just a marine

Reading the tea leaves For lack of knowing what to do, we usually do what we know. I apply this principle to the present day debate and diff...

The USA’s place in the world Whether our place in the world is good news or bad news depends on the beholder. I choose to try represent our ...

Emotionalism versus rationality There is a rash of emotional statements being made and reported these days. They seem to focus on President...

The tides of history The sweep of man’s presence on this earth is like waves of thought washing ashore on the beach of reality. Each wave is...

Are we overreacting to 9/11? Thanks to a writer named spree ( http://www2.blogger.com/profile/01876090195787415266 ), I was sent to a link...

Numbers count What was the level of Saturday’s anti-war protests? And yes I say anti-war vice anti-Iraq. Just who was protesting, and why? ...

Friction in America We don’t all agree, nor even think alike. What’s new? Recently I was reminded. I read a humorous article about fatherhoo...

In a pickle One of my role models writes that the present day media can influence the conflict in the middle east, and maybe even decide the...

What’s new, and what’s the same? There is very little new. Mostly things are the same. What is the same: child rearing, marriage, sex out o...

Knowing and respecting our enemies We citizens tend to trust our judgment when it comes to estimating our enemies, foreign and domestic. Bet...

What is a non binding resolution? It depends on the beholder. To one it is a toothless way for politicians to puff up themselves, and maybe ...

The dilemma of even a small war We all know the world is very imperfect. Today there are over 100 small wars occurring throughout the world....

Judging intentions and capabilities In war and politics one would like to divine the opponent’s intentions. This is most difficult, and oft...

The inevitable flow of time Our nation needs leadership. Our nation needs policies that will benefit us, foreign-wise and domestically. If...

How many is too many people in the world? Is the idea of man induced global warming a symptom of a bigger problem…too many people? After all...

Are men and women different? No poo poo? Is our American method of idiocy obvious? Just be a parent and you know the answer. Before I was a ...

There is only one real reason, and then there are many good reasons The dilemma for citizens is in figuring out the real reason. In a world ...

America at a crossroads…not yet The Civil War was a crossroads. The writing of the Constitution was a crossroads. Maybe the American cultu...

Racial descriptions In America, of all places, why is this still a discussion? After all the federal government and census still have “categ...

The real world, conjecture, and religious belief I believe all of us seek the best for our children in the USA. Along the way, we disagree h...