American Rare Earth Elements Vulnerability

The greatest American tactical civil defense and national security vulnerability is our almost total dependence on the CCP for rare earth elements. 

I invested years ago in an American rare earth elements mining operation in Nevada in hopes of correcting that vulnerability. Sadly, that company had serious leadership issues and never became productive.

We have to have a crash program like the Manhattan Project to correct our extreme vulnerability and dependence on the atheist and brutal Communist Chinese Party (CCP) for rare earth elements for our defense stockpile.

Given the dependency of the American military, solar, electric cars, cell phone, computer, industrial machinery and other sectors of American life on rare earth elements, and the CCP plans to play hardball with us to limit our sources for them, you need to know about rare earth elements.

Learn about rare earth elements here and here and here. Here is a quick introduction.

Lynas USA: FAQs Safe for our people, safe for our communities and safe for the environment   

Q. Who is Lynas? 

A. Lynas is a publicly listed Australian company. We operate one of the world’s highest grade Rare Earth mines, Mt Weld, in Western Australia and an advanced materials processing facility in Malaysia. As the only significant producer of separate Rare Earth materials outside of China, we provide an important alternative for outside China manufacturers in high technology markets, including green technology. Lynas was purpose-designed as an ethical and environmentally-responsible producer, and we are certified under international standards. This includes being assessed by 3rd parties for our approach to sustainability. 

Q. What are Rare Earths and why are they important? 

A. Rare Earths are a group of 15 elements in the periodic table known as the Lanthanide series, plus Yttrium. Rare Earths are used in the manufacture of many things we use every day – from smart phones to cars, electrical appliances, and importantly, hybrid and electric vehicles. 

Q. What are Lynas’ plans in Hondo, Texas? 

A. We are excited by the opportunity to create a new enterprise in the U.S. Subject to finalization of arrangements with our long term partner in the U.S., Blue Line, and significant work to characterize the site, our current plan is to locate our proposed Light Rare Earths separation facility adjacent to our proposed Heavy Rare Earths separation facility in Hondo, Texas, at the current Blue Line site. We believe Texas and Hondo are excellent locations for a Rare Earths processing facility and will both serve our U.S. customers and support the U.S. government’s moves to strengthen its industrial base and make supply chains more resilient. 

Q. How many jobs will the proposed facility in Hondo, Texas create? 

A. We are undertaking an economic impact assessment and will provide an update when the assessment is complete. 

Q. Can you explain Lynas’ recent contract the U.S. Government? 

A. As announced on January 22, 2021, Lynas is delighted to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a Light Rare Earth separation facility in the United States. This funding will allow us to accelerate planning and studies. Rare Earths separation capability has been absent from the United States for several years, and this co-funded plant will ensure the U.S. has a secure domestic source of high quality separated Light Rare Earth materials. Security of supply is an essential foundation for the renewal of downstream specialty metal making and permanent magnet manufacturing in the USA. 

Q. How much will be invested in the new facility? 

A. The funding amount from the US Government for the Light Rare Earths project will be capped at approx. US$30 million and Lynas is expected to contribute approximately US$30 million under the agreement. 

Did you know? 

1. A single smartphone contains 8 different rare-earth materials. 

2. Rare Earths make cars greener – Cerium (Ce) is used in catalytic converters to reduce exhaust gas pollution. 

3. Neodymium (Nd) is the strongest known magnetic substance. 4. Many MRI machines use Neodymium (Nd) magnets. \ Lynas USA: FAQs Safe for our people, safe for our communities and safe for the environment   

Q. What are the next steps for the new facility? 

A. We are currently at an early stage of planning. We will follow proper processes and procedures before we finalize our planning and site selection.    

Q. When will the new facility be operational? 

A. We are currently at an early stage of our planning and will provide an update on timing when appropriate.    

Q. What is Lynas’ approach to sustainability? 

A. We are passionate about sustainability and having a positive effect on our people, our customers and suppliers, our communities and the environment. We offer mine to magnet traceability and Life Cycle Assessment with selected partners. We have an excellent track record of compliance, including with local laws and regulations. We also adopt international best practice and participate in external sustainability and verification initiatives. 

Lynas is a Signatory to the United Nations Global Compact; both of our current operating sites are accredited to ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems); and the Lynas Malaysia plant was awarded a Gold EcoVadis CSR rating across the environment, labour and human rights, ethical and sustainable procurement, ranking in top 5% of companies evaluated. 

