Politics
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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreDear 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>…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreA friend and I toured the new section of the National World War II Museum and experienced the “Final Mission” submarine endeavor based on a true event in the Pacific Ocean. We also saw “Beyond All Boundaries,” an epic which has come to be my number two favorite film after “Gandhi.” Tom Hanks narrates the enormous…
Read MoreI believe we should not respond immediately to the Syrian chemical genocide, but instead position such forces as necessary and await the next move of that terribly selfish and misguided dictator–Assad. All the world citizens–including Assad himself–should realize chemical warfare or any violent actions other than self defense are outdated in the twenty-first century. Primitive…
Read MoreIn Syria the “answer” is not military action although the threat of it should be apparent to Assad, the knave who ordered or allowed the use of chemical weapons in genocide of his own country’s citizens. World opinion—including Russians, Chinese and Iranians—should turn on that despicable dictator, Assad the terrible. The United States and the…
Read MoreThere was a very insightful opinion article in The Wall Street Journal this morning, August 31, 2013, by Elizabeth O’Bagy, a senior analyst at the Institute for the Study of War. The most interesting observation she makes after several trips to Syria is that moderate opposition groups are carrying on a good bit of the fighting against…
Read MoreProbably all people have some degree of racism. But the important thing is not to say or do anything that is precipitated by that primitive state. As humans we often react to those we face. If they are angry, it may make us angry or upset. If they show racism it might bring out our…
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