Most times when I set down to put my thoughts on social media, I feel I am writing to myself, for I am not out to attack anyone, which nowadays, makes for dull commentary.  However, and I hope and pray that this time will be different. I placed my life on the line with enlistment and re-enlistment for 22-years with the following words as part of my oath: “I, Henry Lee Faulkner do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” The private summit of Trump and Putin, a history-making event,  gave a chance for the president to do just that and he didn’t.  This debacle should not be a chance to jump on the president, as it will do no good, but an opportunity for all Americans to be on the same page or we as a people will perish in the swamps.  I watched the president of the United States, cut down our Intelligence Agency’s and give support to a dictator.  As a twenty-two-year military veteran, I immediately began to feel empty, a deep weak sadness. For we have reached a point in this country where most people are just instinctively looking for an argument; taking sides and forsaking the neutrality of reaching a point of understanding for the sanctity and security of our nation.   There’s a significant distinction between the details of a situation or problem and the big picture as it is displayed before our eyes. Details can be skewed to serve the mindsets of constituents even when the big picture distinctively shows the sky is not red. It’s a sad commentary when some politicians and appointed officials take an oath feverously to serve those constituents, putting politics over country.   God Save America!