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Usually, it is the old warriors who wish most for peace!

As a soldier and a tourist, I’ve been to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. I’ve been to ten countries and interacted with other people in these countries from the far corners of the earth. During my travels, it has become obvious to me that we all share more in common with each other than differences. We are truly members of an extended family; the family of our humanity.

When we learn to embrace our commonalities instead of focusing on our differences or entertaining our ignorance, there will be peace. When we learn to respect each other, and help each other during times of need, there will be peace. When we learn to respect each other’s beliefs and customs instead of vying for dominance either through religion, economics, or force of arms, there will be peace.

While we must always hope or even pray for peace, we must always prepare for war. While we cherish life and Liberty, there are those who will not. While we always hope others can accept us for who we are, it is in our ability to wage war if necessary that we force respect for what we can do to them. While one is preferable, either will do. For this soldier, my country and way of life will always come first.

Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam

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The little U.S. word that could! OK?

How many words do we have? The Brits might disagree with this statement, but we US citizens generally speak English.  We inherited our language from our parent country.  But even English...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:27:00 GMT

Georgia’s Ancient Quandary

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Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:07:00 GMT

Outraged!

OUTRAGEOUS!Isn't it nice to know that potentially our future Commander-in-Chief cares more about a bunch of damn foreigners than he does his own fallen troops?  That he cares more for Germans at ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:48:00 GMT

A couple of announcements

I have a couple of announcements to make:1. My status:I am back online with MySpace for the time being.  I don't know how long I'll be able to stay on because of the Nature of this deployment.&nb...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:06:00 GMT

Conservatives should finally embrace Evolution!

This is probably one of the most heartless blogs I've ever written.  I guess I'm just a little tired of Liberals changing the rules to fit the circumstances.  For instance, women may have ab...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:46:00 GMT

I do not delete friends.

I was not going to comment or write this blog, except that this has been bothering me all day and I wanted to get it off my chest.  MySpace is not my life.  Groups and friends are not my sol...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:43:00 GMT

Obamas Socialism vs Reagans Capitalism!

I have heard people speak of the difference between so called Progressives and Conservatives as the following: "Progressives try to seek new and better solutions, where as conservatives try to preserv...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:27:00 GMT

Brigitte Bardot convicted of Islamic RACIAL hatred!

Tue Jun 3, 10:32 AM ETPARIS - Brigitte Bardot was convicted Tuesday of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying France.A Paris court also handed down a $23,32...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Blogging Again

I made it to Iraq and now have an Internet connection.  K-Lo recommended I do podcasts after listening to me rant for a few hours one night.  I haven't decided to do them yet, but this is a ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 14:02:00 GMT

As the Cape Churns

Hello everyone.  I'm in Kuwait and am finally about ready to head North.  I heard McCain is clarifying a little too much for comfort, Obama has finally clarified his position with the REV Wr...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:43:00 GMT