Barack Obama has officially retreated from the Middle East. With the steaming away of the Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group, it is the first time in memory the United States has not has a major carrier presence operating in the Arabian Gulf – and it could not come at a worse time. The Eisenhower left on the 26th and its official homecoming was the 30th. There’s not another ship schedule to sail unto the waters until after the inauguration on Jan. 20. That ship – the carrier George H. W. Bush has yet to leave Norfolk. That leaves a … Continue reading While Talking Tough on Russia, Obama RETREATS in the Middle East