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Posts Tagged war

21

Oct '09

We cannot afford NOT to spend the money

There seems to be a thick fog of delusion obscuring rational conversation on the topic of government spending. Every day I hear another rant or read yet another article by one pundit or another about how we cannot afford to fight the battles that President Obama is waging. Just this morning, I read an article [...]

Tags: afghanistan, barack obama, economy, government spending, investments, society, war
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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05

Nov '08

World Reaction

On September 12, 2001 almost every human on the planet waved an American flag and said “I am an American” and in the past 7 years we have squandered that solidarity, goodwill, and our treasury to boot.
What a wonderful opportunity we have before us; to rebuild and perhaps regain the place we had seven years [...]

Tags: barack obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel, collaboration, conflict, Germany, Gordon Brown, news bbc co uk, Nicolas Sarkozy, partnership, presidency, president elect, President Hamid Karzai, Prime Minister Taro Aso, war
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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31

Oct '08

Scary Times

It’s Halloween. Kids are having fun scaring each other and eating candy. And acting really weird.  This evening’s antics serve as an appropriate background for the past week. Two of the start-ups I am working with are suffering from a lack of funding. Not because their businesses are bad. No, they suffer from a lack [...]

Tags: blogosphere, capital, contrarians, credit crunch, facebook, Google, internet, internet bubble burst, sequoia, VC, war, warren buffett
Insights & Opinions by Michael Schutzler

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10

Feb '08

Courage in the face of fear

I went to the Washington State Presidential primary caucuses yesterday, which put my brain into history mode. It struck me again that great leaders stand their ground under fire, at times even under persecution. It’s not what they promise; it’s what they do when their mettle is tested. Great leaders face daunting challenges with [...]

Tags: caucuses, courage, doubt, freedom, George W. Bush, intention, Iraq, Leadership, Lincoln, listening, President Bush, resolve, war, war in iraq
Harnessing Ambition by Michael Schutzler

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