Q. Will you be mining in Texas? 

A. No, our mine is in Western Australia. 

Q. Is the material Lynas will processes in the U.S. radioactive? A. No. The material that will be used to feed the proposed plant is not a radioactive material. 

Q. How much water will the plant use and what will happen to waste water? 

A. We are working through all details, including water, as part of our detailed planning. We will consider all options, including reuse and recycling. 

Q. Are Lynas’ operations safe? 

A. Yes. Our first priority will always be ensuring our operations are safe for our people, safe for our communities, and safe for the environment. We have been operating in Western Australia for over 10 years and in Malaysia for 8 years. During that time we have demonstrated that we are a lawful and compliant company and we have never been involved in a public health incident. You can read our latest Sustainability Report at: https://www.lynascorp.com/sustainability/our -commitment-to-sustainability/ Fast 

Facts 

1. Rare Earths are often call the “vitamins of modern industry” because of their special properties which help to improve technologies.

 2. Lynas is the world’s second largest producer of separated Rare Earth materials. 3. Rare Earth Elements are not rare in the earth’s crust – but they’re rarely found in commercial concentrations as they are Lynas’ Mt Weld resource. 

Wind Turbines Frozen and Useless in Texas

Solar is not a Solution for a Deep Freeze

Wind turbines are not dependable, durable, or practical. Don't believe me? Ask the millions of Texans without power in the middle of a deep freeze right now.

 I worked at the Solar Energy Research Center as an intern when I attended the Johns Hopkins School of International Relations in Washington, DC in the 1980's.

I wrote a took about the Canadian solar program. While there, I got to see solar and wind turbines as "alternative energy sources" that were beginning to get traction in the market.

Fast forward four decades, and solar and wind turbines are not longer alternative energy sources. They are everywhere.

Outside my house, I have many solar lights on the house, as well as solar lights in the garden to bring into the house as a dual use technology in a power failure.

However, I am more for nuclear power, fossil fuel, and water generated energy power. All are more dependable, practical, and cheaper than wind turbines. 

Why? Because solar is only useful, today, for limited power generation. It is best used in remote, rural settings that do not have access to nuclear, fossil fuel, or water energy sources.

In February 2021, Texas is in the middle of a deep freeze. Millions are without power as their wind turbines have frozen and are useless. 

I do not like wind turbines as I am a birder who loves God's creatures the gentle and peaceful birds that wind turbines kill by the millions, including the American Bald Eagle, symbol of the United States of America.

In any just world, the wind turbines in the United States would have been shut down years ago. 

Why? Because they are not dependable, durable, or able to deal with weather extremes. And they kill millions of migrating birds every year.

Find the full story here.

Marine Base Quantico and my Letter from H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Marine Base Quantico Desert Shield/Desert Storm Marine Letter Donation

Although they did not accept my collection, on January 11, 2021, I donated my Desert Shield/Desert Storm collection of the letters I wrote and received from 39 Marines on the trip wire to Marine Base Quantico. 

Interestingly, the Archivist said 3 things of interest when I delivered them to the Marine Corps University.

1. They did not have many letters, as yet, from the Desert Shield/Desert Storm service members. When I asked why, she said: "Not enough of them have died yet so their families have yet to donate them."

2. Desert Shield/Desert Storm was the last war when Marines actually wrote letters home, as in my collection. The new digital world means that Marines now use text messages, instant messing, email and other digital platforms. Result? No historical record of their experience.

3. The copies of the Stars and Stripes and other magazines and newspapers they sent me, as well as the news stores I sent them, would be valuable. Apparently time moves on and such artifacts disappear.

For a refresher about this war, see General Stormin Norman Schwartzkopf here.

And here.

For me, the greatest part of meeting with the Archivist was the actual room. 

There was a stunning photo of the orderly retreat of the Marines from the Korean Chosin Reservoir. 

Background of that stunning battle can be found  here, and here, and here.

There are many books that offer the story of the tactical and strategic mistakes of the egomaniac General Arthur McCarthy's gamesmanship on the Yalu River that caused the Red Chinese to enter the war, in contrast to the tactical and strategic genius of 1st Marine Division Major General Oliver P. Smith.

The best one I have found is A Christmas Far from Home: An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival During the Korean War by Stanley Weintraub.

As the cover describes it: 'The epic story of the 1950 Christmas season, when American troops faced extreme cold, a determined enemy, and long odds.

The day after Thanksgiving, five months into the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an end-the-war-by-Christmas offensive, despite recent evidence of intervention by Mao's Chinese Troops.

