>>>Ike, one the greatest commanders in our history, said it well "There is no glory in battle worth the cost in blood."
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>I have a lot of time for Ike. One of his greatest achievements was the freeway network

He was before all a masterful military strategist and tactician.

After the war it was clear to him that our industrial power- and hence our military power- was hampered by an archaic infrastructure.
That was his principal motive for building the interstate system.
It remains the most significant civilian accomplishment since WWII.

We clearly need another Ike.


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>The sun also rises

One of my all time favorites.

Its epigraph is a quote from Gertrude Stein "You are all a lost generation."
I think we've lost a few more since then, but between Bernie and Trump, we've activated a lot of people who have been asleep.