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Libhater
05-23-2014, 02:24 PM
Abraham Lincoln had no chance to prepare for war. In his Inaugural Address in March of 1861 the new president appealed for peace.

That same day, Gen. Winfield Scott gave him a message from the besieged Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Capt. Robert Anderson informed his Washington superiors that he could not hold out against the rebels much longer. Lincoln was unprepared for the artillery barrage that opened up on Ft. Sumter on April 12th, but he said, "we have the war upon us."

When the Great War broke out in Europe 100 years ago this July, the United States was not involved. President Woodrow Wilson urged Americans to remain neutral in thought as well as deed. He kept the United States out of the European War for almost three years. In that time, he might have prepared this country in case we found ourselves drawn in despite our prayers. He chose not to do so.

Wilson's Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, actually took pride in the fact that we were unprepared when war finally came in 1917.

This weekend would be a good time to pause and look at the "Faces of the Fallen" and pray solace for their loved ones. In World War II, one in every 11 Americans was in uniform. Today, only one in two hundred serves us and this land we love. Our all-volunteer military needs our sincere support.

http://www.frc.org/washingtonupdate/from-every-patriot-grave

darroll
05-23-2014, 08:00 PM
It may be that perpetual peace can only be brought about by perpetual war. Unknown