Marching north in plunging temperatures, General Edward Almond's X Corps, which included a Marine division under the able leadership of General Oliver Smith, encountered little resistance. 

But thousands of Chinese, who had infiltrated across the frozen Yalu River, were lying in wait and would soon trap tens of thousands of U.S. troops.

Led by the Marines, an overwhelmed X Corps evacuated the frigid, mountainous Chosin Reservoir vastness and fought a swarming enemy and treacherous snow and ice to reach the coast. 

Weather, terrain, Chinese firepower, and a 4,000-foot chasm made escape seem impossible in the face of a vanishing Christmas. But endurance and sacrifice prevailed, and the last troopships weighed anchor on Christmas Eve.

In the tradition of his Silent Night and Pearl Harbor Christmas, Stanley Weintraub presents another gripping narrative of a wartime Christmas season."

What a story of courage, strategy, and brilliant leadership and grunt grit. What an honor to see the painting of the Chosin Marines in that room.

God Bless the Marines.

My H. Norman Schwarzkopf Letter Donation

H. Norma Schwarzkopf sent me a letter dated 12 January 1991, with four days left in Operation Desert Shield and four days before Operation Desert Storm began. Beneath a red flag with four gold stars, it reads:

COMMANDER IN CHIEF

UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND

OPERATION DESERT SHIELD, APO NY 09852

Dear Mr. Curley,
       Thanks for sending me a copy of your letter to President Bush.  Believe me when I say I will consider all options when it comes to achieving victory.  It means a great deal to hear from fine citizens, such as you, who support our efforts in this time of world crisis.
       Rest assured that the safety and well-being of my troops has been and will continue to be foremost on my mind. Have no fear, if it comes to war, we are not going into this one with one hand tied behind our backs.
       Again, thanks for your support.

                                   Sincerely,

                                   H. NORMAN SCHWARTZKOPF
                                   General, U.S. Army

Funny thing is, I never sent a letter to General Schwarzkopf. On November 2, 1990, I did send a letter to President George H. W. Bush with the following strategy.

November 2, 1990
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20008

Dear Mr. President,

Considering substantial Iraqi armed forces due in and around Kuwait City, would it be effective for us to adopt a "desert island hopping strategy by going around the "island" of Kuwait and racing straight for Baghdad and the Hussein clique in the event of war?
          This strategy follows centuries of American doctrine. General George Washington used it very effectively against a vastly superior force at Trenton.
Germantown, etc. General Lee repeatedly beat 4 to 1 odds at critical battles during the Civil War by using such an attack strategy. His forces feigned to the front and then rolled rapidly to the left or right to quickly win over vast Union armies. General MacArthur realized early on he could never defeat the superior Japanese forces in WWII by taking them on man for man so he by-passed them time and again until he took Tokyo. Your military and strategic advisers can certainly cite many other examples of the effective use of this "by-passing" strategy drawn from numerous battles during these and other successful American wars.
          These advisers are, not doubt, offering far wiser and more learned advice and options to you at present. I only write because I believe such a strategy, if adopted, will minimize losses. Although I feel a little self conscious about writing, I do so because I currently correspond with a host of marines located just ten miles from the Kuwait border.  After arriving at his "desert island hopping" strategy, I believe I owe it to them -- in hopes of extending their precious lives -- to at least suggest it to you and your advisers for consideration.
          May God grant you wisdom whatever course of action you take. My family and I will continue to keep you in our prayers.
                                                                              Respectfully yours,

                                                                              Bruce V. J. Curley

Now, how did that letter get from the White House to General Schwarzkopf? I have no way of knowing. 
I do know that when his letter arrived in June of 1991, well after the war ended in such a spectacular victory for us, my wife said, "Who do you know in Saudi Arabia?"
"No one." I replied.
"Well, this letter is addressed to you and it is from Saudi Arabia."
I looked at it and it had the four star flag on the outside, but no name. 
My son and I had been writing and sending things to about 32 service members, so it could have been one of them.
But when I opened it, sand grains feel out. 
These grains of sand rubbed the ink from the line, "...no fear, if it comes to war, we..." 
And it was the letter reproduced above.
What is remarkable is that a letter from an unknown civilian was analyzed in the White House, sent to the General, and that he took the time 4 days before the war to respond to it. I can't think of many countries where that could happen.
It is one small story in a fabled story that is General Schwarzkopf's life. 
Learn more about him. 
Especially if you are a junior officer in the military. 
He was a real general, in contrast to the perfumed prince generals numerous these days, politicians following whatever winds blow in the White House and willing to do anything to get ahead. 
Colin Powell, who stopped General Schwarzkopf from going to Baghdad because of how the news media was showing the Iraqi soldiers deaths, is the kind of craven, politically driven, advance by plot rather than competence, that is the opposite of General Schwarzkopf. 
Sadly, he is the model of so many current generals who are so craven they print manuals saying that Taliban attacks on American troops are due to our troops insensitivity. 
God help us.

