Posts Tagged ‘war’
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No Justice, No Peace: In the Middle East
Posted on August 20, 2014
I didn’t know James Foley, but I know well the University that shaped him. He studied History and played Rugby and thought about being a teacher in the inner city...
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From the Shores of Tripoli
Posted on September 10, 2013
Thomas Jefferson hated bargaining with terrorists. In his day, the terrorists were pirates and they were based mostly in Tripoli, Algiers and other points in the Middle East. It had...
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Bring Back The Draft
Posted on September 6, 2011
My dad learned how to make his bed in the Army. His bed-making skills are much more impressive than mine will ever be. He creases his sheets just so. He...
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Gaddafi and Obama
Posted on August 23, 2011
If and when Muammar Gaddafi is finally deposed in Libya, President Obama probably deserves some credit. He backed Nicholas Sarkozy and NATO’s efforts to aid the rebels (whoever they are)....
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A Grand Bargain?
Posted on July 20, 2011
I love when the Senate comes up with a grand bargain. It gets all the Washington insiders excited. The pundits love grand bargains. The media goes crazy over grand bargains....
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