Some statistics........
The base was
attacked by 360 Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes in two
waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. The Japanese managed to destroy
nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and
almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in
the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.
Back in the 21st century there is a new war and a new enemy, and innocent Americans are being slaughtered by extremist followers of militant Islam - although President Obama has a problem calling it that because he doesn't want to appear to be waging war on Islam. He really needs to acknowledge that war is being waged on the US, there are plenty of generals around trying to get the point across to him, but he is in denial. He was going to be the President who ended all the wars.
Donald Trump has been holding forth (as he does) saying emphatically over and over again that if he were President no Muslims at all would be allowed into the country, they will all be turned back until "we" (whoever "we" is) figures out what is going on here. Like there is going to be a gate A at airports for Americans to go through, and a gate B for Muslims to be turned back.
Saudi Arabia is a close ally of the US, and the king's son is at Georgetown, as someone said - who is going to tell him he has to turn back?
To the bemused foreign bystander here neither of them seems to have any idea of how to govern the country, or in fact any grasp on reality.
But before I hit 'submit' I do want to say here that personally, in my own little world here, I am very grateful and appreciative of all the kindness I receive, and it is the little things in life that make it worth living; the neighbour over the road with the cheery wave, the friend who says 'bring me your camera on Wednesday, I'll sort it out for you', the kind friends who invite me to the theatre, or their home for coffee.
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