women and children as he can under the guise of "self-defense." The words for that is "the fog of war". It's an excuse to do as much destruction as one can to the other side.
Currently the Israeli's made sure that the people living in Gaza has no electricity or water. This is a world fiasco and shame on the world for letting Israel get away with this shameful massacre.
Folks, Israel is murdering the Palestinians like they were fish in a barrel. Example: Israel has the planes, the tanks,the heavy weapons and the support of the USA intelligence community. The poor Palestinians fight the Israeli's with rocks and sticks.
I ask you? What would you do if another nation invaded your state (i.e.) New York, Florida, California --(pick any state) with military might and then occupied that state for decades telling you you can't travel, you can't move around in certain areas? What if you needed the occupiers permission to move about to shop, visit, etc.? I know what you would do --you would fight the occupiers with every breath in your body. No person wants trampled on and told when and where they can walk and socialize. People, that is what Israel has done for years and years. They, with their military might force the Palestinians to live a miserable life. The Palestinians have to adhere to the forceful orders of Israel or pay the consequences. That's no way to live.
The sad part of all of this Mideast situation is that the United States has chosen sides and partnered up with Israel. We give them most everything they want and ask for. That's wrong!
What the USA should be is an honest broker. Equality and parity is important when dealing with two different factions. I would think that if we gave Israel an iron dome we should have given the Palestinians an iron dome. If we gave Israel 10 fighter jets, we should give the same to the Palestinians. The same goes for weapons-- whatever we give Israel we should also give the Palestinians. Everybody appreciates an even playing field, especially in the Mideast region.
There is never going to be peace due to the fact that Israel always finds an excuse to sabotage any upcoming peace talks. This same posture has been ongoing for decades. I would suggest that the only way to have peace in the region is to have the rest of the world insist on it. Call together the U.N. and other world powers -- then advise BOTH sides that they will have to live with the borders and rules that the world lays out for them.
Hell, we had no problem with going into Bosnia and separating that country into different factions; we had no problem with going into Iraq and separating the factions, the same in Afghanistan. What about Korea and Vietnam Nam. They were divided up by world powers. So, why do we continually allow Israel to occupy another people (for decades) and dictate their comings and goings? We can use the UN and world troops to enforce the peace regarding Israel and the Palestinians. And we should do it. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
____________________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
CONSTRUCTION AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY USE ILLEGAL ALIENS AS SLAVE LABOR.
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
President Trump's 'Legal" immigration plan, as well as his dealing with the "illegal alien problem is getting static from the U.S, Chamber of Commerce, and you guessed it, big business and the construction and hospitality industry.
A few nights ago a television news program interviewed a few home builders and others from the construction industry. The companies were located in the state of Texas, Wow! These guys sniveled and cried the blues that they can't get workers to build their homes. They said the construction industry will have to cut back on the number of homes they're building across the country. One contractor claimed that instead of having eight men building a house, they now have to use four men.
These dingbats are complaining that they cannot hire enough "illegal aliens" to build the house., so they oppose the presidents immigration policies.
Folks, more "illegal aliens" call Texas home outside of California. Texas has the second largest "illegal alien" population --California is in first place.
And, because the construction and hospitality industry honcho's refuse to pay American citizens, both Hispanic and Caucasian a fair wage, they cry in their beer about not being able to get enough "illegal" aliens to work on the cheap. What's the matter with this picture people?
I am old enough to remember the days when in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, when the construction people that built homes, like the roofers, the plumbers, the electricians, framers, painters, drywall, carpet layers were Caucasian and blacks. They were being paid a decent wage and did a fantastic job for the construction industry. It was not only the construction industry --most landscape and lawn service people were both Caucasian and black. True, there were some Latinos, but they were the minority on the job. The Latino population that was working in the construction industry, like the agriculture industry were here on a monitored "guest worker" program. And, when the job or their guest visa came to an end after a specific time, they returned home to Mexico.
But since 1986, once president Ronald Reagan and the dimwits in congress gave "amnesty" to approximately THREE MILLION "illegal aliens" living in the United States, everything came apart. We Americans were told that the amnesty was a one time thing, and both president Reagan and congress promised a secure border which would prevent any further illegal aliens from entering the United States. But, as usual,the politicians lied to us, and congress let the immigration policy fall by the wayside.
