Blog 11 Global Birdseye 3 World War III
George Bush talked about "the war on terror" as a permanent war. He didn't quite make the idea stick with most ordinary Americans, who had been burned in Vietnam, and again in Iraq. But other English-speaking prime ministers are now playing the same tired disk and jumping into the Middle East bonfire with guns and rhetoric blazing.
No words can portray the savagery of the murderous ISIL fighters. There is no question that they have become human savages and their antics should be stopped.
However, just to enter a radical thought or two before pursuing that point, one might ask two questions. If these guys had had wives, and jobs befitting their talents, and had seen their children going to schools, would they be acting out in the way they are? And if they had been able to look around the world and not see a grossly unequal distribution of wealth, which excluded them, would they be any different? Don't ask me. I just propose the questions.
But there is a question some really smart number-cruncher might answer. For every ISIL fighter killed in a drone attack how many civilians are "unfortunate collateral damage," and, of those civilians, how many have brothers or fathers or uncles who are now mad as hell at the foreign bombers?
Well, enough rhetorical questions. Here is a serious one Why is no word heard about a rational military approach that would put an end to the problem: namely, to cordon off the ISIL playboys and cut off the supply of arms to them?
I can't believe that the combined military power of America, England, France, Germany - throw in Canada and Australia, if necessary - could not do that. Quarantine ISIL and stop the supply of arms to them. (NOTE: there are TWO steps there.) They couldn't fight for long with hand-held be-heading tools.
It may have something to do with the fact that these countries - America, England, France, Germany, Canada and Australia are the same countries which have big military export industries. Still, there's the Saudi-Yemen war now. Maybe the Americans, Europeans and Australians ought to jump in there, too, with a few aircraft attacks. It wouldn't matter which side they hit. It would be good for business.
Well, enough said on those grim thoughts. Next time I'll try for a funny blog - seriously. Something simple and about money.
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