Headline news today celebrates the final plane as it departs Afghanistan after some 20 years of fighting, nation building, hopes and dreams. Trillions of American taxpayer dollars; uncountable loss of American blood and sacrifice. The long, bloody endeavor has ended. Continuing the social media discussion with career military officer, Mike Pratt (see Americans Were a … Continue reading Afghanistan: How a Small Group of Committed U.S. Citizens Changed the World
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Americans Were a Great People Until We Learned to Love The Bomb
There's an old adage: If one only has a hammer, everything else looks to be a nail. For those who are career military or law enforcement, they only know how to impose force on others with a gun, bullets or bomb. Mike Pratt, career military officer, provided his professional opinion about what went wrong in … Continue reading Americans Were a Great People Until We Learned to Love The Bomb