Wisdom Revisited
Two years ago, I began writing these weekly missives in the hope that somehow, I could share a bit of wisdom that has accumulated over the years. The update this week marks number 100 in my effort to do so. I’m Read more…
The Big Sky
When you take a long trip as Shelley and I are doing this week, crossing half of our great continent, you have time to think about things. In a moment of silence when I had muted the radio, I asked Shelley Read more…
Short-takes
For the next two weeks, we’ll be on the road visiting our kids and grandkids in Kansas City. So, I just wanted to touch on a few items this week. Officers of the First Division Dinner: Every year since the end of Read more…
They Can–We Can
I have listened closely to those who have debated one side or the other concerning the role the West should play in Ukraine’s struggle for survival. Vladimir Putin’s war crime-laced naked aggression against Ukraine is nauseating. One need only see the pictures Read more…
Diplo-Blather
The war in Ukraine—one that amounts to naked aggression by Russia—has set the stage for a tutorial on failed diplomacy. By failed I mean in the signals that diplomats and national leaders send when they are glib. Sadly, the United States has Read more…
Time for a New World Order
Where is the United Nations (UN)? For the first time in recent history, certainly since 1945, a major war has erupted on the European continent. In the wake of Victory in Europe (V-E Day) on May 8th, 1945, and Victory in Read more…
A Time for Courage, Not Timidity
The time for talk is over. The time for action is upon us as it hasn’t been since the waning of the Cold War. Russia is essentially an economically emaciated remnant of the former Soviet Union. But it remains a significant world power Read more…
Truth and Justice
Like many of you, I am watching what is occurring in Ukraine and am deeply concerned. It is no secret that I am a national security hawk and, by that, I do not mean one who wants to see us at Read more…
Strategic Clarity
In 1963, two years after the Berlin Wall was constructed with Russian support to stop people from leaving communist East Germany, then-President John F. Kennedy delivered his stirring “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech signaling America’s solidarity with Germans. Twenty years Read more…
Czar Vladmir I
America and the world are witnessing a dramatic paradigm shift in how civilized nations address naked aggression. It’s not the first time. We saw this in both the First and Second World Wars. After WW I, world powers attempted to counter war through Read more…