The construction and the hospitality industry saw the "illegal alien" work pool as a gold mine for them. They could let the whites and blacks go from the jobs, and hire the illegal, and pay them peanuts for their sweat and labor. Since the 1986 amnesty, the congress, working with big business, allowed them to hire "illegal aliens" for slave wages, closing an eye to the illegal practice.
I would suggest the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in collusion with the construction and hospitality industry, is no better than the "plantation slave owners" of the old south who used Black's for"slave labor" to build everything from plantations to the White House. The only difference now is -- Blacks have been replaced with "Latino illegal aliens."
My idea. The sniveling, griping construction industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and big business and corporations should pay sufficient wages to the American citizens who were doing these jobs long before the amnesty program went into effect.
People, it's these big industries that have been fighting tooth and nail to subvert the immigration policies so they can continue to use slave labor. The irony of this situation is that the construction and hospitality industry has been using slave labor for so long, they actually expect their employees to be Latinos. And they use the excuse, saying no one else can do the job. That's crazy thinking.
I support the idea of all employers hiring "legal"citizens of the country, whether they are White, Black, Asian or Latino. I believe we have enough citizens in this country to do the construction and hospitality work needed to run America. The government should step up and pass legislation and laws that each and every employer in the nation "must" use the E-Verify system to insure that each and every employee is a "legal" citizen.
For those job seekers-- "non-citizens," from Mexico, and elsewhere, who say they will work in agriculture, and pick crops, I suggest we return to the efficient "guest worker" program the U.S. had in effect decades ago. Those worker;s used to come to the U.S. as a "guest worker"and was monitored while here. When the season or contract was finished, they were accounted for by their employers and returned to their country of origin, until the next season. That's how it should be folks. America used to be so great. What the devil happened? I guess greedy big business took hold.. --Make your own decisions. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Sunday, August 27, 2017
STOP "ALL" OF EGYPT'S FOREIGN AID. IGNORE THEIR THREATS.
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Hooray! The Unites States is planning to cut off approximately THREE HUNDRED MILLION dollars in military and economic aid to Egypt. It's about time. I hope the administration goes through with the plan. A statement put out by the Egyptian Foreign Minister said Cairo regretted the U.S. decision, calling it a"misjudgment of the nature of the strategic relations that have bound the two countries for decades." The statement went on to say, "the move reflects a lack of careful understanding of the importance of supporting the stability and of Egypt. What a crock!
The U.S. has been paying this country $13 billion dollars in aid each and every year. Now Egypt is upset because the administration is going to cut THREE HUNDRED MILLION from that whopping gravy train.
Egypt is bent out of shape and warned us that there may be "negative consequences" for the realization of common U.S-Egyptian interests, which they failed to expand on.
Supposedly the money stream is being cut off because the U.S. is unhappy with the human rights situation in Egypt. The U.S. demands that Egypt improve its human rights.
Egypt claims to be an important regional partner for the United States because of its control of the Suez Canal, as well as its border to Israel.Really? Their human rights policies does not conform to our standards and they are a corrupt nation. They have been continuing to extort the $3 billion dollars a year from us U.S. taxpayers,asking us to stabilize and support their government. What a joke.
Why should the U.S. stabilize and support Egypt and their people? We have our own citizens and country to support and stabilize. Can you imagine how that $13 billion dollars could be used here at home?
What the U.S should do is cut off "all" $13 billion dollars that we are sending to Egypt. Fact is, there are other countries around the world that we are paying annual foreign aid to which amounts to much more that the 13 billion Egypt has been receiving.
Folks. these foreign countries take billions and billion of dollars from us taxpayers each year. That shouldn't be. We American taxpayers are like a welfare office to these foreign countries. They want us to support them, feed and clothe their people, and pay money under the table in bribes to corrupt politicians. These foreign countries say they are our friends but that is only because we are paying them for their friendship. As long as we send countries around the world large truckloads of money each year they are our friends but when and if we cut back (like we did to Egypt), they scream Holy Hell.
The United States should not be the worlds ATM machine. We shouldn't have to bribe countries to stay on friendly terms with us. For example, Egypt warns that access to the Suez Canal could be a factor if we don't "pay up."
People, it should be enough for these other countries to know that the U.S. has their back if they are a friends with us. They should know that if they were ever attacked by another country we would be there to assist them, I suggest, that's where any help and aid should end. The United States taxpayers should not be required to support other nations and look out for their citizens.
