What Would You Say to the Newly Elected President?

Use the military with prudence. Don't micromanage. Be a war president and support the generals. Stop fucking around with the morale of our fine men and women in the military.

How are you going to "Persuade" Congress to Adequately Fund the VA. If we can afford to send our Folks to War, We should be able to assist them when they Return.

"Good luck," pretty much sums it up.

Just kidding.

What I would say (no advice, no requests, just my statement to them) would be that our Country officially began its fight for independence in 1775, but the battle started well before then, when men and women decided that living under an oppressive government was far worse than dying for freedom from that government.

Since the American Revolution began, 656109 American troops have died in liberating and protecting this great Nation.

In addition, over 500,000 American servicemen and women have died during from non-battle injuries. At the time of this post, no information was found available for training and peacetime deaths resulting from military service. Combine that, along with the 22 veteran suicides occurring daily in the United States, then that number would top out over 1,500,000.

No take into account the Christopher Stevens's of our Nation, and those who died defending him, along with the countless other emissaries and military deaths which we do not hear about along with deaths from long term illnesses such as agent orange, and that number could very well hit the 2,000,000 mark.

My statement to the President would simply be this:

"Over 2 million Americans have given their lives to present YOU with this opportunity. Some gave their lives willingly, while others were called to action under a draft. Regardless of the reason, they died for you; for this very moment.

'They died for the idea that no man should be held slave by any person or government, and while the United States did fight internally about the freedom and rights of other races, religions, genders and orientations while growing, the underlying theme of the United States has always been to do its best to provide freedoms and liberties, and help other countries in need.

'What you do over the next 4 years will decide if you are trying to help strengthen our Country's security, economy and relations, or if you are trampling over the graves of millions of people who have died to give you this opportunity."

Probably wouldn't make a difference to even say it, but it would definitely make me feel better!

Let Calvin Coolidge be your guide. Cut this government in half. Cut government spending in half. And if Congress won't cooperate, We the People will. We have your back, Mr. President.

Donald Trump, don't wing it. You can't be a Fonzie with your foot in your mouth as POTUS. Study up on the issues. Stick to the talking points and don't get baited by gotcha questions by the media. Be coached by your state department and your military advisors. Don't be a Kruschev! Know your subject matter.
If you build a big mexican wall around yourself like you have so far and you don't listen to your advisors then you will be a one-term President.

Hillary Clinton, you have the experience but you can't lie anymore! Listen to VP General Wesley Clark (I wish) and don't be a deceitful Nixon in your administration.

Bernie Sanders, learn your geography and History. Know more about the world not just your Brother's Green Party in England and that Cap and Trade and Climate change are the only factors that cause war or strife in the world.. Don't do the same mistakes England did with Socializing everything like they did after Churchill was voted out in 1945. Don't promise the free education for nothing. Don't be a Jimmy Carter or a Trump and say US troops will have to leave Korea.

Ted Cruz- don't let the extreme Tea Party tail wag you. You need to be a Moderate like Ronald Reagan was and talk to your opponents and made compromises.

COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen F. CPT (Join to see) SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas TSgt Hunter Logan CPT Walt Tollefson My first words would definitely depend on who was elected.
Regardless I would have him/her focus on fixing America.
1. A national ID card for US citizens with a national voter registry with a location ID
I would develops a cost effective way to fix the mass transit infrastructure in cities and across America similar to Europe using only legal American labor.
I would then turn over responsibility of the DMZ to the UN and transfer all US forces back to US installations to support the ever increasing war on terrorism and make America safe.
Request a stop of the immigration of unvetted people regardless of race or religion and actively enforce the US immigration laws on illegals.

Cancel your Twitter account

We MUST build up our armed forces and our outdated defense systems.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs SSG (Join to see)

Excellent question, COL Mikel J. Burroughs! I would say three things to the new president:

1) Find a lasting solution to the government shut-down issue! It's embarrassing! We should NOT air our dirty laundry to the world - especially to that magnitude. I'm sure our enemies are laughing at us.

2) The last thing that we should EVER cut is our defense! Of course there are other priorities. But as a former president wisely spoke decades ago: "Speak softly, but carry a big stick." The military is our "big stick." And the people are its most valuable resource. Losing our "big stick" could cost us a lot of fights.

3) If we truly want to reduce our national deficit, then pull in the rocket scientists to design and implement a system that would actually work.

The Constitution is your regulation, and Old Glory is the highest ranking General we have. Respect and follow both.