Category Archives: Soldiers

Theories for the Middle East Conflict

Posted on August 3, 2010 by shaunmiller

As promised from a previous post, I would present some theories or models as to why there’s a huge conflict in the Middle East.  These aren’t my views.  They are views that I have picked up over time and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Culture, Economics, Experts, Global Warming, Government, Middle East, Paper Topic, Politics, Religion, Soldiers, Values, War | 4 Comments

Fareed Zakaria: The Way Out of Afghanistan

Posted on September 17, 2009 by shaunmiller

As you know, I’m a big fan of Zakaria and I agree mostly with his policies about international affairs.  He has recently come up with an interesting article about how to deal with the troubles in Afghanistan: we buy off … Continue reading →

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Osama Bin Laden: Found

Posted on February 18, 2009 by shaunmiller

I got this from a blog: Geography Professor Thomas Gillespie of UCLA has employed a technique typically used for tracking endangered species in order to pinpoint the most likely location of the world’s most wanted terrorist. Someone should go there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut

Posted on October 19, 2008 by shaunmiller

I really didn’t get into Vonnegut until the middle of college (this was about 5 or 6 years ago).  I only read about three books and initially, his writing style put me off.  I don’t know why, maybe it was … Continue reading →

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Respecting the Soldiers

Posted on September 30, 2008 by shaunmiller

I have noticed an interesting, yet inconsistent attitude toward the soldiers by comparing the attitudes of today with the attitudes during the Vietnam era. Now both the Vietnam War and the current War in Iraq are unpopular wars.  But let’s … Continue reading →

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Are military drafts unethical or immoral?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by shaunmiller

Someone posed this question to askphilosophers.com. You can read the philosopher’s response here.  I thought the reply was interesting and I’m still pondering over it.  Basically, the philosopher replied saying that military drafts in democracies should be considered mandatory.  The … Continue reading →

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