Tag Archives: nine-eleven

The 2026 Midterm  Elections

Posted on July 27, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 27, 2025 The United States of America is in serious trouble, far more than it was on December 8, 1941, when our Pacific fleet lay at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; far more than after our … Continue reading →

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Carville and the Midterms

Posted on July 21, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 21, 2025 Thirty-three years ago, when Bill Clinton was running for president, Democratic strategist James Carville burst on the scene. He brought with him an acerbic wit, an unusual talent for political analysis, and a good-old-boy Louisiana … Continue reading →

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Have We Forgotten?

Posted on December 7, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 7, 2023 Shortly after nine-eleven, a Seattle Times columnist of Japanese descent sardonically thanked ISIS for committing an act so heinous, it would eventually make Americans forget the attack on Pearl Harbor. It seems he was correct. … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for Saudi Crown Prince MBS to Step Up

Posted on October 7, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 7, 2023 The United States and Saudi Arabia have been strange dance partners for several decades. Are they friends? Enemies? Business Partners? The Saudis have always acted in their own interest, as has the government of Israel, … Continue reading →

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Sitting on the Sidelines

Posted on October 27, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 27, 2021 As a kid trying to absorb the sanitized fantasy that my public schools called American History, I wondered how the world continually got itself into situations in which there was suddenly no alternative to war … Continue reading →

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Kabul, a Disquieting Echo of Saigon

Posted on August 16, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 6, 2021 “Do not let my party pretend to be outraged by this. Both the GOP and Dems failed here. Time for Americans to put their country over their party.” That was Representative Adam Kinzinger (R, IL) … Continue reading →

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Leaving Afghanistan, Triage on a Global Scale

Posted on July 9, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 9. 2021 Triage is an unpleasant but necessary concept. Sometimes, we can’t save everyone no matter how deserving or worthy they are. It happens on battlefields, during epidemics, and in routine hospital settings, as when there are … Continue reading →

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Presidential Christmas Messages

Posted on December 25, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 25, 2020 It wasn’t too long ago that the worst thing we had to bear on Christmas was a presidential address filled with empty platitudes. One of the more heartfelt was Harry Truman’s first such address in … Continue reading →

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Stress Tests

Posted on December 12, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 12, 2020 Stress tests have been used ever since people have been building and manufacturing things to assure their safety and soundness. Would you get on an airplane if you didn’t know that every piece of the … Continue reading →

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Three Invasions

Posted on December 10, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 10, 2020 Three times in its history, the United States has been the victim of unprovoked attacks on its Homeland that killed and injured thousands of Americans. The first was the Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor, … Continue reading →

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