Made me think what people like Bill would have said about FDR before Pearl Harbor. History tells us he was fully aware of the problems and dangers, but the Republicans and broad swath of the American public wanted nothing to do with it all.
Made me think what people like Bill would have said about FDR before Pearl Harbor. History tells us he was fully aware of the problems and dangers, but the Republicans and broad swath of the American public wanted nothing to do with it all.
Exactly. My Dad was at West Point in the late 30s and they knew they would eventually go to war and he spent the year before Pearl Harbor preparing for war. Just as with FDR, Biden knows the vast majority of Americans donтАЩt want to hear, тАШwe need to get ready to send troops to fight another war in the Middle East. And I find it hard to believe that Biden is oblivious to the changing/evolving global power structures and alliances. Once again, I breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend that he is our president.
My hope is that while we need to be prepared to send troops, we can manage things without the need to do so. Air and Naval power would hopefully be enough in most situations. That and standing firmly together with our allies.
Made me think what people like Bill would have said about FDR before Pearl Harbor. History tells us he was fully aware of the problems and dangers, but the Republicans and broad swath of the American public wanted nothing to do with it all.
Exactly. My Dad was at West Point in the late 30s and they knew they would eventually go to war and he spent the year before Pearl Harbor preparing for war. Just as with FDR, Biden knows the vast majority of Americans donтАЩt want to hear, тАШwe need to get ready to send troops to fight another war in the Middle East. And I find it hard to believe that Biden is oblivious to the changing/evolving global power structures and alliances. Once again, I breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend that he is our president.
My hope is that while we need to be prepared to send troops, we can manage things without the need to do so. Air and Naval power would hopefully be enough in most situations. That and standing firmly together with our allies.
That was kind of the connection I was implying there ;)
Well, put another notch in your successful communication belt, sensei! ;-)