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… of these circumstances, the use of the word hero is trivialized. A deeper problem is that ides of myth, legend and story hold a society’s culture together. The concept of the hero is central to these. By misapplying the hero label and refraining from using it when needed takes our culture in the wrong direction. I hope we can recover the sense of propriety about who we call a hero and what they did to be considered brave before it’s too late. A …
…of the Obama Coalition”, Thomas Edsall, by pushing “takers” into a non-working, entitlement, nanny state, socialistic philosophical ideology. Republicanism is not lost but it is certainly a candidate for a “Progressive Lite” label….or what as “Congress is Useless” all about? http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/11/congress-is-useless/ And all that is supported in academia today is under the myth of “academic freedom”. Collectivism and totalit…
…ocratic President ever sought cooperation from neither Party. Maybe Obama should finally give this man some respect? In the case of the war on the terror, it was George Bush who sought Congress approval for military action in Afghanistan and in Iraq; this was not case in Libya where Obama sought approval from UN and NATO but totally ignored Congress. Obama’s failure to seek any consensus for Libya simply repeated what he did on his domestic poli…
… Laden.” Was this an assassination or a capture gone badly? And why do we care how this man exited this world, to be judged? There was little moral ambiguity for those whose loved ones died on 9/11/2001. Seals killed in an Afghanistan chopper crash recently was “torture.” Sometimes, they’re known simply as Seal Team 6. When they are killed, no public announcement disrespects their existence. So do we really hold “torture” in contempt o…
…s in the true meaning of “Memorial Day”. It’s a sad testament to our times that resolutions need to be passed to remind us to do this. You would think the daily news stories regarding our troops fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan would be enough. Or maybe we just need less half hearted speeches by our political leaders and more good old fashion “Memorial Day” parades. Below is a poem written in 1981 by LTCD. Kelly Strong USCG(Ret.) He w…
…accentuates our, the voters, complacency with how things get done. It appears our present administration has become very skilled at; “buying votes”. Something I am sure has brought a lot of smiles to the Karzai government in Afghanistan. © 2009 by Ira Schwartz. Used with permission. All rights reserved. …
…gize to the American public for painting our young men and women that defend this country as cold blooded killers. However, I am sure the Mr. Cameron will not do this as the movie is obviously a political comment on Iraq and Afghanistan. On another issue, all of my regular readers know that I am a firm believer in Free Speech. I believe that this aspect of the Bill of Rights is absolute. Neither the left nor the right should have any say in lim…
…mal justice system,” says Masood Karokhail, deputy director of the Tribal Liaison Office, a private Afghan group that works on local governance issues. “The majority of people don’t think there is justice in Afghanistan now.” So what can the U.S. government do? Nothing…and Karzai knows it. He will continue to do what he wants as long as NATO troops are there to protect him. Karzai and his family will grow richer as his pe…
…wers of the World Trade Center were piles of burning debris. An hour later all commercial aircraft flying over the United States had been grounded and fighters patrolled our skies. Twenty five days later we would be at war in Afghanistan. It would take several years before the world would know the full cost of this cowardly attack. 2,751 innocent fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, wives and husbands were killed at the World Trade center. Among th…
…t, I must state that on foreign affairs, I have to give him a little more credit. He is planning on taking a real hard line with the Taliban. The latest news report shows that the President is planning on increasing troops in Afghanistan and has also told the Pakistani government that they must be actively involved in defeating the Taliban. Also, as of this morning, the US deployed two destroyers towards North Korea to monitor North Korea’s pendi…
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