It’s that day again

[aadler]

 
Eleven years on, I have to say that I wish we had accomplished more.

Iraq and Afghanistan are sliding back into Islamic anarchy, as American will dwindles. (Not that of the soldiers, no, not the people doing the fighting; the loss of determination is almost completely limited to politicians and others who stay safely home.) Egypt and Libya are lost to the Muslim Brotherhood, Syria is sure to be the next on the block, and Iran is right around the corner from nuclear weaponry. Weakness, apathy, and arrogant disregard — all from the White House — have set the stage for another round of terrible wars. And, when they begin, we won’t be ready, because we never are. America always yearns for peace, carries it to an unrealistic extreme, and as a result we always have to catch up to events we might have headed off.

In the time since I joined the Army, I’ve done three theater deployments and a support tour at Guantanamo, along with volunteering for every school and training and extra duty for which I could qualify. It wasn’t enough. I wanted to do more, and I tried to do more, because I knew I hadn’t done enough. And now, just as the need is about to increase, I’m approaching the point of involuntary retirement, and will no longer be allowed to contribute.

Things are about to get bad, and I’m convinced it didn’t have to happen. And, though there are many things that could have been done better, I pretty much blame Obama for the state of things now.

Maybe next time we can elect someone who, instead of focusing on the rise of the oceans, will just do his damn JOB.

Comments

[skarman.livejournal.com]

You're correct, the Congo wars and that little slice of hell didn't have anything to do with muslims. Only tribal warfare. So congratulations. You've found a few that had nothing to do with islam.

OH SNAP!

This is what I wrote (quoted for accuracy):
"I invite yamamanama to check out all the wars of the last decade. The MAJORITY have one side being of islamic faith."

But what about the Janjaweed in Sudan and Chad? Or the insurgencies in Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia? How about Somalia and Kenya? As I read the map, those countries are all in Africa. Me thinks the number dwarfs the Congo, Liberia and the warfare between Hutus and Tutsis, hmm? All these countries, in Africa, have major problems with islamic terrorists. Have had it for years.

I think it's time you start checking out history. See what the Middle East was like before islam held sway. Science played a major part back then. So did slavery. Which it still does to this day. Funny that science was destroyed and slavery is still upheld. Then look at what happened in 1979. How the mullahs and their followers invaded the US Embassy and held it hostage for over a year. And what happened because of that. Then I want you to pull a parallel to today and the events of the last few days.

They say history repeats itself and ample proof is provided. You mentioned the Congo massacres between the tribes. Parallel to the massacres in the deathcamps of WWII. A weak US president presiding over the overthrow of an ally and the attack on a US State Department outpost.... Was that in 1979 or 2012? Oh, I know! It's BOTH!

I've lived through the Cold War. I've watched as the Peanut Farmer president made a mess of things. I've watched the Berlin Wall come down and the USSR and the East Bloc countries come tumbling down. I've seen the Soviets bleed themselves dry in Afghanistan. I've seen their people standing in line in Moscou, waiting to buy a loaf of bread and a pound of potatoes while their leaders drove around in limousines and their sons died in that hellhole. I've seen the various terrorist groups take hostages, shoot them, throw them off ships into the sea, blow them up etc.

Nothing has changed, just the names of the groups.

History is filled with repeating the same mistakes again and again. Einstein said it best:

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Perfectly describes these people, doesn't it?

BTW, I'm serious about history. You should really start reading up on it. It seems that it is a subject not taught in schools anymore. Just like basic things like math, geography, economics, languages and logical thinking.

[yamamanama.livejournal.com]

Ceylon is possibly the most brutal regime on the face of the planet.