Tag Archives: war

The Changing Face of War

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jim Wheeler

There is a major problem with political rhetoric today and that is the use of the term, war. We’ve had the war on poverty, the war on drugs, and now, the war on terrorism. It is a fallacious premise, this … Continue reading →

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This Discussion Says It All, IMO

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Jim Wheeler
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Demagoguery

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jim Wheeler

Last Sunday a local columnist here in Joplin, one Geoff Caldwell, wrote that Senate Democrats had dishonored all on the 9/11 anniversary, and that includes all the war dead from ” . . . Valley Forge to Vicksburg, Bastogne to … Continue reading →

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A Remarkable Admission

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Jim Wheeler

I have always had the utmost respect for the Marines, and even more so when I was Executive Officer of the Naval ROTC Unit at the University of Kansas, that being the closest affiliation I had with them in my … Continue reading →

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On The Human Condition

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

An interesting thing about science is that while it is sometimes profound it is always incomplete. Science approaches complete understanding asymptotically, denouement denied but progress usually satisfying nonetheless. Our species, Homo Sapiens, young at some twenty millennia, has made enormous … Continue reading →

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Observations On CSS H. L. Hunley, A Milestone

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Jim Wheeler

Indiana Jen has posted an interesting update on the preservation and restoration of the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley. Interestingly, Hunley is still going to be kept under (fresh) water. The use of water as a preservative against corrosion may seem … Continue reading →

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Now Let Us Sing Together

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

The assassination of Osama bin Laden has occasioned celebrations throughout the United States.  Such celebrations of our enemy’s violent death erupted in Washington, D.C. and at Ground Zero in New York, complete with singing and flag-waving – a cathartic outburst … Continue reading →

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A Political Conversation

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

I was talking with my acquaintance in Washington, Brady Flaxseed. Say, Brady, what do you think of the new president? Well, I tell ya Jim, he’s got a lot of people worried around here. Uh, what do you mean by … Continue reading →

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Way, Way Too Much

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

A magazine article about the frequency of military deployments caught my eye with a fact I had not known:  “. . . many combat units have been deployed to war zones every other year for almost a decade.” I knew … Continue reading →

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Honor Bound?

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Jim Wheeler

A recent posting by Anson Burlingame, Captain, USN (Ret.) about an honor issue at the U. S. Naval Academy prompts me to discuss it, but in a broader context.  Anson’s post, “Another Senior Officer in Trouble” is HERE. It is … Continue reading →

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