John Denson wrote a book called The Costs of War; America's Pyrrhic Victories. At this point, the one war I still struggle with is the War for American Independence; all the others were clearly fool's errands.
John Denson wrote a book called The Costs of War; America's Pyrrhic Victories. At this point, the one war I still struggle with is the War for American Independence; all the others were clearly fool's errands.
Haven't read the book, but I can surmise a good bit of it. But won't go there.
Agreed on the War for Independence ... and even theologically correct as to orthodox/reformed conceptions. But I add the War of 1812 with England, and really a second try for the British Empire nascent to retain its American colonies.
World War II could be debated ... and maybe unavoidable. Yes, I know the history of how 'we' got into it, and so on. But even so, if National Socialism had won in Europe, what would be the ramifications? And would the Empire of Japan just have kept on expanding? And what would be the ramifications of that? I realize that these imponderables could be debated until the cows come home. And if one wants to get down to it, under Roosevelt (and to some extent even before), the United States was already into National Socialism itself. Yes, WW II ... a can of worms.
Safe to say, by 1941, America was already long down The Rotten Road to Nowhere (i.e., total tyranny). And it's only gotten worse. And we have to deal with it all ... like now!
John Denson wrote a book called The Costs of War; America's Pyrrhic Victories. At this point, the one war I still struggle with is the War for American Independence; all the others were clearly fool's errands.
Haven't read the book, but I can surmise a good bit of it. But won't go there.
Agreed on the War for Independence ... and even theologically correct as to orthodox/reformed conceptions. But I add the War of 1812 with England, and really a second try for the British Empire nascent to retain its American colonies.
World War II could be debated ... and maybe unavoidable. Yes, I know the history of how 'we' got into it, and so on. But even so, if National Socialism had won in Europe, what would be the ramifications? And would the Empire of Japan just have kept on expanding? And what would be the ramifications of that? I realize that these imponderables could be debated until the cows come home. And if one wants to get down to it, under Roosevelt (and to some extent even before), the United States was already into National Socialism itself. Yes, WW II ... a can of worms.
Safe to say, by 1941, America was already long down The Rotten Road to Nowhere (i.e., total tyranny). And it's only gotten worse. And we have to deal with it all ... like now!