11/12/2019 12:46 AM

>November 12th, 1942. A cold day if you've ever saw one, it's a biting 23 degrees outside. The War rages on. The men that work on the ships and the men that live on the ships are separated.

>No one would have guessed that the men of the ship were more like families than soldiers.

>They eat together, sleep together, have children together. They are more like brothers than teammates.

>Some of these soldiers will go on to become officers.

>In the meantime, they are sent down to the water to wash dishes and clean the decks and to help build the ships. They are given a piece of wood to make a spoon from or to make a cup from. They make it a point to help out wherever they can.

>There are some of the younger ones, the ones that have never been in the war that want to come back and see what the world is like. I think it's a big problem. The other thing I'd say is that I have been on both sides of that fence, and I'm sure there are many people like me who have been a part of this conflict and have loved our country, but I don't think I'm one of those people who thinks it's right for this country to bomb a country that has never attacked us, has never attacked anyone, and has never attacked anyone else."

>Buchanan then asked: "You don't think it's right for us to bomb a country that we're not going to attack and that we're not going to attack people that we're not going to attack?"

>Kasich responded: "Yeah, but that's the problem. It's the idea of it, is, we have to go around the world and find people who are our enemies. We have to go around the world and find people who are our enemies. And we do have some friends who are our enemies, and that's fine, but that does not mean that we have to go around the world and bomb them."

>Later, the crowd applauded Kasich's comments.

>"No doubt I'm going to make a lot of mistakes on my way to the nomination," Kasich said. "But I think this is a time of leadership and of hope. And I hope to be the president of the United States in this campaign."

>Kasich, who is currently the only viable candidate in the Republican presidential race, is in the top tier of the GOP field, but it's not a sure thing that he'll earn a majority of delegates. The New York Times is currently projecting a "virtual tie" between Trump and Kasich, which would result in a contested convention.

>The New York Times is currently projecting a "virtual tie" between Trump and Kasich, which would result in a contested convention. As Politico reports, "the Ohio governor has long been the front-runner in many national polls, but he is just ahead of Trump in Ohio."

>"the Ohio governor has long been the front-runner in many national polls, but he is just ahead of Trump in Ohio's primary, as he is in other key primary states that voting starts on Tuesday."

>But there are some signs that Trump is growing more popular. As of Sunday morning, the state's Republican primary was still undecided, but Trump led in the RealClearPolitics average of polls by a 2.2-percentage-point margin.

>Trump's lead in Ohio would be enough to make it likely that he will win the GOP nomination and the presidency. But Ohio is one of the top five primaries that will occur over the next two months.

>Ohioans also go to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in Illinois, North Carolina, Florida, Missouri, and Ohio.

>Ohioans also go to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in Illinois, North Carolina, Florida, Missouri, and Ohio. But with the enemy on the horizon, urns are filled with the most valuable presidential battleground states.

>Voting in Florida: Florida's 11 electoral votes will be on the line Tuesday as voters across the state head to the polls to decide between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. The state's 23 electoral votes are up for grabs in all four congressional districts, meaning a majority of its voters have the power to swing the vote in their district.

>Florida has a history of voting for its preferred candidate, with President Obama winning the state twice.

>Voting in North Carolina: North Carolina's 16 electoral votes will be up for grabs in all 10 of its congressional districts. Clinton leads Trump by 3 percentage points, according to a RealClearPolitics average of recent polls, which includes the state's two hotly contested congressional districts.

>The presidential race meant little to me, as I was stuck in a trench on the other side of the world. There were a few weeks at the end of August, but even the election of the president of the United States did not register. I was a little confused by the way the media covered it, too. I had expected it to be more serious, with more emotion. The presidential election was just another news story. It was just as dull as the ones on TV. When the candidates had their debates, I was curious to watch, but I could not even understand what they were saying. They were all so staid.

>In a country like Russia, there were always issues to be discussed. But I was too busy working to pay much attention to the politics. I wanted to see how people lived.

>For a long time, I thought about moving to the United States. It seemed like it would be a good fit for me," said Kalev, a native of Ukraine who has lived in Russia for several years.

>The 30-year-old, who is married and has a 5-year-old daughter, was hoping to pursue a job in the health care industry after a career in the business world.

>"But when we went to see how long I'd have to stay here, I was told I'd have to stay six months at least," he said.

>He has to apply for a work permit and a residence permit to continue working in Russia, but he can't work for a company that has no presence in the United States and is not in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, which makes it much more difficult to get coverage for his daughter.

>Kalev, a former U.S. Army officer, has been in the United States for more than two years and is still waiting to get his green card, which he has applied for but has yet to receive.

>He has been denied entry to Israel, Britain, France, Australia, Germany and Spain, according to his lawyer.

>"This is the country of the Enlightenment, the birthplace of American independence and, arguably, the birthplace of the modern world," Kalev wrote. "You would be surprised to know that it is a country where the vast majority of Jews were not persecuted during World War II.

>"It is a country where Jews can serve in the U.S. armed forces without facing persecution. It is a country where they are safe in their Jewish homes. It is a country where they can even leave the country if they choose. And, it is a country where they can have their "personal freedom" with no limitations. In this country, people are not forced to do anything, they are not held accountable and in general, freedom is very lax and people are allowed to do as they please with little to no penalty, no consequences, no accountability and no responsibility.

>To the best of my knowledge, it is the only country in the world that allows people to eat and drink wherever they want and to have sex anywhere they want. They can do what they want as long as they do not hurt others. In the United States, people are not allowed to have sex with anyone they want because that is a very big "no-no".

>There are many things we do not understand in this country. There are many things we have trouble believing, especially considering that we have been here a long time. The fact is that we have been lied to so much and told so many lies about our country that most people here just accept it.