Today is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, an event which changed the way America saw itself and galvanized this nation to enter the Atomic age. During the next four years, battles raged around the world, millions of people died, and the course of history was changed forever.<\/p>\n
Prophetically, it was a Japanese Admiral who first sensed the paradigm shift he had unleashed. "I fear that we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto We can remember Pearl Harbor as a day of infamy, or we can look at it as an object lesson of what happens when a nation becomes complacent and ignores what goes on beyond its borders. <\/p>\n We were forced into a horrific war which culminated in the unleashing the forces of Armageddon upon Japan. We later went on to rebuild the country that we destroyed and have established economic and cultural bonds that have enriched both nations.<\/p>\n America was changed by that event, but Japanese culture was changed almost beyond recognition. The point I am trying to make is that we need to remember our heroes and their sacrifices, but we should also recognize that our defense of liberty and the effort to spread freedom is the most important memorial of all.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, even though in good times The events of 9\/11 propelled us into a state of readiness and we Some feel that our nation should remain remain passive and As in the past, battle lines are still being drawn. Those who
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\nthere are whole generations who cannot remember war and resent the
\ninconveniences that protect them from enjoying their carefree
\nlifestyle. Those who complain about the Patriot Act haven’t a clue how
\nit felt to be living in the US during the Second World War. <\/p>\n
\nhave engaged upon a mission, once again, to ensure freedom for our
\nnation and for others. It is not a war of conventional armies, but of
\nconflicting ideologies and the rules are still not clearly understood
\nby many of our citizens. <\/p>\n
\nconciliatory rather than reaching out and shedding blood, if necessary,
\nto ensure freedom. The extreme reasonableness of those who apologize
\nto terrorists was matched in the past by those who thought Hitler set
\nan admirable example to follow. <\/p>\n
\nespouse peace at any price forget that millions of peaceful people were
\neasily loaded into railroad cars and thrown into ovens, without a hand
\nbeing raised to help them. Others are oblivious to the everyday actions
\nof terrorists, and natter about the government agencies that protect
\nthem. They, like sheep, resent the dogs that keep them safe from
\npredators.<\/p>\n