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 […]
Tag Archives: Winston Churchill
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, Angela Merkel, 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, World War I, Yugoslavia 82 Comments
The generals who serve Trump, why they do it, and at what cost
An interesting question was posed in the Washington Post today… “Is it still possible to honorably serve in the Trump administration?” The article was inspired in large part by a recent profile of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in the New Yorker, which included the following passage. …When Mattis asked Michèle Flournoy, the former Undersecretary […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, facts, Fresh Air, generals, George Orwell, H.R. McMaster, Jim Mattis, John Kelly, Leon Panetta, Michael Flynn, Michèle Flournoy, national security, Pentagon, post-truth, reality, Sean Spicer, Tom Ricks, western civilization 5 Comments