I will comment this speech next week in Shaa Allah in Arabic language: General, thank you.  I am very proud to be here.  I am proud to be among all of you who give so much every day and will continue to contribute to our country and making a better world. And I thank you for that service. For a fancy general, to give such an overstated introduction to a retired Army Sergeant is something that I rarely get.  But I am very appreciative of the generous introduction and to you, General, and all of your staff and colleagues here.…

I will comment this note next week in shâa Allah in Arabic language: Relations between us have passed through different stages. We stood against each other during the cold war. But we were also allies once, and defeated the Nazis together. The universal international organization — the United Nations — was then established to prevent such devastation from ever happening again. The United Nations’ founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America’s consent the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this…