There are a lot of reasons not to like Donald Trump. Some, admittedly, are better than others. Today, I have a really trivial one to add to the list… Given his antics in Europe right now, he’s forcing me to change my annual post about how I prefer Armistice Day to Veterans’ Day. Here’s what […]
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day in France with Donald Trump
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 1918, Aisne-Marne, ambient audio, Armistice Day, Balkans, Baltics, Belleau Wood, Ben Rhodes, budget cuts, Canada, caravans, David Frum, Department of Veterans Affairs, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Estonia, Florida, France, Germany, historic audio, Hooters, Imperial War Museum, Joe Dunford, John Kelly, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Justin Trudeau, Kurt Vonnegut, Latvia, Le Monde, Lithuania, Marine One, Marines, nationalism, NATO, November 11, Paris, peace, racism, rain, River Moselle, unfounded accusations, veterans, Veterans' Day, Vladimir Putin, war, Winston Churchill, World War I, Yugoslavia 82 Comments
With England and the U.S. having been effectively sidelined, Germany emerges our next best hope
After Trump’s visit to the NATO headquarters in Belgium a few days ago, where he referred to the Germans as “very bad” for their trade practices and chastised his fellow heads of state for “not paying what they should be paying” on defense, I wasn’t all that surprised to see our long-time allies beginning to […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Article 5, Brexit, Donald Trump, European Union, Germany, global climate change, Global Warming, Ivo H. Daalder, Martin Schulz, NATO, Russia, Sigmar Gabriel, Vladimir Putin 11 Comments
How long until Steve Bannon wears out his welcome in D.C.?
Almost every spare minute I’ve had these past several weeks have been spent at 209 Pearl Street, getting ready for the launch of Landline Creative Labs. Had this been happening at any other time in my life, I might be tempted to complain about the workload, but, given the political situation in the United States […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Freedom Caucus, Germany, ineptitude, NATO, Russia, Steve Bannon, Trumpcare, Vladimir Putin 10 Comments