World War 1 Blog

Austria has declared war on Serbia! We now must start to prepare for war ourselves. Over 23 million of the people that live in our great country are German American and Irish, some of us may start to feel involved in this situation personally. All we may want is peace, but countries could turn against us and involve us in this war. We need to prepare ourselves for war if we are put into a situation where we do not have much choice. Our allies could need help from us or choose to do what they believe is best for their national interest; this could come back and affect us. Archduke was assassinated be Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo was part of a terrorist group called “Black Hand”. We must stand united and help our fellow countries out in this war. They me need us now more than ever. We can provide them with the supplies they need, and trade may have an impact on our part in the war. We should do all that we possibly can and help out in any way. One way or another we will get dragged into this war and we need to be ready for when that time comes. Our country should prepare itself for the worst possible outcome that could happen or how we will be affected by what’s happening. So stand up and let’s prepare America for war, this great country will strive and be successful. Are you with me, let’s be ready for war.

Muckraker Blog

I read an article about planned parenthood (abortion) and how people feel about it. Some people believe Planned Parenthood makes a profit from selling baby parts. A man of the name Robert L. Dear recently killed three people in a Colorado Planned Parenthood and injured nine. Ted Cruz believes all convicted murders, including abortionists, should be executed. This article discusses Dear's actions, the reasoning behind it, and what people are thinking about it. Many blame Dear's motive was he is very much against Planned Parenthood. Many blame Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, and endless investigations into planned parenthood.

Link to the article: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/12/republicans_lie_about_planned_parenthood_incite_violence.html

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Veterans Blog

What are your thoughts on murder charges during a war?

I think that the way we handle determining if a servicemen did the right thing is not ok. Since the Rules of Engagement are always changing it is not fair to the servicemen. The send them into a firefight where they either live or die, and if you live you a questioned and treated as if you did something wrong even though you were sent in to do it. You must tell a military lawyer what you did on your firefight and if one thing breaks the Rules of Engagement you are found guilty. Our soldiers are terrified and always worried about doing something against the ROE with the constant changes added to them.

Do you think citizenship is a duty or a privilege?

In a way I feel citizenship is both a duty and a privilege. It is a privilege because you are granted with rights and freedoms only because there are people across seas fighting for it. But you do have to work for your citizenship as well. You also have a duty as a citizen; if you want our veterans to be treated with the respect they deserve you need to stand up and do something about it. It takes effort and dedication to make something like this happen, it might be difficult and uncomfortable for some people to do. As a citizen you should do your part and if you want something done, don’t wait for it to happen do it yourself.

Bacha Bazi

I am just shocked at how Afghan men can sexually abuse young boys and not be punished for it. I don’t understand how people can just be ok with this. It is just wrong that the Afghan culture allows this and the law enforcement does nothing about it. I think that these men should be punished for what they are doing.

It is terrible how our soldiers get punished for speaking out and doing something about it, but those who commit the action get no punishment. What I couldn’t believe was that this man raped a 14 year old girl and got sentenced to only one day in jail, and then she was forced to marry him. The men that sexually abuse these kids act as if they are doing nothing wrong. They think that it is perfectly fine for them to do whatever they please to these children.

It’s disturbing how our military is told to look the other way and act like this isn’t happening. They are told to just stay out of it and ignore it. Those that don’t ignore it can be discharged and sometimes killed. If an Afghan ally is sexually abusing a child on base our military is told not to do anything about it. I am absolutely shocked.