Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
Thomas Jefferson
Seems like the old timers were right.
At least if they're named Thomas Jefferson.
Everywhere we look it appears that a strange mixture of staunch Liberals and Neo-Conservatives (think John McCain and his camp follower from S.C.) want us involved in every conflict world wide.
The Obama Administration hasn't made it any easier with a policy that's confusing at best, contradictory at worst. Libya was ok, Syria not ok. In Libya we interviened because of the THREAT of violence against his country's population, in Syria we won't even though thousands have been killed.
Don't get me wrong. I don't like the idea of children being used in war. I don't understand the religious dynamic here (although from my limited reading, it makes sense that African Christians would finally start fighting back) and I sure don't under stand the political/social workings either.
Which makes Jefferson's warning even more applicable. If we involve ourselves even in humanitarian endeavors we have embarked on an entangling alliance.
Syria, Uganda, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq...entanglements that provide us no advantages and only serve to drain our resources and manpower.
Time to leave these countries to their own devices. If they survive and if they are worthy then we can become friends. If not then God help them because we won't.
NOTE:
I give it a year and we'll see Special Ops having to try another raid to rescue some misguided souls from the US that think that they have to fly halfway around the world to help their fellow man. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lots of work to be done right here in the good ole' USA. But like I said. By the end of the year we'll have to send in SOCOM to rescue some wayward soul.
UPDATE:
Looks like my instincts were correct. I don't agree with some of this young ladies characterizations but I agree with her premise that this stop KONY 2012 is bullshit. Someone is trying to make a buck. This is craziness. Long story short. Lets stay out of other peoples affairs.
NOTE:
I give it a year and we'll see Special Ops having to try another raid to rescue some misguided souls from the US that think that they have to fly halfway around the world to help their fellow man. Nothing could be further from the truth. Lots of work to be done right here in the good ole' USA. But like I said. By the end of the year we'll have to send in SOCOM to rescue some wayward soul.
UPDATE:
Looks like my instincts were correct. I don't agree with some of this young ladies characterizations but I agree with her premise that this stop KONY 2012 is bullshit. Someone is trying to make a buck. This is craziness. Long story short. Lets stay out of other peoples affairs.
