Last time I checked it was 2010 but the military continues with its outdated policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” For those who have been living in a cave the last 10 years, this policy says that it’s okay for gay people to serve, and possibly die for, their country but they just can’t tell anyone. It sounds … Continue reading
Last night Barrack Obama made a speech from the Oval Office where he declared the end of US combat operations in the war in Iraq. I eagerly look forward to the same speech about Afghanistan. My opinions about the two wars are widely different. I vehemently opposed the foolish venture in Iraq. It was an unnecessary diversion from … Continue reading
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A nation feeling its oats, let’s call it America, is whipped into a frenzy to start a war based on false information reported in the press. Based on these false reports, this nation decides that it is going to invade a country to liberate its people from … Continue reading
I was thinking the same thing as Pam when I came across her blog. Of course, if we don’t say ‘Happy Memorial Day” will Bill O’Reilly and Fox News start a new diatribe about the “War on Memorial Day?” Please read her posting below: I’m looking at today’s twitter & Facebook posts and the phrase … Continue reading
Much has already been written about Custer’s Last Stand so it’s hard to see what else can be told about it. However, gifted story-teller Nathaniel Philbrick had access to recently surfaced memoirs to add to the already formidable amount of Custer lore. Readers of Philbrick’s prior best sellers about nautical events, Mayflower, Heart of the Sea and Sea … Continue reading
Today is the seventh anniversary of the death of Army Lt. Colonel Dominic “Rocky” Baragona, 42. At the time, Baragona was the highest ranking American soldier to die in the Iraq war. He was part of a convoy leaving Iraq when his Humvee was sideswiped by a contractor’s truck. They were an hour away from base … Continue reading
Party flipping Senator Arlen Specter (D then R then D again-PA) and author of the “magic bullet” theory in the Kennedy assassination, has set a new standard for slinging mud in his primary race against Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA). By way of background, Joe Sestak is a retired Navy admiral who is the highest ranking former military … Continue reading
This country has a lousy track record of how it treats its returning veterans. Politicians make speech after speech about how veteran’s issues are high on their priority list but then it becomes just another broken promise. Part of the problem may be that so few politicos are veterans themselves. Another is Americans’ notoriously short attention … Continue reading
In a recent PoliticsDaily article David Wood really nails it when discussing gays in the military. http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/03/arguing-about-gays-in-the-military-it-s-so-over/ I agree. Since we already have gays in the military, and most agree that the United States has the best fighting force in the world, what’s the big deal? Our country has won most of its wars and it did that … Continue reading
