Or vice-versa? If you believe in God, can you go to war with those who do not? What about those that believe in a different God? Today, at the close of the three day summit on violent extremism, Pres. Obama stated it was an “ugly lie that we are at war with Islam.” I believe […]
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As the drums and rhetoric mounts, the American public and politicians better fully understand that there will be bystanders killed – hospitals, mosques, wedding parties, etc. It is the terrorists way. Knowing our rules of war, they shelter deliberately with civilians, hiding their weapons in hospitals, UN schools, apartments, tunnels, etc. We are at war […]
Worth keeping in mind as we go forward – this post has video from Fox News, but the writing is accredited to the Associated Press.
We face hard choices now. Later, those same hard choices will be harder. How many of us are paying attention? We just held a primary election and only 23-25% voted…. Too busy? Here in the USA, we’ve got some truly serious challenges from our southern border under assault and the cry “They’re children, we must […]
Yesterday, Bob Woodward and Max Fisher of the Washington Post each wrote a review of former Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates’ book, “Duty,” coming out on January 14, 2014. It’s causing ripples and outcries as this man was considered on both sides, Democrat and Republican, to be outstanding in his service for both the Bush […]
I’ve had my eye on Syria for a quite a while. Two years ago, President Obama called for the leader of Syria, President Assad, to step down. One year ago, President Obama stated if great amounts of chemical weapons were spotted being moved or used that would be a red line in the sand. On […]
I’ve been watching North Korea for years now, but the recent bellicosity and downright threats of nuclear war are something on a higher level than in the last few years. Pundits who think this is just typical talk to negotiate for more from the West, i.e., more food, are wrong. The new leader, Kim jong-Un, […]
Got to say it was a crappy day. Despite every way I knew to shift my head and heart. I began with my usual morning routine of morning pages and readings, etc. It’s quite elaborate. I then moved into the day, with the endless list of tasks left undone, now to be done. Turns out […]
Chasing Rabbit Holes 