The Associated Press is reporting that an unmanned drone, operated by US-Coalition forces, dropped missiles on a suspected Islamic militant hideout along the Pakistan and Afghan border. It is unknown whether or not the man targeted was killed. State television reported there were about 20 total fatalities.
First off, I support the US pursuing Islamic militants. I think the region this attack occurred in should be the focal point of offensive action in the War on Terror. It's where Public Enemy No. 1 is, we're told. The problem I have is with the efficiency and tactics used by the Pentagon. An unmanned drone dropping missiles from the sky? 20 people killed, none of which we can confirm was the target? When did fighting terrorism become a video game?
Poor US intelligence left us vulnerable to 9/11. Poor US intelligence led us into Iraq. When will US intelligence get back on track? Remember the good ol' days when we armed Osama, bought off Saddam and Charlie Wilson won a war? I guess I'm just wondering where the covert operations have gone? We're spending billions buying off muslims around the globe when we should be converting loyal Americans into undercover, quais-muslims. Pentagon operations should be focused on training our own forces to speak the language, understand the culture and infiltrate enemy organizations. This strategy should prevent 20 people from dying when 1 person would work.
Every time an anonymous bomb kills anonymous people in the Middle East, it incites, inspires and encourages anonymous future soldiers of Jihad.
Put yourself in their position. Wouldn't you join the crusade if your family and everything you lived for was destroyed by an enemies misguided bomb?
The new frontier of War is a control room. Generals bark out orders to soldiers sitting in front of computers. Push a button kill a terrorist. Push another button, create 10 more...
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Posted By: R. D. Briceland Posted on: Mar. 17, 2008 at 12:17 PM |
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Mar. 17, 2008 at 01:28:35 PM
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| "Every time an anonymous bomb kills anonymous people in the Middle East, it incites, inspires and encourages anonymous future soldiers of Jihad." We never learn from history, do we? Did you know that despite all of our recent skirmishes (wars, mini-wars, bombings, topplings, dictator-installments) with Middle Eastern nations in the last fifty years, Osama bin Laden's big problem with "us" goes back to World War I? Some Muslims even cite the Crusades and even the conquest of Persia by the Macedonians as the spark of this Jihad. What makes WWI the turning point in bin Laden's mind is that it was the point at which the Islamic world was overwhelmingly brought down and the Western powers began dominating and inserting its political power over the region. The Middle East was hailed for its great empires, humane leaders, medical and scientific breakthroughs, and amazing architecture. After WWI, it looked like it was over. The Western Powers took military and administrative control over the defeated Ottoman Empire and eventually carved it into the Middle East that we know today. Everything that has happened since, including the unconditional Western support for Israel, is the equivalent of Chinese water torture. The war in Iraq and talk of invading Iran only frustrates the situation. There is a deep hatred, or at least great resentment, toward the United States for its interference in the region. In my view, they long for the days when Islam or their nations were at the pinnacle of power and they associate the U.S. and Israel with their despair. Generals bombing innocent civilians from behind a computer, accidental or not, and video war games amount to a more sophisticated interpretation of water torture. The message? We can f*** with you whenever we want... right from our living rooms if we want! It's no longer a crusade, it's turned into a deliberate, unprovoked smackdown from their point of view. |
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Mar. 17, 2008 at 02:06:39 PM
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| To: R.D. Briceland Who is public enemy number 1? Cheney is in Iraq :) Even if we knew where Osama Bin Laden was and had a detailed map, we probbly couldn't find him... I will never be able to understand how you can lose someone that is 6' 6" tall... Sometimes I think the only reason we have these missions is to test our fancy equipment - based on the fact we get it wrong more times than we get it right - we should probably get out of the war business - it's obvious we're not very good at it. P. |
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Mar. 17, 2008 at 04:24:15 PM
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[This is a reply to comment by Patricia L Johnson on Mar. 17, 2008 at 02:06:39 PM]
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Mar. 17, 2008 at 02:06:39 PM To: R.D. Briceland Who is public enemy number 1? Cheney is in Iraq :) Even if we knew where Osama Bin Laden was and had a detailed map, we probbly couldn't find him... I will never be able to understand how you can lose someone that is... View this Comment He may be 6'6" but he is 6" around. |
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Mar. 17, 2008 at 06:36:39 PM
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| You cannot ignore the positive economic impact the US has had on the MIddle East. We practically built the modern Middle East's infrastructure by supplying the technology and capital for them to reinvest their oil profits in. US companies made a killing by overcharging gov'ts for simple electricity. It was during the ensuing foreign economic boon that Saudi Arabia was inundated with US companies and businessman. Western stereotypes like McDonalds followed. Osama was royalty and when his family started doing business with the West, after their explicit support for Israel, it was like the Godfather knowingly joining forces with Sonny's killer. Our addiction to oil has just kept him going all this time.
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