“Peace for our time”
Neville Chamberlain (1939)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and other autocratic rulers have learned how to easily manipulate Donald Trump by playing to his narcissistic ego, craving for adoration, promises for future development deals, and desire to become the fifth president awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Never distracted by facts, …
Posted on February 24, 2025 by Dick .
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“I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours”
Donald Trump
For close to a year, former president Donald Trump has bragged that if elected in 2024 he would end the war in Ukraine “in one day” and the “deal would be easy.” When pressed as to how he might …
Posted on December 17, 2023 by Dick .
“Compromise is an agreement between two people where each person gives up a coveted desire to bring a close to the disagreement”
Anon
George Santayana famously noted, “Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it.”
Tragically, very few Americans remember or are even familiar with the consequences of America’s isolationist policies …
Posted on May 24, 2021 by Dick .
“Those who supported us are being left to die”
Ryan Crocker, former US Ambassador to Afghanistan
Foreign affairs columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer Trudy Rubin’s recent OpEd, “Afghans who aided U.S. need our help, and fast”, is a resounding call for the Biden Administration to pull out all the stops to provide …