5 Years Later Today marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S. War in Iraq. 5 Years: that’s as long as the Civil War, slightly longer than WWII, and about one third the length of the Vietnam War (officially speaking). After five years, you’d think we’d have accomplished something, moved forward (or, at the very least, [...]
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Goodmorning! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmsOIjzQ1V8[/youtube] Video courtesy of last night’s post form OpenLeft.
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PunkVoter recently pointed out, “The war rages on.” Unfortunately, they were slightly wrong in that observation. I think they meant to say, “The wars rage on.” On Tuesday, Bush came out with a statement that he feels we need to increase the size of the army which has “been strained by the wars in Iraq [...]
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We hear the stories all the time: wiretapping, new security measures in airports, DNA testing. But for some reason we let it all go. We focus on the short run, which isn’t necessarily wrong; it just makes us lose perspective. True, abortion and gay marriage are major issues, but they aren’t always going to be. [...]
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War is the cruelest embodiment of passion, disguised as justice and promoted as necessary. War happens because a single perosn wants a fundamental change, seeks a fundamental goal. A single person of power sees a flaw and demands change, forcefully and passionately. But passion is contagious. Soon, the single person has allies, followers, more power. [...]
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