TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart After the War of 1812, America has been under attack twice from villains outside the shores of our nation, and twice more by domestic terrorists. On Sunday, December 7, 1941, America’s Pacific fleet was attacked by the Japanese while our naval personnel were waking up to another glorious day in Hawaii. The following day, President Roosevelt announced America would be joining our allies in WWII. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the leader of the terrorist group, Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden executed planned attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and the White House. Only the courage of passengers aboard United Airlines flight 93, saved the “people’s home,” from certain destruction. On April 12, 1861, our country’s bloodiest war began. The Civil War was fought between brothers, friends, and neighbors. The Confederacy was America’s first domestic terrorist organization. When it ended on April 9, 1865, approximately 700,000 Americans had been...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart   America’s past is filled with dark memories. Unfortunately, our country has failed to learn from all of these mistakes. I offer you my list of the ten darkest days in America’s history from bad to worst.   ONE OF SEVERAL ILLEGAL AND UNNECESSARY WARS   On April 20, 1975, the last helicopter left Saigon, leaving many men and women behind who had assisted the American military in the 20-year war in Vietnam. To this day no one has been able to justify America’s engagement in a war halfway around the world. More than 58,200 men who were drafted into an illegal war lost their lives. Vietnam would become one of many wars lost by America.  ar, SCOTUS VOIDS THE 14 TH AMENDMENT   I know it’s the truth, because I watched all three hours of the attempted coup on January 6, 2021. Trump controlled the entire violent attack on our Capitol Building. According to section three of the 14 th Amendment, he is ineligible to run for any elected office...