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Should The US Eliminate Its Nuclear Stockpile?

I don’t believe that anybody outside of Syria, Iran, and the North Korean high command actually gets excited about the possibilities of a post nuclear apocalypse. Given the enormous scope of destruction which would incur if nuclear weapons were to be used anywhere in the world... 

May 7, 2009 | 4 Comments | Read More »

Vietnam, American Military Victory or Defeat?

There is often much discussion made on how the United States was supposedly bested in the Vietnam War by a group of “jungle fighters.” Many pundits will look at the American involvement in that war and scoff at the inability of the American soldiers who were sent there to achieve... 

May 2, 2009 | 18 Comments | Read More »

Unprecedented Success of the Six Day War

Israel has been in an almost constant state of war since the day the last British troops left Palestine, May 14th 1948. The decision to create the Jewish state of Israel has led to five major wars and the virtually incessant intifada (“uprising”) by Palestinians fighting for their... 

April 23, 2009 | 3 Comments | Read More »

Trafalgar, Britain’s Greatest Naval Victory?

In 1805 the combined fleets of the British and French navies met in what was destined to be one of the most influential naval battles in history. The success of the British ships commanded by Admiral Lord Nelson was so complete that it confirmed the preeminence of the British navy... 

April 19, 2009 | 4 Comments | Read More »

George McClellan Not Abraham Lincoln Really Freed The American Slaves

On September 22, 1862, the American president, Abraham Lincoln, signed an executive order, commonly known as The Emancipation Proclamation, in which he freed most, but not all, of the slaves in the United States. What is not commonly realized is that the proclamation only had staying... 

April 13, 2009 | 3 Comments | Read More »

Sixty Four Years Ago American’s Proved They Were Willing To Pay Any Price For Victory, Is That Still True Today?

It was on this day, sixty four years ago, that the Americans landed on the Island of Okinawa for what would be perhaps the most significant battle of the American intervention in the Pacific during World War Two. The day was ironically both Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day. A... 

April 1, 2009 | 7 Comments | Read More »

Is The Financial Meltdown Of 2008 George Bush’s Stalingrad?

If you think George Bush is a man with an oil problem then think again because his problem is nothing compared to the one Adolph Hitler faced in the spring of 1942. Sadly, George Bush appears to believe he can solve his problem with the failed and discredited solution Hitler tried,... 

October 3, 2008 | 5 Comments | Read More »

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