From Deseret News archives:
Give thanks for bravery, technology, freedom
Here's my 10-point list for 2005:
1. Brave young men and women soldiers who are willing to place themselves in harm's way in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq to offer them the opportunity for freedom from tyranny.
2. Brave Iraqis who will stand up to suicide bombers and other terrorists on Dec. 15 and cast their votes in a free election for parliamentarians. Americans and other outsiders have given them the opportunity, but it is Iraqis who must seize it and set their country on a democratic path.
3. Brave opponents of repression in Islamic countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait and Syria, in part motivated by what is happening in Iraq to challenge existing regimes and demand reforms.
4. In the United States, an extraordinarily resilient economy that remains strong in the face of recessions, hurricane disasters like Katrina and Rita, and a costly war in Iraq.
6. Astounding developments in technology emerging at a breathtaking pace for the benefits of mankind. Given what has happened in my own lifetime in the fields of communication and transportation alone, I tell today's 20-year-olds that the impact of new technology in their lifetimes is incomprehensible to imagine.
7. Arising awareness that continuing modernization and development will demand new methods to conserve energy. As fast-growing countries like India and China sop up the world's oil, Americans must embrace more fuel-efficient cars and develop alternative sources of energy.
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