tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post4068616099385912113..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Remembering the Forgotten VeteransSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-34929086951779473772012-11-13T19:28:29.477-06:002012-11-13T19:28:29.477-06:00Peacekeepers are very much akin to the Mac-Paps an...Peacekeepers are very much akin to the Mac-Paps and the other wars fought for "others..."Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-82697500205395889162012-11-13T11:17:15.739-06:002012-11-13T11:17:15.739-06:00I liked that very much Steve. I would like to add ...I liked that very much Steve. I would like to add Peacekeeping forces around the world over the last 50 years... serving their countries and dying inglorious deaths trying to stop full-blown wars between people not their own.RANTWICKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394479078513545568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-42456523134252668132012-11-12T11:29:41.617-06:002012-11-12T11:29:41.617-06:00A thought provoking post Steve....Thanks for helpi...A thought provoking post Steve....Thanks for helping us to remember these often forgotten veterans....<br /><br />-TrevorTrevorW�� https://www.blogger.com/profile/13212954091289189979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-4145859586219400372012-11-12T08:54:59.710-06:002012-11-12T08:54:59.710-06:00Steve, you make great points about the Spanish Civ...Steve, you make great points about the Spanish Civil and Korean War veterans. In the US, it took the attack on Pearl Harbor to alert most Americans to the fascistic dictators who were taking over large swaths of the planet. Although Franco never built empires (as short-lived as they were) like those of Hitler, Mussolini or the Japanese Emperor, he was a menace and remained in power long after their deaths. <br /><br />The sad irony is that this country allied itself with Franco after WWII, and remained his biggest (and, at times, only) supporter for three decades. <br /><br />Those things said, I still think the condition of the human race will improve only if we eliminate war. Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-66883339051876012472012-11-11T21:36:28.622-06:002012-11-11T21:36:28.622-06:00I suspect the more important reason the Republican...I suspect the more important reason the Republicans lost is that they didn't have JU-87's.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-65195891811831795302012-11-11T20:19:24.992-06:002012-11-11T20:19:24.992-06:00Die hards were much more common than centrists, wh...Die hards were much more common than centrists, which is one reason the Republicans lost. Even members of the International Brigades were screened to make sure they were politically pure enough. Even so, they were the first to stand up to Adolph...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-11806530209343728222012-11-11T16:01:02.950-06:002012-11-11T16:01:02.950-06:00I dunno, Steve. I'd be more likely to be found...I dunno, Steve. I'd be more likely to be found on one of those International Brigades than with Franco in that revolution. Mind you, the folks fighting Franco spanned the range from die hard commies to centrists. <br /><br />One has to give some credit to the US political system of that time for giving us options other than the two extremes that took hold in Europe.<br /><br />I agree that the volunteers who fought Franco should be honored here and officially. That war was, as we know in retrospect, one of the major precursors to WW II and should have been noted as an advance of Fascism, just as Anschluss and Munich should never have been allowed to happen. A lot of people died later because we let that Austrian house painter get his way once too often. <br /><br />If there is a lesson to be learned, its that war will continue to confront us if we don't figure out a better way to solve our problems before someone opens fire.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.com