I know each and every nation around the world has their own treasury. Each country should use their own money from that treasury and use their countries resources to prop up, stabilize and support their own populations, their military and their government.. That is their job. Not America's.
The USA has a $20 TRILLION DOLLAR deficit. Our lame congress and lawmakers cannot even get that under control. Yet, they continue to prop up these Banana Republics and any other country around the world who say they want to be our friend. It comes easy for the lawmakers in congress to spend other people money. It's not theirs. But it is ours, the taxpayers.
I'm in the camp that would favor cutting all foreign aid and/or eliminate it completely. If we held back all foreign aid from these (give me a hand out) countries for just a few years our problem with the national debt ($20 trillion dollars), would be solved overnight. Where the hell is our governments priorities?
When it comes to financial matters, I am a believer of a person taking care of their own needs, FIRST. Then, if there is money left over after paying all of the bills, consideration would be made to give money away to others. I am frustrated will congress,the lawmakers in Washington, and the lobbying firms representing the corrupt nations who make sleazy deals to prop up these foreign countries.
As far as countries like Egypt threatening to deny access to the Suez Canal, I would strongly let them know they are on their own if they are very invaded and/or attacked. I would clearly let these countries know that cooperation goes both ways and it should not take extortion to receive help. I would think these welfare countries would get the message. Actually, I believe that these countries who scream, cry, and snivel for our help should be paying us for our presence and military might -- without expecting to receive foreign and economic aid. The welfare foreign and economic gravy train has to stop.-- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decision. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
Hooray! The Unites States is planning to cut off approximately THREE HUNDRED MILLION dollars in military and economic aid to Egypt. It's about time. I hope the administration goes through with the plan. A statement put out by the Egyptian Foreign Minister said Cairo regretted the U.S. decision, calling it a"misjudgment of the nature of the strategic relations that have bound the two countries for decades." The statement went on to say, "the move reflects a lack of careful understanding of the importance of supporting the stability and of Egypt. What a crock!
The U.S. has been paying this country $13 billion dollars in aid each and every year. Now Egypt is upset because the administration is going to cut THREE HUNDRED MILLION from that whopping gravy train.
Egypt is bent out of shape and warned us that there may be "negative consequences" for the realization of common U.S-Egyptian interests, which they failed to expand on.
Supposedly the money stream is being cut off because the U.S. is unhappy with the human rights situation in Egypt. The U.S. demands that Egypt improve its human rights.
Egypt claims to be an important regional partner for the United States because of its control of the Suez Canal, as well as its border to Israel.Really? Their human rights policies does not conform to our standards and they are a corrupt nation. They have been continuing to extort the $3 billion dollars a year from us U.S. taxpayers,asking us to stabilize and support their government. What a joke.
Why should the U.S. stabilize and support Egypt and their people? We have our own citizens and country to support and stabilize. Can you imagine how that $13 billion dollars could be used here at home?
What the U.S should do is cut off "all" $13 billion dollars that we are sending to Egypt. Fact is, there are other countries around the world that we are paying annual foreign aid to which amounts to much more that the 13 billion Egypt has been receiving.
Folks. these foreign countries take billions and billion of dollars from us taxpayers each year. That shouldn't be. We American taxpayers are like a welfare office to these foreign countries. They want us to support them, feed and clothe their people, and pay money under the table in bribes to corrupt politicians. These foreign countries say they are our friends but that is only because we are paying them for their friendship. As long as we send countries around the world large truckloads of money each year they are our friends but when and if we cut back (like we did to Egypt), they scream Holy Hell.
The United States should not be the worlds ATM machine. We shouldn't have to bribe countries to stay on friendly terms with us. For example, Egypt warns that access to the Suez Canal could be a factor if we don't "pay up."
People, it should be enough for these other countries to know that the U.S. has their back if they are a friends with us. They should know that if they were ever attacked by another country we would be there to assist them, I suggest, that's where any help and aid should end. The United States taxpayers should not be required to support other nations and look out for their citizens.
I know each and every nation around the world has their own treasury. Each country should use their own money from that treasury and use their countries resources to prop up, stabilize and support their own populations, their military and their government.. That is their job. Not America's.
The USA has a $20 TRILLION DOLLAR deficit. Our lame congress and lawmakers cannot even get that under control. Yet, they continue to prop up these Banana Republics and any other country around the world who say they want to be our friend. It comes easy for the lawmakers in congress to spend other people money. It's not theirs. But it is ours, the taxpayers.
