I wanted to post about the war today, but the post in my mind still needs a lot of refinement. I’m struggling to find the right words to express my frustration that after 3 years of commitment to help an Arab nation, not helped by its Arab neighbors, and unable
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Seeing the light………
Lex , as he so often does, has very adeptly opened up a can of worms by pointing his readers to an article from the New York Times Sunday Magazine by (former) neo-con Francis Fukuyama ( whose name means lucky mountain in Japanese…) has finally seen the light. In a
Continue readingThose damn details………
18 hours of sleep is a wonderful thing ( although non- continuous). Spent this morning catching up on the news and also checking on paying some bills and figuring out when the ex will hit me up with a new bill……… The news is interesting to say the least. First
Continue readingWhich is more important, democracy in the Middle East or progress for people?
JD Whitlock has made an excellent point about the march of democracy in the middle east. Citing a very good article in the New Republic . JD points out that democracy only matters in its effect on the future and how that future supports the interests of the United States.
Continue readingBetter business practices? Or are we just robbing Peter to pay for Paul’s war?
There is an excellent article on the web site DefenseTech.Org that explains the way the “whackateers” who manage the DOD budget are mortgaging our future to pay for the war today. Namely by using supplemental appropriations and tying them to the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, the
Continue readingBetter business practices? Or are we just robbing Peter to pay for Paul's war?
There is an excellent article on the web site DefenseTech.Org that explains the way the “whackateers” who manage the DOD budget are mortgaging our future to pay for the war today. Namely by using supplemental appropriations and tying them to the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, the
Continue readingDamn the media..Where’s the good news about Iraq?
I recieved another couple of e-mails yesterday about the media’s coverage of the Iraq mess. These writings all have the same theme: ” Why are not the media talking about all the good things that are happening in Iraq? What about all the schools opened and the private enterprise and
Continue readingDamn the media..Where's the good news about Iraq?
I recieved another couple of e-mails yesterday about the media’s coverage of the Iraq mess. These writings all have the same theme: ” Why are not the media talking about all the good things that are happening in Iraq? What about all the schools opened and the private enterprise and
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