tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post6552399627782347428..comments2023-04-07T23:13:18.502-10:00Comments on Marks in the Margin: On Veterans (Armistice) DayRichard Katzevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-16057412182619719202014-11-30T13:13:05.400-10:002014-11-30T13:13:05.400-10:00Thank you for your comment. We have been at "...Thank you for your comment. We have been at "war" of late with political systems other than communism. And wasn't there a time in the not too distant future when we experienced both peace AND prosperity?Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-57956318076984687212014-11-30T12:27:39.007-10:002014-11-30T12:27:39.007-10:00After reading and initially agreeing with Simic...After reading and initially agreeing with Simic's comment, I realized that it contains a couple of glaring omissions. First, in <i>"all the winners and losers in 1945"</i> he completely ignores Russia (the former Soviet Union), which--along with communism ANYWHERE--has been the <i>raison d'etre</i> for the United States to be "at war" literally or figuratively <i>somewhere in the world</i>, all the time, without interruption, since 1945. Cold, covert, counter-insurgent, or by proxy--take your pick, pick your geographical region. We should keep in mind also that the 'opposite of war' isn't <b><i>peace</i></b>, it's <b><i>prosperity</i></b>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-40896636905552510182014-11-16T06:08:49.463-10:002014-11-16T06:08:49.463-10:00I take issue with the view that we should police t...I take issue with the view that we should police the world. Why? There is all too much to take care of in our own country. So much needs to be done as our wise president has argued over and over again. Like every other country, we have limited resources. It is time to stop going to war throughout the world. We need a war on poverty, a war on our infrastructure, a war on economic inequality an war on educational reform, etc. etc.Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-39028712309965341972014-11-16T06:02:39.767-10:002014-11-16T06:02:39.767-10:00I know. I read and read and dwell on those same q...I know. I read and read and dwell on those same questions. We are fortunate to live in a great and powerful nation. What is the right course for it? I don't like the idea of our military becoming too powerful, but how much is enough? I read an interesting essay in the WSJ yesterday arguing that America should police the world<br /><br />http://on.wsj.com/1xzvgWS<br /><br />I don't know if the writer is right, but it is a thought-provoking essay.Lindanoreply@blogger.com