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November 30, 2009 12:48 PM EST (shared with group: November 30, 2009) — A cynical view from this week's Economist   more
November 09, 2009 01:38 PM EST (shared with group: November 09, 2009) — Armistice Day – Remembering those who died in World War I There are probably a very few veterans of WWI left alive now, and the memories of it have faded. It is appropriate to focus on . . . more
October 04, 2009 09:05 PM EDT (shared with group: October 04, 2009) — Barack Obama, March 27, 2009 "Good morning. Today, I am announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. "This marks the conclusion of a careful policy review that . . . more
October 02, 2009 04:15 PM EDT (shared with group: October 02, 2009) — Military mercenaries are nothing new. Hired guards have probably been used to protect business interests as far back as the spice caravans from the Orient. But I wonder if they have ever been used to . . . more
September 29, 2009 05:35 PM EDT (shared with group: September 29, 2009) — "The insurgency in Afghanistan didn't just happen overnight, and we won't defeat it overnight. This will not be quick, nor easy. But we must never forget: This is not a war of choice. This is . . . more
September 23, 2009 08:59 PM EDT (shared with group: September 23, 2009) — The most recent issue of Newsweek has a very interesting article about the future of Drones in the US arsenal titled The Attack of The Drones more
September 18, 2009 06:39 PM EDT (shared with group: September 18, 2009) — Drone attacks against suspected Taliban and Al Qaida targets were initiated by the Bush Administration and have continued, or expanded, under President Obama. The attraction of these aircraft is obvious . . . more
August 06, 2009 12:24 PM EDT (shared with group: August 06, 2009) — In the early morning of August 21, 1863 four hundred horsemen rode into the undefended town of Lawrence, Kansas.  By the time they left, four hours later, over 150 men and boys had been murdered, . . . more
August 05, 2009 11:46 AM EDT (shared with group: August 05, 2009) — An Ordinary Man , by Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, tells the story of the Rwandan genocide.  It also tells how Mr. Rusesabagina risked his own life and those of . . . more
June 22, 2009 02:30 PM EDT (shared with group: June 22, 2009) — .   It is with great sadness that I announce to all my friends and faithful readers here on Gather that it's time for me to go.  I'm making a clean break, so you won't be finding any more . . . more
May 19, 2009 06:42 PM EDT (shared with group: May 19, 2009) — Saturday, (5/16) Brad and I journeyed to Jefferson City, Missouri for a reenactment of Sterling Price’s 1864 assault on that city. The beginning of the day was . . . more
May 18, 2009 12:28 PM EDT (shared with group: May 18, 2009) — Three ladies were talking. One says she got stung by a honey bee and her whole hand swelled up. 2nd lady says she got stung by a bumble bee and her whole arm swole up. 3rd says thats nothing, . . . more
May 10, 2009 08:26 PM EDT (shared with group: May 10, 2009) — Saturday, I visited the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, which sits on the banks of the Mississippi River, South of St. Louis. The first burial here is believed to have been in 1827. . . . more
April 25, 2009 05:58 PM EDT (shared with group: April 25, 2009) — I'll do the annoyances first. Right now what annoys me the most is listening to Dick Cheney and his friends trying to justify torturing people. Next, is having to listen to the media on every news . . . more
April 18, 2009 09:21 AM EDT (shared with group: April 18, 2009) — Last night, Sue and I attended the opening night performance of Mother Courage at Washington University. I was not sure how Sue would react, since Brecht was not exactly your conventional playwright, . . . more
August 21, 2008 08:18 PM EDT (shared with group: April 04, 2009) — The Civil War's First Blood Missouri, 1854-1861 By James Denny & John Bradbury Most Missourians have no clue how devastating the Civil War was to their state. Only Virginia and . . . more
March 25, 2009 03:01 PM EDT (shared with group: March 25, 2009) — There unmistakeable similarities between the Great Depression of the 1930s and the sharp downturn in the economy that we are experiencing today. I would like to compare the two events, and the remedies . . . more
February 24, 2009 03:20 PM EST (shared with group: February 24, 2009) — "Bac si!" bac si! You come fron' gay' now! Boo coo sick!" He awakened instantly when the yelling at the door to his hooch began. He had been in South Viet Nam for 11 days now. . . . more
February 21, 2009 09:22 AM EST (shared with group: February 21, 2009) — For some reason I woke up this morning with Phil Ochs' Draft Dodger Rag going through my head.  I know this dates me.  It would be meaningless to anyone who came of age after 1973. . . . more
February 03, 2009 01:09 PM EST (shared with group: February 03, 2009) —      I ran across this letter when I was going through a box of my mother's mementos yesterday. It is a letter I wrote home when I was finishing up my training at NATTC in . . . more
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Created: Jul 05, 2006
War sucks.

But sometimes it seems that, for whatever reason, it becomes necessary in almost every generation.
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