Category Archives: Anti War

Rethinking the Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on June 21, 2012 by jackpelham

I ran across this cartoon on Facebook and it prompted a discussion that I thought I should share here. My response to some of the dogmatic statements in support of it was as follows: Hey, folks, I have some objections … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul Campaign Still Retreating from Iran War Debate

Posted on December 30, 2011 by jackpelham

I recently criticized presidential candidate Ron Paul for his squandering of an opportunity in the December 14 Fox News Iowa presidential debate for failing to make the (good) argument against war in Iran.  I opined that this failure in that … Continue reading →

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What Rightly Justifies War

Posted on December 20, 2011 by jackpelham

This article concerns what I believe rightly justifies war and what does not.  And I note that I believe these rules should apply to all nations, and not only to the United States. At the risk of being misunderstood, let … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul: Failing to Make the Argument Against War

Posted on December 17, 2011 by jackpelham

In Fox News’ Wednesday night Republican presidential debate, candidate Ron Paul got into a notable spat with candidate Michele Bachmann over the issue of Iran’s ostensible race to achieve nuclear weaponry and to attack Israel and the United States with … Continue reading →

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