I'm in the camp that would favor cutting all foreign aid and/or eliminate it completely. If we held back all foreign aid from these (give me a hand out) countries for just a few years our problem with the national debt ($20 trillion dollars), would be solved overnight. Where the hell is our governments priorities?
When it comes to financial matters, I am a believer of a person taking care of their own needs, FIRST. Then, if there is money left over after paying all of the bills, consideration would be made to give money away to others. I am frustrated will congress,the lawmakers in Washington, and the lobbying firms representing the corrupt nations who make sleazy deals to prop up these foreign countries.
As far as countries like Egypt threatening to deny access to the Suez Canal, I would strongly let them know they are on their own if they are very invaded and/or attacked. I would clearly let these countries know that cooperation goes both ways and it should not take extortion to receive help. I would think these welfare countries would get the message. Actually, I believe that these countries who scream, cry, and snivel for our help should be paying us for our presence and military might -- without expecting to receive foreign and economic aid. The welfare foreign and economic gravy train has to stop.-- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decision. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
VESTIBULAR NEURITIS AFFECTS QUITE A FEW PEOPLE.
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
In response to an inquiry from S.W. from Pennsylvania about "vestibular neuritis", here is some information for you to review.
The vestibular system is part of the inner ear and the brain that picks up and translates your sensory information that regulate the body's balance and control and controls eye movement. Neuritis is a term for various diseases when a nerve or any group of nerves become inflamed. Thus, "vestibular neuritis."
The condition can effect either ear. When the inner ear becomes infected and inflamed you will experience (vertigo), which on a scale, can be mild, moderate or severe. If you experience a severe bout of vertigo you may experience a continual feeling of a spinning sensation. That in turn will maker it difficult for you to stand and walk. You may also experience headaches, nausea and/or vomiting.
When a person has a healthy vestibular system, their brain from both the left and right sides of the body work in sync. But when the nerves or one side becomes inflamed and causes swelling the information that is transmitted to your brain goes out of sync, and becomes a jumbled mess. The result is the brain is unable to match and sync up what both the left and right sides of your body are trying to say, and you will experience vertigo, either in mild, moderate, or severe episodes.
A persons balance will be affected, and they may also experience some difficulty with hearing and vision problems. The hearing problems might be tinnitus (ringing in the ears). They may also experience a lack of concentration.
I should note that most ear infections are a result of a viral infection. And a viral infection in the ear sometimes difficult to pin down as to how these infections are being transmitted throughout the body.
The good news is: the viral infection generally runs its course within a few weeks. But if the nerves have been damaged, the dizziness may continue. There is no specific test for vestibular neuritis. However, an MRI could rule out conditions such as stroke, or a head injury.
I would suggest that if your dizziness continues, further testing may be necessary to hone in on the actual location of the problem. Your physician may also suggest a brief stint of steroids so as to reduce the inflammation. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
PORTSMOUTH, VA WANTS TO REPLACE A CONFEDERATE STATUE WITH ONE OF A RAPPER? COME ON!
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
There is a move on in Portsmouth, VA to take down a Confederate statue and replace it with the statue of Missy Elliot. For those that don't know Missy Elliot (aka) Missy Misdemeanor Elliot --she is said to be a "rapper, dancer, and record producer." My reports say that the group wanting the Missy Misdemeanor Elliot statue has about 25,000 signatures so far. And the city administrators apparently are seriously thinking about the statue exchange.
The rational behind this move is that a spokesman for the move said: "I wanna show we can honor the positivity that's happening today in Portsmouth and I think no one better suits that than Missy Elliot."
Are you kidding me? What's the world coming to? A move to replace historical figures and monuments with statues of rappers and dancers? What's next folks? Personally I think a statue of Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck would be better than a rapper. -- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
_________________________________
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?
There is a move on in Portsmouth, VA to take down a Confederate statue and replace it with the statue of Missy Elliot. For those that don't know Missy Elliot (aka) Missy Misdemeanor Elliot --she is said to be a "rapper, dancer, and record producer." My reports say that the group wanting the Missy Misdemeanor Elliot statue has about 25,000 signatures so far. And the city administrators apparently are seriously thinking about the statue exchange.
The rational behind this move is that a spokesman for the move said: "I wanna show we can honor the positivity that's happening today in Portsmouth and I think no one better suits that than Missy Elliot."
