donnie65's Blog

 Some people are saying we should boycott the summer games in China over the harsh treatment of the Monks in Tibet.Our country did this in 1980 and a lot of promising athletes missed the opportunity of a lifetime to compete against the best athletes in world.The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was the reason for this.We had no idea at the time, but the same group of people we were upset of having their freedom violated by the Soviets would later be known as the Taliban, who as we all know, turned on our country.I'm getting way off of the topic here.All I really wanted to say whether it's 1936 in Berlin,or 1980 in Moscow, or this summer in Bejiing, our young athletes shouldn't  be made pawns in international poltical games.

I'm looking forward to next Jan 20 when Pres. Bush leaves office.His policy of lying and having our servicemen killed and even more maimed  has all but assured John McCain won't have the chance to continue this failed war.I think the majority of Americans are sick of this expensive war and whether it's Hillary or Obama,they at least will offer hope of finally ending this war.Our economy is in turmoil and a few will argue the economy  ebbs and flows in cycles over a long period but even the most loyal Bush supporter has to admit the endless amounts of money the Bush Adm. has invested in this war is taking its toll on our economy.I bet a lot of people don't even know there's actually more US contractors than US Troops in Iraq.I guess it's good to know someone's making a profit.