Posts tagged: war

From Three Kingdoms to Korea: Plus Ca Change

Plus ca change, plus qui reste la meme.  The more things change, the more they stay the same. His­tory does indeed repeat itself, because peo­ple by nature do not change. I learned some­thing yes­ter­day that has always puz­zled me about the Korean War. I have read in my Western-based his­tory books that dur­ing the Korean […]

Saturday April 3rd, 2010 in , , | Comments Off

& Vendors">The 3 Kinds Who Want War: Young Bucks, Rulers & Vendors

There are some peo­ple who like war.  It’s not the sol­diers.  It’s not the gen­er­als — at least not the ones who’ve been on the line, in the thick of things.  The peo­ple who want war are those who are full of bravado but don’t know any bet­ter, those who stand to gain power, and […]

Wednesday November 18th, 2009 in , , , , , | Comments Off

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