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If the purpose is not to win, what s the point of going to war in the first place? We re spreading democracy and winning hearts and minds? Right! I served in Vietnam and I have been to a number of other third world countries. They want what we have, but they don t necessarily want us. We can t issue democracy to these countries and we damned sure can t force it on them. Democracy is something they have to want bad enough to fight for it themselves. And who are we to say that democracy is right for everybody. Some countries are not culturally set up for democracy, period, and others may not yet be ready for it. When they are, let them find it and fight for it themselves. They will appreciate it more that way. Another mistake we have repeated in Iraq is getting involved in a war, in a country whose culture we did not understand. Before we bound off and get involved in our next war we should study our own history and do a little homework on our adversary s culture, maybe see if we had an …

Here are some suggestions of sports to which you could initiate your child, this summer, according to its temperament. The nervous kid Choose a sport where he must learn how to control himself like tennis, table tennis, badminton or volley ball. The passive kid Does your child want nothing to know about team sports? Offer him an activity where he will be measured with himself, such as archery, climbing or cycling. Get a chart of the cycling roads of your region and leave for the adventure. Fix goals and reward yourselves when they are reached. Have fun! The aggressive kid If your child shows signs of aggressiveness, direct him toward sports of endurance like athletics, or combat sports such as judo and karate. He will have to learn how to respect his adversary and, consequently, his entourage. The shy kid The rather timid child will profit largely from the practice of a team sport. During the action, he will learn how to come into contact with other children, to confront himself with …