• It Doesn't Take a Hero" is his autobiography. I read it and reread it. Besides being a book about leadership, it is chock full with history. His father's and Norman's days in Tehran during WWII (and thus his deep insight into the Muslim mind), with the Lindbergh baby kidnapping alone is worth the read. But there are detailed insights. For example, at one point the Saudi's kept complaining the American tanks kept breaking down. This is weeks before Operation Desert Storm when he had a thousand other tasks to deal with. But he stopped, sent his top general to find out what was going on, and quickly learned that the Saudi's, all being lazy, had ignored their instructions to change the tank filters when they filled with sand. Instead of arguing, he had his men do it and added hundreds of tanks to his arsenal.
• Bio post death of General Schwarzkopf can be found here in the Tampa Bay Times.
• General Schwarzkopf's 14 Rules for Leaders can be found here.
• Leading Marines link on General Schwarzkopf's leadership. 

Rebirth of American Manufacturing by General Spaulding

General Rob Spaulding (26 year veteran of the United States Air Force) is a brilliant analyst of the rebirth of American entrepreneurs and manufacturing and how they create new products and jobs.

Links to explore and learn his astute business analysis on Back-2 Business (B2B) may be found below.

How has Covid Changed Business Operations

China vs. American Factories

China's Secret Invasion of the US

As he explains it...

"Introducing B2B (Back-2-Business). COVID-19 has changed the world we live in today. Specifically, it has re-shaped the business realm and common practice that once existed. I have served in senior positions of strategy and diplomacy within the Defense and State Departments for more than 26 years to ensure the American republic endures. B2B focuses on entrepreneurship and business, a core pillar of our Republic. I hope to educate and inspire. Please let me know what you think of B2B in the comments below! FREE CHAPTER OF STEALTH WAR: https://www.GeneralSpalding.com FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GeneralRober... FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/generalspal... #china #coronavirus #covid #usa #japan #india #love #corona #travel #asia #italy #chinese #shanghai #korea #instagram #beijing #photography #virus #hongkong #russia #like #germany #wuhan #art #indonesia #instagood #canada #america #dubai #bhfyp #huawei"

For background on General Spaulding, read his book Stealth War. Below is a summary of Stealth War taken from the Amazon sales page.

"China expert Robert Spalding reveals the shocking success China has had infiltrating American institutions and compromising our national security.

The media often suggest that Russia poses the greatest threat to America's national security, but the real danger lies farther east. While those in power have been distracted and disorderly, China has waged a six-front war on America's economy, military, diplomacy, technology, education, and infrastructure--and they're winning. It's almost too late to undo the shocking, though nearly invisible, victories of the Chinese.

In Stealth War, retired Air Force Brigadier General Robert Spalding reveals China's motives and secret attacks on the West. Chronicling how our leaders have failed to protect us over recent decades, he provides shocking evidence of some of China's most brilliant ploys, including:

  •  Placing Confucius Institutes in universities across the United States that serve to monitor and control Chinese students on campus and spread communist narratives to unsuspecting American students.

  •  Offering enormous sums to American experts who create investment funds that funnel technology to China.

  •  Signing a thirty-year agreement with the US that allows China to share peaceful nuclear technology, ensuring that they have access to American nuclear know-how.

Spalding's concern isn't merely that America could lose its position on the world stage. More urgently, the Chinese Communist Party has a fundamental loathing of the legal protections America grants its people and seeks to create a world without those rights.

Despite all the damage done so far, Spalding shows how it's still possible for the U.S. and the rest of the free world to combat--and win--China's stealth war."

Or listen to a podcast on Stealth War here and analysis of the book here.

Learn of his United States Air Force background here.

If you are building a business or even have a new business idea, in addition to providing excellent free advice, he is very approachable for advice.

For example, here is a recent email he sent me.

"Hey Bruce,

My new episode of B2B is now live!

How is manufacturing different around the world?  What can Americans do to ensure our manufacturing jobs are not lost to China? 

How is China stripping the fabric of American manufacturing?

In this episode of B2B, we explore how manufacturing is not just an economic opportunity issue, it is also a national security issue.

