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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Tag Archives: Syria
War – It’s Not What It Used To Be
It was one of those internet features, written for The Fiscal Times to tweak curiosity and lure me to distracting ads. But this one was relevant, I thought, to the Syrian Red Line crisis. The title was, “12 Weapons That … Continue reading
Posted in War
Tagged Assad, Cold War, Congress, cruise missiles, deterrence, Nazi Germany, Obama, Syria, Tomahawk
23 Comments
Fish or Cut Bait?
With the Obama administration giving every sign of intending to use military force against Syria, the nation is once again faced with the differing opinions about the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The Wikipedia page on that states this at … Continue reading
Posted in War
Tagged chemical weapons, Congress, Nixon, Obama, Oval Office, President of the United States, red line, Syria, United States, United States Congress, WMD's
14 Comments
Political Apostasy?
The internet headline from the respected but oxymoronically-named Christian Science Monitor this morning said, “Car bombings hit Shiite pilgrimage, underscoring Iraq’s sectarian divide”. It was not an unusual headline, just another bloody day in Baghdad with at least 63 dead … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
Tagged atrocities, Baghdad, Civil War, Iraq, Middle East, religious sects, religious violence, religious war, sectarian strife, Shia Islam, Shiite, suicide bombing, Sunni, Sunni Islam, Syria
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 