Ollie and the whole "Don't release our hostages while Carter is in office," gang (including Gates, our newly appointed Sec Def) who secretly negotiated with a foreign enemy for political and financial gain, are expert at that.  Who but these "superpatriots" could have so weakened our military to the point that fifth-rate powers like Syria, Iran, and North Korea have no fear of us at all?  We have never been in greater peril as a nation.  The debt these abysmal idiots (or knowing traitors?) have racked up has put our economic well being so much in the hands of our enemies that one remark about it today from a Chinese official sent the dollar tumbling.  I submit that actions (to divest) which they or any  other large debt holder can take at any time of their choosing, will cause a panic with the potential to make the dollar worthless.  Then how can we repair the damage done to our severly overused, overstrained, underequipped and nearly broken military?  And knowing how badly reservists and guardsmen are being currently treated, is it any wonder we can't meet recruiting goals?  How long will it be before the memory of this debacle fades enough to make enlistment a sane, intelligent choice?  An editorial suggestion:  a little emphasis goes a long way.  Too much and it becomes meaningless.