A Postmortem of the Iraq War

Wikileaks documents revealed in 2011 that U.S. military tallied about 100,000 deaths from incidents involving U.S. troops, in total, with about 66,000 of those constituting civilian deaths. War is hell. What follows from this true statement should not be, as is all too often claimed, “so get used to it.” Rather, what follows should be quite different: “so do not enter into wars unless absolutely necessary for national security.”

Adopt a Turkey

Since 1986, the Farm Sanctuary has rescued more than 1,000 animals through its “Adopt a Turkey” project.

Adoptable Pet of the Week

Daultry is a volunteer favorite. He’s a 6-year-old male chiweenie. We wonder why he has been here so long, and we all agree it ‘s just because he tends to get overlooked.

Exempt

I wanted to let you know about my experience with the construction of the Bella Riviera condos.

The Celebrity Defense

Lindsay Lohan has again been brought before the courts to answer for her driving-under-the-influence activity and other alleged lawbreaking.

Military Health Care

I strongly reject any proposal offered by the Congressional Budget Office to enact budget savings options that would seek to drive military retirees away from using their earned health care benefits.

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