Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Category Archives: Foreign Policy / War
What Would George Say About Egypt?
How should America behave as the Arab world erupts in apparent chaos? Al Qaeda, a.k.a. Islamic fundamentalism, is our enemy, and countering it and its ideas is the challenge we face. Anson Burlingame, my fellow Joplin blogger, in a recent … Continue reading
Left Behind?
In a recent speech at Lincoln University 34-year Congressional veteran and long-time military champion Ike Skelton, D-MO, expressed a concern that as 9/11 fades in the American consciousness, “It could come to pass that the American military could become isolated … Continue reading
A State of Denial, in Haiku
The book “State of Denial” by Bob Woodward, the story of the George W. Bush presidency and the Iraq war, is one of the most remarkable histories I have ever read. It is a work of great effort and meticulous, … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Foreign Policy / War, Politics, Terrorism, War
Tagged Bob Woodward, bureaucracy, George W. Bush, terrorism, Weapon of mass destruction, WMD
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“Barack Obama had to be taught how to salute.”
This aspersion was cast recently in a blog comment, and it was true. IMO, this kind of comment is a denigrating reference to the President’s lack of personal military experience and it could have come from Rush Limbaugh. (But it … Continue reading
Posted in Armed Forces, Federal Government, Foreign Policy / War, War
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Is the CIA Reading My Blog?
Now, maybe we’re getting some progress in this Afghan “war”, or at least a ray of hope. CNN online today (9/22/10) references a new book by reporter Bob Woodward and reports some interesting stuff. First of all, the CIA has “. … Continue reading
Face Of The Enemy
Has the nature of “war” changed? Is “war” different now from what it was in WWII? Is patriotism always “good”? When a nation goes to war with selfish intent, to what extent are its citizens complicit? These are important questions … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics / Morality, Foreign Policy / War, Islam, Nuclear weapons, Religion, Terrorism, War
Tagged Freedom of religion, George W. Bush, Islam, Warfare and Conflict
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American Dream, Dismal Science
Economics is sometimes called “The Dismal Science”, and for good reason. One president, Harry S Truman, kept getting evasive and contradictory advice from an economist who kept offering alternatives with his advice. After almost every assertion the professor would then … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Government, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy / War, Government size, Government waste, Health, Medicine, War
Tagged American dream, Congressional Research Service, Culture, economics, entitlements, fiscal responsibility, government debt, Gross domestic product, Social Security Trust Fund
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Tribal Justice and Immigration
Illegal immigration is of course a current hot topic. The nation is in a quandary over the issue, particularly since the passing of the new Arizona law which is now on a track that seems certain to end at the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Government, Foreign Policy / War, Philosophy
Tagged evolution, illegal immigration, immigration, jus soli, Senator Graham
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 