Defense & Foreign Policy

I would like to take a moment to respond to Mr. Uehling’s comments on my previous blog, “My Generation at War,” because he brings up some very good concerns shared by many. First, I consider it an honor that he, as a fellow veteran, took his time to share his reactions on such important topics that should be discussed and debated between his generation and mine in order to determine the lessons learned to pass on to future generations.
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It's not hard these days to imagine how my parents might have felt when they were young and their generational counterparts were being sent off to fight in Vietnam. Different time, different generation, different war, different president, same attitude: get some.
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It's official: 2009 is over and 2010 is upon us. You've no doubt consumed your fair share of best-and-worst-of lists for the past year (and decade), but what about the horizon? Here are some major events to look forward to for the next 365 days:
 
Senate Elections
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During the Copenhagen climate talks on Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged the United States will help raise $100 billion annually by 2020 to assist developing countries “prepare for climate disasters and develop low fossil fuel economies,” reported The New York Times.
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