I’m not sure about you, but I had some preconceived notions about American political parties tendencies to go to war. Interestingly, they turned out to be completely wrong.
Here is a historical recounting of all US wars, how many lives were lost in each, and the responsible ruling party at the time.
This is not to say that the US necessarily initiated the conflicts, but these parties were in power at the time the decision was made to go to war, so it still demonstrates willingness to fight.
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Political Season Blogs
Even though most people probably don’t keep up with politics on a daily basis, there always seems to be a cram session before each election in which people do a little reading and try to figure out who they want in office during the coming election.
As a result, I’ve compiled a list of...
What’s Next? America After the Obama / McCain Election
Here we are on the eve before we discover who will become the next President of the United States. Already it is set to be a historic election.
We will either have the first African-American as Commander in Chief, or the oldest ever President and the first woman in an Executive office.
We will see record...
Barack Obama’s Plans to Fight Terrorism
Let’s face it. It looks like the two most likely candidates that will be put forth by the Democratic party for the next presidential election will be Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Love em’ or hate em’, you better start getting familiar with their political views now.
So, here is a speech Senator Obama...
