For many Americans, Memorial Day is to remember those who have died to keep this nation free and democratic for more then two centuries. Some tend to limit the remembrance to those who died in our most recent wars, while Obama remembered those going back to the Civil War at Arlington. I try to at least remember those who fought before even that, including my ancestor who was in the revolution, or the later one who fought with Andrew Jackson at New Orleans.
But as we remember our dead, others remind us that the world is not at peace even after all these sacrifices. In North Korea, another missile test was done in violation of the UN. Russia this week also essentially threatened Poland and Romania because of the deployment of Anti-Ballistic Missiles. China is still moving forward in its base building in the South China Sea with many expecting it to ignor the UN if that body rules against its actions. The seizing of a chinese fishing boat by Indonesia Monday will not help in this matter. Why do I expect more sales of my old book on nuclear weapons by November.
But as we remember our dead, others remind us that the world is not at peace even after all these sacrifices. In North Korea, another missile test was done in violation of the UN. Russia this week also essentially threatened Poland and Romania because of the deployment of Anti-Ballistic Missiles. China is still moving forward in its base building in the South China Sea with many expecting it to ignor the UN if that body rules against its actions. The seizing of a chinese fishing boat by Indonesia Monday will not help in this matter. Why do I expect more sales of my old book on nuclear weapons by November.
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