Are you kidding me? What's the world coming to? A move to replace historical figures and monuments with statues of rappers and dancers? What's next folks? Personally I think a statue of Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck would be better than a rapper. -- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can be reached by email at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com
Monday, August 21, 2017
SHUT DOWN AFGHAN WAR-IT'S A MONEY PIT: USE THAT MONEY HERE AT HOME.
THE KUHNS REPORT
LAS VEGAS - Hello America,and how is the world treating you?
Tonight, August 21, 2017, president Trump is supposed to give a speech regarding the Afghanistan conflict. I will be anxious to see what the president has in plan for this corrupt, money hole of a country.
My view is that president Trump should pull the plug on this never, ending war. Why do I say that?
Before we, the USA, went into Afghanistan the Russian government had their military fighting in that God forsaken country for ELEVEN YEARS. Fact is, we were arming different war lords and Afghan fighters to combat the Russians. Afghanistan wound up being Russia's graveyard.They finally pulled out and left the country to fend for itself. After the Russians left the Taliban took over and they had a strict policy of making certain their countryman did not grow, cultivate and sell opium, under penalty of death, Opium cultivation, use and sale, was strictly prohibited. And people in Afghanistan, under the rule of the Taliban did not get involved in opium.
Then thinks changed. The United States went into the country, cleared out many of the Taliban, and guess what? Once the U.S arrived, the drug and opium trade flourished. The sale and trafficking from the of the poppy fields grew by a staggering two-thousand (2000%) percent. And now it is the major cash crop in the country for all of the Afghanistan government officials, the various war lords, and warring tribes to feed off of.. Poppy field cultivation and opium sales and trafficking is now one-half of the Afghan economy. Our troops are also protecting the drug crops for the people of Afghanistan. Our military also closes a blind eye to Afghanistan's worldwide drug trafficking.. That's wrong, but we continue to allow it to happen. I have always said that the poppy fields should be destroyed. It is an easy task but our feckless, spineless government officials will not take action. Result: That poison is killing our men and women and children here in Americas every day.
I once said that if the U.S. would overthrow the Taliban, we would be causing serious "unintended consequences", and the revival of the poppy fields and drug trade and trafficking is a glaring example of those unintended consequences. Various factions we are fighting against in Afghanistan are now using the tens of millions of dollars in profits from their illicit drug trade to supply their war with weapons while at the same time they are still using weapons we gave them against our military. That's another example of "unintended consequences."
I predicted years ago that if we didn't end the Afghan fight once we captured or killed Bin Laden (which was our original and sole purpose of entering Afghan), we would be involved in a quagmire for years, like the Russians were. Now sixteen-and-a half years later --- we are in that quagmire. It's a swamp of quicksand and we are sinking deeper and deeper each and every year into this hole.
I submit, it would have been so simple to wrap up the Bin Laden operation once he was killed.That is what Americans were expecting---hunt down Bin Laden, capture or kill him, and come home. Mission Accomplished. If that occurred we wouldn't be in Afghan today.
But because of our military and congressional blunders, along with the lack of will to say we had accomplished what we went to Afghanistan for (capture or kill Bin Laden), then return home , we are where we are today/. When Bin Laden was killed we should have exited Afghanistan then and there.
Allowing the drug trade to occur is one of my major complaints. with the Afghanistan situation. But let me explain even further why I think we should leave these ignorant. corrupt tribes, to fight it out among themselves.
People, we have been fighting this war for a whopping SIXTEEN AND A HALF years, and it is still going on, It is the longest war in history,with no end in sight. Now Afghanistan is our graveyard. Since our Afghanistan military action began we, the taxpayers here in America have already spent at least $800 BILLION dollars in appropriations alone. Wow! If we figure in and include the monies paid out for such thing as veterans care, for those who fought in Afghanistan, we are looking at a figure which exceeds $1 TRILLION dollars.
Folks, could you imagine what that money could do for us here in the United States? Roads; schools; infrastructure; repairs on our shabby electric grid; funding the southern border wall; paying down our debt. I could go on and on as to how that obscene amount of money could be used here in the good ol' USA. And, it has been reported that our government actually handed out tens of millions of dollars IN CASH, to corrupt Afghan government officials and Afghan warring tribe leaders. Our country gave these millions away like it was monopoly money, but--it was our tax money.It's evident that our politicians and military love to spend other peoples money.
