Posted on 05/30/2016 5:23:49 AM PDT by Biggirl
During my 30 year career with the former INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) I had the privilege of working with members of many other law enforcement agencies- both from within the United States and with those of foreign governments. One of those foreign police forces was the Israeli National Police. There are times when a statement made by someone else creates a seminal moment - when an issue is brought into such focus that you can never forget it.
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It’s because our wars are no longer existential. Israel’s memorial day, in June before its independence day, is somber because its fight is one of survival. They must win every war or the nation perishes. The USA hasn’t faced that since the Revolution, and maybe not even then. We’d probably have to go back to before even the French and Indian War for a period in time when then frontier was close and existence tenuous.
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