Tag: Nation-building
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Lessons Learned About Border Security and Nation Building During a Tour of Duty in Iraq
by Allan Wall, Border Hawk, ©2025 (Nov. 25, 2025) — Twenty years ago, Uncle Sam sent me on an all expenses paid trip to Iraq, where I served a tour of duty as part of the Texas Army National Guard. Reflecting on my experience and observations in Iraq, I see lessons we can learn about…
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Lesson of Afghanistan Debacle: No More Nation-Building
by Jeff Crouere, ©2021 (Aug. 15, 2021) — As the nation sees Americans fleeing our embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, it is reminiscent of another painful memory of the past, the fall of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975. In that war, America lost over 58,000 brave military service members during the eleven years of the conflict, 1964-1975.…
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The Enigmatic Donald Trump
“NEXT” OR “LAST?” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2016, blogging at Order of the Ephors (Aug. 29, 2016) — Would I bet serious money that neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton will continue to be presidential candidates on Election Day 2016? No, I might bet $10 or $20 they won’t, but bet the family farm? No, that would…