And let's not forgot the human toll that this senseless war has taken. From my last report check it looks like we have lost at least 2,258 American troops. That's out blood and treasure that has been squandered. And for what? Let's not forget our allies who fought along of us. They lost at least 1000. There were also 3500 military contractors killed so far.
Now, lets talk civilian losses. Since we have been fighting in this hellhole and suffering our own losses, there were TENS OF THOUSANDS of Afghan men, women and children sacrificed.
My suggestion to president Trump: Pull out of this money pit which is not only taking our taxpayer money, but our young men and women's lives. It's sad that our military generals are pushing for additional troops.
I fear that president Trump will capitulate and sell out to the General's. I remember candidate Trump telling us Americans that one of his first moves would be to get us out of Afghanistan. America believed him. But now as president, the chances are he might buckle to the military machine and stay in this quagmire. I also remember when two previous presidents told us that they were going to draw down and leave Afghanistan? But they didn't do that. I hope the president thinks hard and fast about staying in this war.
I disagree with the General's views. Fact is, we have been fighting a conventional war led by these same General's for close to two decades. They have used the same conventional war plan, over and over again. I feel that doing what these General's suggest to fight this war is based on old and tired war plans. Come on! Sixteen years of repeating the same ol', same ol' war plans is stupid, If president Trump heeds the General's advice all he will be doing is continuing Obama's war plans.
Why do these military leaders in Washington insist on continuing the same policies used by the last two presidents? The policy DOES NOT work. For example, the military policy we have been using for the past sixteen and a half years is well known to the Taliban and ISIS. These bad guys know exactly how the General's and the military are going to react and respond. The enemy can predict most every move the military makes against them. If you saw the same person doing the same dance move for sixteen years it's obvious you would know what steps to take to match those steps.
I have said for years that we have been losing this war. And now General Mattis recently came out and told those in Washington, "We are not winning in Afghanistan right now." This was has been open-ended for sixteen, plus, years. And if our military honchos keep repeating and using the same old conventional war plans, we will never succeed in Afghanistan. We could fight this war in Afghanistan for another SIXTEEN AND A HALF years and we would be no further along than we are now. We clearly are not winning this war. Hell, at one point we had 100,000 U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan and we couldn't win it then. Now it looks as through these war hawks in the military and congress want to possibly add 3000 to 5000 more troops to the approximately 8400 we now have there. I think that is a bad, bad decision. That small amount of additional troops will not change the situation. All it is doing is placing three to five thousand more American lives in harms way.
Finally, our General's tell the president, congress and the American people that we need to add the troops so we can train the Afghan military to fight on their own, Are you kidding me? Folks, it doesn't take 16 plus years to train soldiers to fight. I, like many other men and women here in the USA served in the military. I was a Marine and we were trained within only a matter of weeks, a couple months. From first day of boot camp, through about 16 weeks, we were made combat ready, and capable to fight in any war and/or conflict, in any theater around the world.
I would say, that if the Afghan men and women really wanted to serve in their military and protect their own country from invaders they could have, and should have, been trained for total action within a matter of weeks, Especially when they were being trained to fight by the best military force on the planet. Good old American personnel.
I suspect that the Afghan people DO NOT want to fight for their country. They want us to protect them and also fight their battles for them. I do not think the Afghan government and their officials want the gravy train to stop. Once this corrupt, backward country and their officials saw the U.S. step up and offer help, they made the decision to play us for decades.
I know it doesn't take 16 years, plus, to get a military force ready for combat. We should give their military about 16 weeks to shape their men and women into fighters. Not 16 years. Our military can train one of our men or women to be one of our elite SEALS in three, seven (7) week, phases. All three phases take only 21 weeks to have one of the best trained military people in the world. So please, don't tell me a basic soldier cannot be molded into a fighting man or woman in much less time.
We should pull out every last American military person and let the Afghan military fight to protect their own country.They should act on their own. We shouldn't have to continue to enable these people. I would think after sixteen years of us Americans helping this corrupt, useless nation by training their military and rebuilding their country for them, they should have enough smarts to organize their own government by now.
We Americans cannot stay in Afghanistan into perpetuity. I say we have no reason to be there and dumping about 50 BILLION dollars a year , or more, into this rat hole is a waste. All of the money the USA is currently squandering on this "never, never. win war certainly can be put to better use, here in America. What is Afghanistan worth? Let the Afghan people fight their own battles,--then what ever faction survives and comes out on top, that is the government we deal with. -- And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.
BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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