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Dealing with Iran
I know there are many people including our President and Congress who feel that lifting sanctions against Iran must be strictly dealt with tit for tat regarding nuclear inspections to assure they are not making more weapons grade fissionable material. My contention is that it is in part our sanctions against them that created an atmosphere of hostilities between them and us that created the need, in their minds, for nuclear armament. Israel’s nuclear threat also plays a significant role. Had we not imposed sanctions on them in spite of their government’s religious leader’s distrust of the U.S. I honestly feel that they would not have perused nuclear capability as vigorously as they have and relations between us would have improved over time. Continue reading
Anger, An All Too Common Response
In the last few days we heard news of a mass student shooting in a school in Washington and two policemen killed in a senseless shootout in California due to anger expressed through the barrel of a guns. Every day in the U.S. an average of 289 people are shot. But gun violence is only one of the many acts of anger. Expressing anger is far too common a response when confronted with situations we have difficulty dealing with. When we can’t resolve a situation to our satisfaction we act out. It seems we need to humble ourselves and stop getting so angry both as a society with so much gun violence and as a nation of so much war. Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective, Social Issues, Society
Tagged acting out, aggression, anger, gun violence, hate, injustice, love, peace, violence, war
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Are Foreign Engagements a Distraction from Domestic Woes?
Our over-engagement in foreign policies and wars is misdirecting resources and distracting both the government and public from focusing upon many critical and urgent domestic issues. There are more than enough problems at home that need our full and concerted attention to solve. Continue reading
Posted in Do No Harm, Domestic Issues, Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged build, cure, destroy, domestic, foriegn policy, kill, Korea, Pakistan, peace, United States, war
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What if We Didn’t Engage In Any Wars?
A scenario is presented of what the country would be like if we had not engaged in all wars since WWII. The cost of war in both dollars and lives and the disruptions and consequences to veterans and society have been huge. Have the costs of wars been justified? Or would life had been better for us had we stayed out of these wars? Continue reading
Posted in Do No Harm, Domestic Issues, Economy, Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged peace, prosperity, war, what if
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Spending on War and Destruction vs. Investing on Building a better America
What if we did not go to all the wars or meddle into the affairs of other countries since the end of the Korean War and instead focus all of that Defense money and effort into education, energy development, infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in Do No Harm, Domestic Issues, Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged budget, education, hate, infrastructure, love, peace, spend, United States, war
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