Misblog

Let us remember too that our young guardians are currently dying¹ in two discretionary conflicts³—let our policymakers immediately cease these discretionary conflicts² and bring our guardians home.

YouTube:

• History of Memorial Day

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1. First Lieutenant Roslyn Schulte, 25, died Wednesday (May 20, 2009) near Kabul, Afghanistan—she graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2006 (UPI, Female Air Force Academy graduate killed).

2. In a speech to our Midshipmen, Class of 2009 our current commander in chief has promised:

"I will only send you into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary, and with the strategy, the well-defined goals, the equipment and the support you need to get the job done,"--President Barack Obama--

Only one problem—point me to those who have started a conflict and did not assert it was absolutely necessary?

Instead of hollow and meaningless rhetoric let us commit the same amount of resources to studying and learning how to avoid conflict as we do to studying and learning how to fight and win them.

3. ...and some are working very hard to start a third disastrous discretionary conflict with Iran—you can bet this conflict, if begun, will be "absolutely necessary" too!

• UPI, Mullen: Iran close to having a nuke

  "The unintended consequences of a strike against Iran right now would be incredibly serious,"--UPI, quoting Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mullen--

It cannot be over emphasized that America has no, zip, nada, zero interest in attacking Iran, not even to prevent a nuclear Iran—if Israel believes their interests are best served by attacking Iran then let Israel attack Iran, without direct or indirect economic support, military aid, or intervention from us (America), except to provide humanitarian and diplomatic assistance.