The State Department recently announced it was committing $700,000 to what might be called Project Overreach – an American government initiative to “help” the Hungarians get the “right” news.
When President Trump unveiled his Afghanistan war-expansion plan in his August 21 speech, he used the phrase, “To prosecute this war, we will learn from history.” Taking the statement to heart, the president would do well to consult with his military advisers and consider all previous efforts over the centuries to subdue the Afghans — and their disastrous results.
June is the season for roses–resplendent in gardens and ever-present at weddings throughout the United States. But then that is fitting, for the rose is, after all, the National Floral Emblem of the United States, declared so by Presidential Proclamation, signed by President Reagan on November 20, 1986:
