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Afghanistan: Saigon II

Posted on August 23, 2021 by lewbornmann

Afghanistan has been called “the graveyard of empires”. The U.S. is now the latest to suffer defeat. Much went wrong and there will be many attempts to assign blame. Continue reading →

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With Friends Like These

Posted on January 6, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Middle East history is replete with examples of missed and lost chances to make peace.” ~ Richard N. Haass[1]. The Middle East has been a major conundrum for the U.S. since approval of the Balfour Agreement … Continue reading →

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Je suis Charlie

Posted on January 19, 2015 by lewbornmann

It seems to me… “Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful.” ~ Molly Ivins. On 7 January 2015 two Muslim religious fanatics entered the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France, and murdered … Continue reading →

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Loss Of Iraq

Posted on June 23, 2014 by lewbornmann

It seems to me… “I sent American troops to Iraq to make its people free, not to make them American. Iraqis will write their own history and find their own way.” ~ George W. Bush. Immediately following George W. Bush’s … Continue reading →

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Military Weakness

Posted on February 14, 2012 by lewbornmann

It seems to me… “Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness.  When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, … Continue reading →

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