George Rebane
Today we remember and honor the military service men and women who died for us, and those who have yet to come home. We sent them into harm’s way to keep harm away from us and our loved ones. They went willingly again and again to do the work of war with the belief, and sometimes only hope, that their country was behind them.
Since the days of muzzle loading rifles and the Constitution class of frigates, one way Americans heading for battle knew their country supported them fully was in the quality and supply of weapons and stores they were provided. In the main, these were always the best that was available for warcraft. And with innovative entrepreneurs free to invent, make, and sell, America soon set the standard for getting there firstest with the bestest and mostest – once our politicians had things sorted out.
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‘Estonia, the little country that could’
George Rebane
A friend and RR reader emailed me the link to a Washington Times article by Richard Rahn that summarizes the economic history of Estonia. Readers may recall my posts from our 15-29jun08 visit back to the old sod (see posts under ‘My Story’, right column). Misplaced modesty prohibits my adding anything to the Rahn article. I only draw your attention to it as a part of the larger apologetics that may be seen to underpin my socio-economic biases expressed in these pages. As such, the source may all be in my double-helix, or perhaps in the water I drank as a young child. Hard to tell.
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