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Two Thoughts
Jun. 2nd, 2014 10:01 amThought #1 - Bowe Bergdahl
Comes news over the weekend that Bowe Bergdahl, the only US soldier captured by the Taliban, has been released in a POW exchange. Prisoner of war exchanges fell out of favor in the 20th century, although of late Israel has had to do the same thing. It's also not clear how Bergdahl came to be captured. Specifically, did he walk of the base of his own accord or was he grabbed?
In any event, the President's duty as Commander in Chief is to get all of our soldiers back. He did that, in what appears to have been the best way available. Whether or if Bergdahl was in error in getting himself captured can be (and should be) sorted out now that he's in US hands.
Thought #2 - Warbound (Hugos)
Moving from serious to trivia, over the weekend I started to work on reading Larry Correia's Hugo-nominated novel Warbound. I'm finding it hard work. First, I'm 9 chapters in and have yet to find a character I give much of a damn about. Second, Larry's politics are coming through on this one, and it's driving me nuts.
The novel is set in an alternate 1930s where magic is possible and airships rule the air. Having said that, FDR is still President and the Great Depression is still happening. So, what's bugging me is we have FDR, a man who spent his presidency trying to end segregation, attempting to get people with Power to wear armbands on their sleeves warning mere mortals of their abilities!
In defense of Larry, some of the other political irritants, namely a rich guy moaning that the government is trying to screw him, are historically accurate. (The moaning, not the screwing.) At any rate, the novel is heavy going for me.
Comes news over the weekend that Bowe Bergdahl, the only US soldier captured by the Taliban, has been released in a POW exchange. Prisoner of war exchanges fell out of favor in the 20th century, although of late Israel has had to do the same thing. It's also not clear how Bergdahl came to be captured. Specifically, did he walk of the base of his own accord or was he grabbed?
In any event, the President's duty as Commander in Chief is to get all of our soldiers back. He did that, in what appears to have been the best way available. Whether or if Bergdahl was in error in getting himself captured can be (and should be) sorted out now that he's in US hands.
Thought #2 - Warbound (Hugos)
Moving from serious to trivia, over the weekend I started to work on reading Larry Correia's Hugo-nominated novel Warbound. I'm finding it hard work. First, I'm 9 chapters in and have yet to find a character I give much of a damn about. Second, Larry's politics are coming through on this one, and it's driving me nuts.
The novel is set in an alternate 1930s where magic is possible and airships rule the air. Having said that, FDR is still President and the Great Depression is still happening. So, what's bugging me is we have FDR, a man who spent his presidency trying to end segregation, attempting to get people with Power to wear armbands on their sleeves warning mere mortals of their abilities!
In defense of Larry, some of the other political irritants, namely a rich guy moaning that the government is trying to screw him, are historically accurate. (The moaning, not the screwing.) At any rate, the novel is heavy going for me.
