Tag: war

WE STARTED WITH A REVOLUTION. IS ANOTHER ON THE WAY?

This nation began with a revolution. Many of the things we are dealing with are the same things that caused our first revolution. Ironic, isn't it? It is hard to tell where we can go from here. The reality is Trump won't be re-elected because he can't, legally speaking. Of course a lot of this … Continue reading WE STARTED WITH A REVOLUTION. IS ANOTHER ON THE WAY?

WAR WITHOUT END

Let me start off by saying I have an oar in this water. I am a dual American-Israeli citizen. I have no intention of going back there to live or visit. I'm too old for extended travel and our roots are here, Nonetheless, I always worry about Israel. The return of lands My realization towards … Continue reading WAR WITHOUT END

HONOR THE FIGHTERS WHILE HATING THE WAR

WQ #21: Is Being Honorable Better Than Happiness? Being happy -- really happy -- is always a better choice than pretty much anything else. Words like honorable always leave me wondering what exactly it means? By whose standards? I have my own standards of what's honorable and what's not. I'm pretty sure that there has never … Continue reading HONOR THE FIGHTERS WHILE HATING THE WAR

BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

A FLASHBACK FRIDAY POST FROM RICH PASCHALL It has been well over a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. They apparently hoped to add them to their country as they did with Crimea. They miscalculated the resolve of the Ukrainian people to stay independent. The war drags on and the tyrant remains. The following was posted … Continue reading BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

AN OUTBREAK OF PEACE – CHRISTMAS 1914

The Christmas truce (German: Waffenstillstand; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front during the Christmas season of 1914. During the days leading to Christmas, German and British soldiers left their trenches to exchange greetings, to talk to one another, exchange personal information, share food and drink. … Continue reading AN OUTBREAK OF PEACE – CHRISTMAS 1914

BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

And A Bumpy Road It Was, by Rich Paschall The memories live on. It's not like they were yesterday, but they are still pretty clear. We lived through cold wars and real wars and you would have thought we had enough of it all.  Here they are again. How can the world be so unprepared … Continue reading BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE

WAR?

Talk about going back to the olden days. Wow, we are on a roll! Watching news tonight was a return to the 1950s when we were hiding under our desks so the A-bomb wouldn't hit us. Even as a child, I was pretty sure hiding under our old wooden desks at school wasn't going to … Continue reading WAR?

IN SEARCH OF PEACE ON EARTH – RICH PASCHALL

The Same Auld Lang Syne, by Rich Paschall Another year has begun and we can see it is not exactly the same as days gone by. If "old acquaintance be forgot" as one year passes into another, then we would certainly like to forget the past year, not to mention the year before. The global … Continue reading IN SEARCH OF PEACE ON EARTH – RICH PASCHALL

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR

I have an opinion about ending the war in Afghanistan -- this endless, expensive, pointless war. We shouldn't have gone there in the first place. They had nothing to do with 9/11 and experts at the time said it was not a winnable war.We've been there for 20 years. At what point do you recognize … Continue reading OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR

NO LONGER WILL THEY COME

AMERICAN SOIL IN A FOREIGN LAND - RICH PASCHALL  A few years ago on V.E. Day, Armistice Day for the end of World War II in Europe, I visited the American cemetery at St. Avold. It is the final home for many of America's Greatest Generation. It was quiet then. This year, it was even … Continue reading NO LONGER WILL THEY COME