Energion Roundtable Week 4 Responses – The Military 2

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In the ongoing discussion stemming from the week 4’s  Energion Roundtable question,   Arthur Sido,  wrote a long response to my comments on the military.  As we are already posting on week five, I will just address a couple of his question/responses to clarify my position. Sido asked, “Are the Armed Forces of the United States […]

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Moments of Clarity

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There are several a dangers for all those strongly involved in politics.   In the heat of a campaign it is common to resort to exaggerations, distortions,  or even untruths in order to win. This “political rhetoric,” while hard to defend, is usually written off as simply the result of “getting caught up in  the campaign.” […]

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Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part VII

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Last time I argued that leaving before the job is done, is not really anti-war, or a push for peace, but really an argument for a more difficult and costly Gulf War III at sometime in the future.   Thus, while we are bringing democracy to Iraq, it is not primarily for the Iraqi that we […]

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Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part VI

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Last time I discussed how, for many democrats, the war is already lost. For many it was a war that could never be won. Anti-War supporter and retired general William E. Odom who wrote “There is no question the insurgents and other anti-American parties will take over the government once we leave. But that will […]

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Iraq War – Should we Leave? Part V

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Last time I looked at the inconsistency involved in the anti-wars movement’s supposed concern for the Iraqi people and their opposition then later support for sanctions. But this is not the only place where they anti-war crowd has consistency problems. One thing I really find strange about the anti-war crowds calls to leave Iraq now, […]

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