I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

Idealism has devolved into madness.

We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

A soldier's longing to talk about his experiences of battle is a wound that never heals.

The message of Vietnam is not that Americans will not take casualties; it is that the American people do not want the lives of their sons and daughters wasted.

I've been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I've served in the military.