Flash Points USA - America at War - Colleen Shogun
Flash Points USA - America at War - Colleen Shogun
Flash Points USA - America at War - Colleen Shogun (speaking about various Presidents) 05.00.54 Colleen Shogun speaks about President George Bush Sr., and his success of pulling together an international coalition, that he rallies an international coalition for the prosecution of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Then compares the current President George W. Bush, that he "tries" to get international support from the UN, etc, but is unable to achieve that support. Discusses the differences between both Bush administrations. 05.05.00 Historians poll seems to indicate that our greatest Presidents have presided over some sort of war-time event, either Abraham Lincoln or FDR, Teddy Roosevelt in minor skirmishes although not any great wars. In contemporary times, I think that might be less the case, especially after September 11th (911), the American people are so rattled when it comes to our international involvement and to what could actually happen as a result of foreign policy and unrest in the country. Perhaps what has gone on in the past in the 20th Century that it seems wars have been important legacies for President's, it could in fact in the future be the converse, that President's that keep us out of wars, that keep us out of conflicts actually will be rewarded more than President's who drag us into wars. Because wars are all too real, and we also know what goes on in wars because we have imbedded reporters, we have television cameras, we have photographs, we're able to see the tangible results of wars. Even more presented, even more than we were able to see in the Vietnam conflict. So wars are more real to the American people, we have less patience for long protracted wars." 05.07.00 Colleen Shogun says we should take a look back to ancient history, "look at the Greek Empire they were certainly the most powerful Empire and the Athenians were the most powerful people, but they lost it all..." She says we have to be very wary not to spread ourselves too thin around the world, where then we enter into a situation where we are no longer the world super power because our resources are simply spread out throughout the world and we can't concentrate on our major conflicts...... 05.09.08 Shogun speaks about President Truman's legacy regarding the atomic bomb, that it was something that "had to be done".