65 Years Ago Today
We have sent men and women from the armed forces of the United States to other parts of the world throughout the past century to put down oppression. We defeated Fascism. We defeated Communism. We saved Europe in World War I and World War II. We were willing to do it, glad to do it. We went to Korea. We went to Vietnam. All in the interest of preserving the rights of people.
And when all those conflicts were over, what did we do? Did we stay and conquer? Did we say “Okay, we defeated Germany. Now Germany belongs to us? We defeated Japan, so Japan belongs to us� No. What did we do? We built them up. We gave them democratic systems which they have embraced totally to their soul. And did we ask for any land? No, the only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead. And that is the kind of nation we are.
Colin Powell answering the Archbishop of Canturbury’s accusations of American Imperialism in Iraq
65 years ago today
The Reagan Memorial Library web site has a video posted of President Reagan’s speech in 1984, 40th anniversary. It brought a tear to my eye. What a great man he was, especially compared to the garbage we have these days. God, I miss him.
Reagan was indeed a great man, reviled for his ideas and background both.
Of course compared to Obama even LBJ looks good 😉