Let’s abolish hate, once and for all. The underlying negative values of hate, envy, greed and selfishness are at the base of humankind’s problems.  We need to engender the positive values.   Wisdom, truth, resilience, the stuff of character, must be sought and developed from within and without.  Humankind must learn to treat itself and all…

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It is my continued judgment that military action in Syria is not advisable.  Perhaps we should continue to arouse worldwide reproach toward the despicable dictator of Syria.  And all his supporters should be utterly ashamed of themselves. Military actions should become less and less prevalent in the 21st century.  Civilizations have simply outgrown that barbaric behavior. …

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The White House has said that the use of military force is still a possibility.  On my website,  I now have a letter to President Obama and Congress concerning my alarm at the Syrian crisis.   We, the American people, must draw our red line in the sand and not let President Obama and Congress drag us into…

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It is no secret that I have not been pleased with our current president. However, I no longer have any trust in President Obama.     He ran for the presidency twice proclaiming that he would end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Now–at a time when he should be pulling our military further out of dangerous…

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Why don’t we think outside the military box in Syria?  Why don’t we help Syrian refugees in every way possible–our government and others, private entities like Doctors Without Borders, a world-wide positive nonviolent effort.  This would be a much more humane endeavor than a risky unilateral military strike by the United States.  It would be…

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I wrote this while at the National World War II Museum here in New Orleans.  A friend and I went through the “Final Mission” serving as crew members on the United States’ most successful submarine.  We also saw “Beyond all Boundaries,” the powerful, powerful presentation of World War II narrated by Tom Hanks. This was…

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I just read on Yahoo! Finance that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin came right out at the G-20 meeting and said Russia had been supplying arms to Syria and will continue doing so.  Even more alarming was the particular list of arms.  It included advanced anti-ship cruise missiles, fighter jets, and long-range air defense missiles.  Russia…

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Dear President Obama and all Members of Congress:         Foreign policy and control of our military are key functions of our federal government.    Quite frankly, I am very alarmed at the situation in Syria, particularly after I found out that Russia has furnished the following arms to Syria:  > Advanced anti-ship cruise missiles> Long-range air defense missiles>…

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What is the wise thing to do as far as this serious crisis in Syria?  More killing?  Name calling–labeling people as hawks or doves?  Please!  Think more deeply than that–and I mean President Obama, those in Congress, American citizens and all world citizens, even Assad.     Revenge is a negative value–one to be shunned.  None of…

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The following three urgent items are the most crucial for the United States and the world:   > Global warming and climate change:  We must search desperately for the answers which aren’t clear now.  But the seas are rising. > Far too much government debt and obligations in Japan, Europe and the United States:  Political will is…

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