Best,

Rob

Robert Spalding
rob@generalspalding.com


General Spalding
PO Box 2815
Arlington, VA 22202"

Hey Bruce,

I wish you a healthy and prosperous new year.

I beg you to look deeply into your portfolios. I know it's difficult, but as things slow down this time of year it is important to take stock. Pun intended, because the president just signed into law a measure designed to scrub Chinese equities from our capital markets. This article on Ali Baba's 20-F Annual Report will tell you why. The CCP is accumulating cash that they will convert to hard assets, while the stocks in your portfolio will implode. Don't say I didn't warn you.  

We have much work to do in 2021 rebuilding our country. I look forward to continuing this mission to protect our Republic.

For Our Republic,
Rob

The President is Hostage: Payback's a Bitch

For all those officers and enlisted men and women now serving, I offer my think piece fictional book for your entertainment on your downtime.

You can order it as an ebook The President is Hostage: Payback's a Bitch at Amazon for the Kindle Edition.
Or use this link: 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CG6NBX4 for the Paper Edition.
The origin is when I went to see a friend who worked for the older Bush in the White House. 

I was surprised by the lack of layered security in and around the White House, despite its reputation as the most secure building in the world. (This was 1989 remember.)
My friend suggested I write a white paper of my observations for him to share. 

I did. 

Then I got thinking about a novel based on some of those observations. 
The original novel was written in three weeks. That was the fun part.
The hard part was the rewrite...that took many years.
Given how the jihadis, in a continuation of their 1400-year long war against everyone, just killed that beautiful 8-year old boy Martin Richards, the Chinese grad student Lu Lingzi’s, and Krystle Campbell and Sean Collier, my hope is that the ideas in this book will contribute to the successful rollback of the eternal jihadi threat and their blood-soaked ideology.

And now with the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) using a thousand ways to take down the American Republic, some of the strategies in this book may help you perform your duties.

The CCP are masters at buying politicians, professors and corrupt corporate, sports and media celebrities' to implement their world domination plans.

General Spaulding explains it all here.

I hope it stirs creative and innovative thinking to help preserve civilization from their barbaric onslaught.

You see photos of the Arlington burial of my uncle Ray Curley.

Here is a synopsis.
            
Frank McKenna, West Virginia fruit grower and Special Forces Reservist, receives a call at 4:22 a.m. from the government. After a brief argument with his wife, Sara, he assembles his specialized gear and heads for a prearranged assembly point for his unit. 

On the way, he reads a passage from Proverbs 28: 1-2: “...When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order...” and Revelation 6:3: “...When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come out! Then another horse came out. It was fiery red. 

And its rider was given the power to take away all peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. 

He was also given a big sword.” Colonel Watson arrives at Frank’s orchard to use it as a command and operations center as so much of America’s once mighty war machine is compromised by the terrorist's first strike. 

[The photo on the cover is my uncle Ray Curley's burial at Arlington.]

Abdullah, the mastermind behind uniting a dozen of the most lethal terrorist groups in the world to strike at the United States in one day, gives instructions to Ferric Mohammed, the American Black Muslim who has been on his payroll for years. Ferric has hidden behind front organizations like “The Committee for a Free Palestine” and “Muslim Brotherhood Association for Economic Development and Freedom.” for two decades to raise and train a terrorist force of 124,000 to assist in the destruction of America. 

            Together with Shining Path guerrillas, M-19, Japanese, sundry Middle Eastern, and other groups out on the fringe, Abdullah’s years at George Washington University and working in the United States paid off, he was in control of the White House and had the President of the United States hostage. 
The Pentagon is almost totally inoperative. All over the United States people are quick to find that those explosions are American icons -- the new World Trade Center, the Sears Tower, the TransAmerica Building, destroyed.

            Abdullah confronts the President and his circle in the White House bunker. He lectures him about the foolishness of supporting a million Jews over one billion Muslims. He shows the President news feeds that show how destructive his coordinated attack on the United States has been. He issues his demand that the Jews leave the Middle East.

            In a flashback, Adbullah goes to the mountain camps of the M-19 Shining Path. They agree to use their considerable skill at blowing up power plants to shut down America’s energy grid on the day of the first strike.

            Tom Wosniac, Ph.D. in Greek philosophy and Presidential intelligence aide de camp, visits Joe McKenna, Frank’s father, at the McKenna Orchard. He grills him about his job as a trolley driver in Washington, D.C. in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Joe McKenna’s father drove a trolley line that went right under the White House, which Tom wants to use to free the President and his staff. Over a satphone, Joe tells Frank exactly where the tunnel runs.

