Thursday, October 06, 2005
IRAQI CATCH 22?
Geeee DubbleBubblya (G.W.Bush) stated in a new twist today that we cannot back out of Iraq because doing so would be handing over the country to terrorists. And that we must remain there until the very end.
A compelling argument for the true believers.
Chicago, 1982...Americans have their first taste of terrorism.
It occurs when a bottle of Tylenol is laced w/poison.
Of course the public was very much concerned with apprehending the guilty, but what made more of an impression on me was a report from the investigators. They determined that in Chicago alone, they knew of more than 17,000 suspects who were capable of perpetrating a crime of that nature.
Seventeen Thousand....
One city....
That many degenerates....
Now when I look at Iraq and the Jihadist attraction which the Iraqui conflict is surely creating throughout that region of the world, I see the number of radical, marginal, emotional, zealots exceeding, by far, the number of lunatics capable of the Chicago Tylenol incident. These maniacal malcontents are hustling to join in probably their one and only opportunity to be part of a literal battle to kill Americans.
Another equally disconcerting aspect of the terrorist insurgency in Iraq is the development of their weaponry and tactics. Invariably in any conflict, the evolution of warfare is given the opportunity to fine-tune its methods of killing the "enemy". Unfortunately, the insurgency is being given the opportunity to tone, tweak and improve its killing techniques on our fighting men. Even more unsettling is the fact that these improved strategies are eventually intended for the unarmed, unsuspecting, and unprepared American public.
When you take the vast number of the enthusiastic disciples yearning to learn the skills to murder Americans and add the present, successive development of weapons, it becomes clear that remaining in Iraq creates a definite recipe for expanding the strength of the insurgency as well as Al Quaida. More importantly, by sustaining the war in Iraq and allowing the growth of these elements, the president is in fact contributing to make America LESS safe.
Thus lies the Catch 22:
The longer we stay and fight in Iraq to prevent the development of terrorism, the more we create a larger, more efficient network of terrorists.
The critical responsibility in Iraq - more important than constitutions and voting and all the political BS, is the establishment of an Iraqi force to deal with its own people - thats what the Iraqi's want and it's the only thing that will cut the rising conflagration of anti-American sentiment/ militarism.
A U.S. free Iraq.
It is a bitter reminder of Bush's reprehensible history of the still woeful handling of the hurricane area that brings me little peace. I have grave doubts as to his policies and in fact even his capability of establishing the policies required to expedite an effective Iraqui Force. Only 3 1/4 years of deadly ineptitude to go.
A compelling argument for the true believers.
Chicago, 1982...Americans have their first taste of terrorism.
It occurs when a bottle of Tylenol is laced w/poison.
Of course the public was very much concerned with apprehending the guilty, but what made more of an impression on me was a report from the investigators. They determined that in Chicago alone, they knew of more than 17,000 suspects who were capable of perpetrating a crime of that nature.
Seventeen Thousand....
One city....
That many degenerates....
Now when I look at Iraq and the Jihadist attraction which the Iraqui conflict is surely creating throughout that region of the world, I see the number of radical, marginal, emotional, zealots exceeding, by far, the number of lunatics capable of the Chicago Tylenol incident. These maniacal malcontents are hustling to join in probably their one and only opportunity to be part of a literal battle to kill Americans.
Another equally disconcerting aspect of the terrorist insurgency in Iraq is the development of their weaponry and tactics. Invariably in any conflict, the evolution of warfare is given the opportunity to fine-tune its methods of killing the "enemy". Unfortunately, the insurgency is being given the opportunity to tone, tweak and improve its killing techniques on our fighting men. Even more unsettling is the fact that these improved strategies are eventually intended for the unarmed, unsuspecting, and unprepared American public.
When you take the vast number of the enthusiastic disciples yearning to learn the skills to murder Americans and add the present, successive development of weapons, it becomes clear that remaining in Iraq creates a definite recipe for expanding the strength of the insurgency as well as Al Quaida. More importantly, by sustaining the war in Iraq and allowing the growth of these elements, the president is in fact contributing to make America LESS safe.
Thus lies the Catch 22:
The longer we stay and fight in Iraq to prevent the development of terrorism, the more we create a larger, more efficient network of terrorists.
The critical responsibility in Iraq - more important than constitutions and voting and all the political BS, is the establishment of an Iraqi force to deal with its own people - thats what the Iraqi's want and it's the only thing that will cut the rising conflagration of anti-American sentiment/ militarism.
A U.S. free Iraq.
It is a bitter reminder of Bush's reprehensible history of the still woeful handling of the hurricane area that brings me little peace. I have grave doubts as to his policies and in fact even his capability of establishing the policies required to expedite an effective Iraqui Force. Only 3 1/4 years of deadly ineptitude to go.
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Let me get this right, are you saying that Bush is intentionally drawing terrorists into Iraq in order to prevent them from doing harm here in the American homeland?
I personally cant believe for a second that he had, or has the foresight to plan something on that scale. This is just another botched job.
My concern is that the huge recruiting that the insurgency generates by the US presence is going to provide many more
potential individuals the instruction and finally the opportunity to infiltrate the US border and subsequently do harm.
Again, Bush may be using the "We're killin' em there b'fore they come here" argument but knowing his work ethic, I can't honestly believe it's more than a cheap rationalization.
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I personally cant believe for a second that he had, or has the foresight to plan something on that scale. This is just another botched job.
My concern is that the huge recruiting that the insurgency generates by the US presence is going to provide many more
potential individuals the instruction and finally the opportunity to infiltrate the US border and subsequently do harm.
Again, Bush may be using the "We're killin' em there b'fore they come here" argument but knowing his work ethic, I can't honestly believe it's more than a cheap rationalization.
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