EthicalDemocracy
New York City
October 30th, 2009
6:47 am
Tenacity vs. Perseverance
Brooks shows, not for the first time, that he is part of the U.S. war machine propaganda.
Though Brooks claims that he has called around to a few of his pro-Zionist (as distinct from pro- Israel) 'experts' in the military establishment, this opinion piece is a call to war, in his own voice, from his own mouth.
Is this responsible journalism?
Tenacity is an attribute that can make one bull-headed and possessing tunnel vision, but in contrast the attribute of perseverance, validated in research, makes it possible to pursue goals that are far-reaching and enduring.
The Rotweiler approach is not working, but Brooks advocates it.
Peace endures. Nonviolence endures. Truth endures.
All wholly attainable, wholly pragmatic ideals, if the US can stay out of other sovereign states and instead, protect itself at home -- against the hatred of those it has blatantly exploited for over 50 years.
The majority of West Asians and South Asians know what I am talking about. The hawks? no. Brooks? no.
Chithra KarunaKaran
Ethical Democracy As Lived Practice
http://EthicalDemocracy.blogspot.com
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NYTimes copyright
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/opinion/30brooks.html
The Tenacity Question
By DAVID BROOKS
Military experts say that President Obama is intellectually sophisticated, but they do not know if he has the determination needed from a war president.
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