We are living in a metaphor in the United States.  The metaphor is global warming as a substitute term for geopolitical restructuring due to the ending of the Cold War.  As the cold war ends, the globe warms.

If you tell the truth, life is easy.  You don't have to remember anything because the story is the same every time.  When you lie, you have to remember the lie and you have to invent details – sometimes on the fly.   In the United States, we are adrift in a universe of lies because of terms like global warming.

On June 10, 1993, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell gave the commencement speech at Harvard University.   It was the first time since 1947 that an active duty military officer had given the commencement speech at Harvard.  In 1947, it was General George Marshall who gave the commencement address and his purpose was to announce the Marshall Plan.