THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN A PARAGRAPH
"Battle doesn't determine who is right. Only who is left. We destroyed fascists, not fascism; men, not ideas. Our triumphs did not serve as evidence that democracy is best for the world any more than Russian victories proved that communism is an ideal system for all mankind. Only through our peacetime efforts to abolish war and bring a larger measure of freedom and security to all peoples can we reveal to others that we are any better than our defeated opponents." - Peter Bowman 'Beach Red'

I came across this quote while searching for the name of the young US Air Force Captain who refused to continue to bomb north Vietnam during the war. His story was in the War Remnants Museum in Saigon (known more appropriately to the local vietnamese as The War Crimes Museum). I wanted to see if I could find out what became of him after he became a conscietious objector, and the war eventually ended. If anyone has a lead on this, I'd like to hear it - you can leave the information in the comments below this blog, or you can just email me the information.

Thanks to Wendy for the quote of the year -  I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
Alexander the Great

So sad that most people really are sheep. Even sadder when they're led by fanatics - case in point:  the riots over the Danish cartoons.