Tags → war 
- 30-Dec-2007Healing Moral Fissures at DoD
Retired General McCaffrey’s comments about Iraq after doing an extensive weeklong visit there, including leading with leadership and common people are heartening, particularly the bit about healing the moral stance of the Department of Defense. I really like the terse, matter-of-fact style. It reminds me a bit of the style in which Dave Ramsey gives…
- 04-Jan-2004Your Civic Duty
Go read this November 2003 article from The New Yorker: War After The War: What Washington doesn’t see in Iraq by George Packer. It’s thought provoking and troubling. Yeah, I’m late to it, but it’s great. It was my father who pointed me to it. Go.
- 27-Dec-2003Excellent Civic Metaphor about Money and the Occupation of Iraq
The Oreo Metaphor Animated Movie from truemajority.org is well worth a look.
- 01-Apr-2003No Fooling.
15 years ago I learned something critical and important about myself. It’s beyond the scope of this blog to talk specifics, but let’s simply say that I made some greivous mistakes in my youth, for which I have atoned. I will never forget these lessons, and the people who have helped me be a better…