11th hour /11th day /11th month /11th year

A new and different war is underway. But first let me take you back. I want you to take some time this day, at 11 AM, to reflect. 93 years ago today the horrible cacophony of the Great War, the “War to End All Wars,” came to a conclusion. There were to be no winners for the next century.

Europe today is still struggling for the answer to the troubling question of a united and powerful Europe and a better life for all. Germany is now in the driver’s seat in Europe in spite of her catastrophic defeats in two of her last three European conflicts. The results speak, perhaps, to the great resiliency and productivity of the German people.