Tuesday, August 21, 2012

The U.S. Troops and Afghanistan

The Disunited States of America is yet again embroiled in wars that we haven't got the stomach to finish. Many thousands of men and women were killed in WWII, but the people kept their backbones and saw it through because they knew that to do less would leave the entire world in jeopardy. What we do not realize is that situation is EXACTLY the same now! The reason that corruption runs rampant in Afghanistan (and Iraq and Syria,etc) is that their country is riddled with bribery, favors, tribal politics, and a religion that allows lies as an acceptable means of dealing with outsiders. That dynamic is as deadly as anything Hitler could have dreamed up. And whether anyone likes to hear this or not, it affects the whole world. It's affecting US RIGHT NOW! Subterfuge is a well known method of warfare- oh yes, you can plant bombs, shoot off grenades from a grenade launcher, and shoot guns, but the real danger is in sneaky underhanded ops that make people believe everything is fine. Oh, the poor people are just misunderstood. Don't rock the boat. Get everyone to back off the problem. If we just negotiate we'll be fine. You cannot negotiate with rattlesnakes and cobras. You cannot have truthful, honest conversations with people who want to destroy you and are willing to lie to your face to accomplish their goals. And because we seem to lack the family jewels to see this thing through, we will yet again back away from the fight. The 7 brave men who died in the Blackhawk helicopter incident in Afghanistan a few days ago were among the many who will have died in vain if we do not move forward into the battle with conviction. The only hope we have is God and the election. Trust God to help us. Kick the guy out who panders to the enemy, and put someone in who will stand up to him. What do you say?