Space Shuttle Columbia and our Southern border It has been over 15 years since Columbia broke up during it's re-entry over Texas. Like the Challenger disaster in 1986, it affected all of America, and saddened the world when the news broke. The loss of the shuttle Columbia affected parts of the world a bit differently when it fell from the sky. One of the crew members was Ilan Ramon. Born in Israel, he was a colonel in the Israeli Air Force. Most of the world was saddened at the loss of the 7 crew members that died when the shuttle disintegrated, but there were cheers in the Muslim world, not so much because the aircraft was destroyed, but because there was an Israeli on board, one Israeli. When Muslims chant "Death to America, Death to Israel", these are not idle threats; stupid sayings like the ones we hear from SJW's on college campuses that morph into something else the next week, depending on how the wind blows. These threats are to be taken seriously, and if even one or two people are from travel banned parts of the world that have infiltrated the caravan and manage to make it across our border, that is a true and viable threat to our republic. What our President has done in securing our borders, deploying our military, and fine tuning the orders given for rules of engagement, should be commended and appreciated. Thank you President Trump, and my you have a restful and peaceful Thanksgiving with your family and friends.