What About Africa?

I am so tired of this.  Fox runs it all day long.  Obama is weak, he is  idealistic and can't see that simply invading every country on earth that has terrorists (except African nations) is what needs to be done.

There are WMDs...there are.  Yellow Cake Uranium is everywhere.  Remember this B.S. that Bush spewed, lied to all of us, and invaded a country while Saudi Arabia (where Bin Laden was a citizen) walked.   And it walked because it has a lot of oil that our SUVs simply must have or...or...our profligate, hopeless lifestyle must have.

So we invaded a country that had absolutely nothing to do with terrorist, sparked a massive Islamic reaction, that specifically motivated the Paris terrorists.  

And, by over reacting terrorists are motivated to get massive and cheap publicity.  They kill a few (except in Africa), and the west reacts the same way every time...24/7 coverage...fear mongering...political posturing...and where is Africa anyway?

Nigeria is undergoing a massive human tragedy right now.  Islamic extremists are killing thousands and the west stands back, nothing is done.  Darfur has bled for a decade at least, nothing is done.

As long as Islamic terrorism kills black people, and in country's that don't sit on an ocean of oil, conservatives don't say a thing.

And, you postulate that torture is a good thing.   That the terrorists will motivated by fear of their comrades being tortured, that they are discouraged by "enhanced techniques".

Have you seen "Unbroken" for example.  Or have you ever watched "The Great Escape".  It is American folklore that Japan and Germany tortured and killed captives and millions of others, and the great savior, the United States, came in with its righteous wrath and saved the MOTIVATED THAT TORTURE AND CRUELTY IS WRONG AND MUST BE STOPPED.

Why do conservatives not get this?  Torture and persecution only serve to motivate resistance.  When Bush LIED to get us into Iraq, he unleashed a wave of terrorism that continues still.

"American Sniper" is in theaters now.  There is controversy that it glorifies murder.  It does show, in graphic detail, the horrendous destruction to civilians in Iraq that the Bush adventure caused.  It shows children shot by snipers, blown up by grenades, and sectarian violence that was directly caused by the United States.

I for one felt the film handled the dilemmas service men and women faced in Iraq very well.  Often in the fog of war, innocents get killed.  But did any of you consider that some of those fighters, who got the best of our forces sometimes, were fighting because WE INVADED THEIR COUNTRY.  And as it turned out, with no good reason.

Terrorism is a complex thing...you know complex.  Simple conservative answers don't work.  The more you repress the more it grows.

Let's deal with the causes.  For example:  1.  The oil cartels that keep us all prisoners to automobiles.  2.  Racism that turns a blind eye to the largest continent on earth south of Iraq.  3.  Religious zealotry that wants another Crusade.  4.  Militarism that dictates all international problems can be solved by massive force.

If we continue on this path, ultimately the atomic solution will be used, and the game will be over.  But by GAWD we showed them..we were tough.  

MLK, on the second try to cross the Selma Bridge, hesitated and turned around.  He turned around!  His followers were baffled.  The Selma police had stood aside.  But MLK hesitated.   He was weak, right.  NO, he didn't yet have a federal judge's decision that legitimized the protest and the protection it would bring from the federal government.  So, he took the peaceful way.  And it worked, and he won.....

Do you remember!????