Posts Tagged ‘ Cold War ’

An End to Empire

Sep 9th, 2011 | By | Category: Politics
"The tide of war is receding... It is time to focus on nation building here at home." -- President Obama, June 22 Ideology makes people stupid. Employing ideology as the basis for policy is a recipe for disaster. Surviving in a complex, uncertain environment requires flexibility, pragmatism and, perhaps above all, self-awareness. ...read more

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The Life and Wars of General Curtis Lemay, Part V: Vietnam, Wallace and Nuclear War

Nov 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
With this article I wrap up my review of Lemay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis Lemay by Warren Kozak. "Cometh the hour, cometh the man," I've said many times during this narrative of the life and wars of General Curtis Lemay (1906-1990). And when the hour has passed? Well, ...read more

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