"A Day That Will Live In Infamy"

December 7 marks the anniversary of that day in 1941 when America was attacked by Japan when that country beaten naval force at Pearl Harbor, a series of airstrikes that killed thousands. If you have ever had the opportunity to visit the monument that stands today at Pearl Harbor, is likely to be left with the feeling that the souls still live in Arizona.

That was a long time in one direction and another recently.

Our country still has enemies, and continue fighting the enemies. We continue to spend their lives and money in these fights, but the struggles go on seemingly endless, without the "victory". Tom Brokaw wrote a book about the older generation "which told the story of men and women who fought for this country on two fronts in what was undoubtedly one of the bloodiest of all wars that this country has suffered.

The resolution of our fighting men and women today seem to be on par with that of our ancestors, even though technology has advanced the war many times since. The change, if there has been a change, not in the quality of our young men and women in uniform.

The issue that stands out, however, is the determination of our ruling elite. Too often, it seems, we are headed into the fray just to see resolved in our country die away from the start. It is as if we, at this time of instant gratification and short attention spans, have lost the ability to stay the course until the job is done. Citizens recently lamented the loss of lives and the enormous effect that wars had on the economy. Bonds issued to civilians to purchase essential elements that armies and navies needed to continue the fight. The citizens moved to the vacant positions of industry and the country produced "Suzy the Riveter" as the result.

Today's leaders, for whatever reason, just do not seem to be able to resolve the long run. It may be that we as a country have lost that capacity. The news cycle of 24 hours may have accelerated the time to solve it decomposes. Our lives may have undermined many of our determination to persevere.

All this raises the question of how to react if we suffer another Pearl Harbor. Have we already answered that question by how we react to the Trade apart before our eyes? Is that the loss of thousands of souls less cowardly than was the loss of Pearl Harbor? Is this testimonial simply to the fact that we have become so interested in getting more of everything that we do not have time to defend our sovereignty?

Our leaders, much as we like to say otherwise, are a representative sample of us. The leaders we choose to represent who we are at those points in time. The people we see as we want to be drawing us towards the future are elected by popular vote. There are policy issues that the descriptions of commonly used parts, covering, so this is a broader issue than just one or another political party.

How are between generations, when someone new year in the way the question of our generation? Are we going to be classified as among the "greatest generations"? I'm afraid the answer may disappoint, but of course only our descendants still loaded with what our shortcomings might have been, why bother even the question?