STRATEGY OF BLESSINGS: Let us not retreat from giving this Christmas

The New York Times is calling the present plans of withdrawal of troops from Syria a ‘Strategy of Retreat’ in today's paper. Sadly, the use of retreat cannot be seen as a possible blessing by the media. Retreat Hell! This can be a great holiday gift for many this time of year. And let us consider other blessings in the Middle East not known by many in our presently Yuletide-obsessed society.