            Explanation of how Adbullah infiltrated the World Bank, IMF and other financial institutions and used his computer software experts to create serious financial disruptions worldwide the day of the attack. Background of the detailed planning that went into the assault.

            Frank and his unit land at Ball’s Bluff across from White’s Ferry above Potomac, MD and begin to weave down River Road to Georgetown. They meet stiff resistance from Adbullah’s army in Georgetown and on K Street. In coordination with several other Special Forces units, they succeed at escaping through back alleys to the Dupont Circle entrance to the tunnels under Washington, D.C.  Americans, a heavily armed people, are taking individual steps to harass and kill Adbullahs army all over America.

            Abraham Hershkowitz, Director of B’nai B’rnth, fights a pitched battle with terrorists with weapons stored at their headquarters after the Hunaffi attack. In one of those ironies of history that so entangle American-Israeli relations, it is the fact that B’nai B’rnth purchased German satellite telephones and backup batteries that allows them to transmit minute-by-minute intelligence updates of what was happening in Washington and at other critical assault points to Tel Aviv that are beamed back to any functioning American military and intelligence outposts.  Such intelligence is beamed to Paw Paw and Levels West Virginia.  It is an essential component of the counterassault Colonel Watson is transmitting to Sgt. McKenna who is now several yards from the President and his captures in air vent A-49 at the White House.

            Tom Wosniac coordinates the defense of the CIA that, along with the FBI building on Pennsylvania Avenue has held against the initial assault. Tom conceives of a strategy of raiding construction sights for bulldozers and leading counterassaults behind them, which is how he weaves his way from Langley to Dupont Circle to meet Frank. He informs Frank that Adbullah is a nail biter, and when he takes his hand off his weapon to bite his fingernails, that is the time to leap from the air vent to kill him. Frank fights a fierce battle at Metro Center and takes his men to the White House. Frank and his men meet another band of terrorists in the tunnel and waste them.

            As the American and international media hang on every word Abdullah spits at the President, Frank leaps through the vent in one move, fires his machine gun in a cross cut to neutralize Adbullah and his men, then seals the bunker door. He pushes the President, his family and several high-level White House officials into the vent before making his exit. He booby-traps the vent and listens to it explode three minutes after he leaves with the President.

            Frank gets the President to Tom Wosniac and a heavily armed special train at the now-secure Metro Center. Frank signals that the full-scale counterassault can begin. All over America, from New York to the White Sands to Los Angeles, the American military strikes back. Frank, his mission completed, joins a Marine unit on an assault on the Treasury Department and then on the counterassault to retake the White House. The heaviest fighting takes place at the World Bank and IMF, where Iranians, Iraqi’s, Russians, Libyans, Colombians, Peruvians, and Chinese units are especially well entrenched. One Marine counterassault unit discovers the terrorists killed 127 children in the World Bank’s Day Care Center. This news galvanizes the American people.

            From the Marmansk Russian naval station, General Kroslov reads the data that is pouring into his office from America. Up to now, he has cooperated with Abdullah, for a price. Now he can see that the tide is turning and he will not regain the power Russia once held vis-à-vis America from this fiasco. He orders his solders to destroy the evidence and to never admit any role in this drama.

            After several engagements with the terrorists, Frank suggests to Colonel Watson that they engage in MacArthur’s “Island Hopping” strategy, bypass the main enemy force and concentrate all firepower on vital links in their chain. This move is to minimize American casualties. Central Command accepts Frank’s strategy. Various pitched battles in and around Washington result in American victories.

            All across America that day skyscrapers are stormed, subways are rushed, and nuclear power plants are recaptured.  Each procedure required a careful combination of aggression and caution. Local police units take the initiative and kill thousands of terrorists in their areas. Although the Space Needle in Seattle, the Sears Tower in Chicago, the World Trade Center in New York, and the TransAmerica Building in San Francisco are all dust, the Kennedy Space Center and some other American treasures hold their own.

            After a mission to Siberia to explode the nuclear device the Russian’s had sold Adbullah, Frank returns to Washington, D.C. and shows up at Tom Wosniac’s door. Tom had been reviewing the pluses and minuses of the recent attack with his girlfriend but leaves with Frank to go to the Dubliner restaurant to down the beers they said they would share if they survived. 

Along the way the muse about the assault, and the lessons learned.

There is a bonus chapter with creative suggestions about how we can rollback the eternal jihadi threat and three poems at the end.