tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post2138303523266640860..comments2024-03-28T15:24:53.579-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Growing Evil Worldwide...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-74107867524360326622015-01-19T11:31:08.560-05:002015-01-19T11:31:08.560-05:00(O)to said:
"Contradictions and conundrums! ...(O)to said:<br /><br />"Contradictions and conundrums! I welcome this discussion ... with all perspectives and viewpoints on board."<br /><br />Sometimes I think of how the Christian empires/ "The West" were doing this same sort of thing a while back, but have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_War" rel="nofollow">mostly</a> moved beyond the naked sectarian aggression or rape/kill/conquer.<br /><br />Perhaps the Muslim world is need of a sort of enlightenment, a reformation. Most Muslims are not savage medievalists, but too many right now, and way too many who aren't actually engaged in violence are rather <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11388479" rel="nofollow">savage and unenlightened.</a><br /><br />Just an observation.. .and yes it might generalize too much. Not a recommendation for action.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-34783440204872095022015-01-18T00:15:12.115-05:002015-01-18T00:15:12.115-05:00Some of them write for the Wall Street Journal and...Some of them write for the Wall Street Journal and Weekly Standard (the latter going as far as to call war, a "big idea"), I think.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-66577781955566049262015-01-17T22:53:21.717-05:002015-01-17T22:53:21.717-05:00It certainly won't we easy to work through pro...It certainly won't we easy to work through problems we had a hand in creating. And of course we have a faction in America that would enjoy bombing the entire Muslim world back to the Stone.<br /><br />I think you might know of who I speak and some of the sites and readership who would support it.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-57449631109835041102015-01-17T22:44:53.071-05:002015-01-17T22:44:53.071-05:00Given history and our part in it perhaps the inevi...Given history and our part in it perhaps the inevitable results must be a clash of cultures as both desire dominance.<br /><br />Many of our founders recognized the dangers of becoming entangled in the business of foreign nations. As we stand to we have done a 180 degree turn. We are reaping the downside of ill advised decisions and actions in the region.<br /><br />I welcome this discussion as well on the same plane. Unfortunately, and the evidence is plainly on display, we have a significant number of people in the west who seem unable to look beyond the confines of their comfort zone.<br /><br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-53485919017980690292015-01-17T22:24:12.288-05:002015-01-17T22:24:12.288-05:00As one can make a similar and plausible argument w...As one can make a similar and plausible argument we in the USA share a bit of the same in the Middle East?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-19088157721398642732015-01-16T14:42:45.476-05:002015-01-16T14:42:45.476-05:00My emotions tell me to agree with you JMJ, my advi...My emotions tell me to agree with you JMJ, my advises caution.<br /><br />In retrospect perhaps we should have let Saddam have his fun. We have after all been playing "king maker" for too long.<br /><br />It's a treacherous world and the loonies apparently find satisfaction in it all.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-52634286442104602522015-01-16T12:58:59.150-05:002015-01-16T12:58:59.150-05:00I've had it with the Arabian aristocracy and b...I've had it with the Arabian aristocracy and blame them, more than anyone else but the terrorists themselves, for all of this. They owe us their very existence and in return we get them funding psychopaths who want to terrorize us. I wish we'd send some special forces down there and wipe out every last one of the Arabian aristocracy, including those lousy scum we rescued in Kuwait, a place we should have left to Saddam Hussein.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-90472540258305963822015-01-16T08:56:46.826-05:002015-01-16T08:56:46.826-05:00A sound statement, JMJ.A sound statement, JMJ.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-73683002431153463692015-01-15T23:02:53.273-05:002015-01-15T23:02:53.273-05:00We've done enough policing of the globe over t...We've done enough policing of the globe over the past 120 years (often creating more problems than we've repaired) to last all of our lifetimes. As horrible as it is to say, I say leave it be (maybe provide some humanitarian help).Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-77255625749635593172015-01-15T16:30:26.727-05:002015-01-15T16:30:26.727-05:00Absolutely agree JMJ.Absolutely agree JMJ.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-70682201402366016582015-01-15T14:57:08.314-05:002015-01-15T14:57:08.314-05:00I read a lot of outside money was coming from Saud...I read a lot of outside money was coming from Saudi Arabia and Somalia, but I don't remember the source. We should be training a closer eye on the Arabian aristocracy and their patrons.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-70272900361575059292015-01-15T09:38:14.295-05:002015-01-15T09:38:14.295-05:00It is known where B. Haram gets their
weaponry....It is known <a href="http://www.naij.com/66368.html" rel="nofollow">where</a> B. Haram gets their<br />weaponry. The who behind the cash remains a mystery. The plethora of small arms in<br />that area should warm the cockles of Wayne Lapierre's cold heart.<br />BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-66339944428782389092015-01-15T09:23:07.944-05:002015-01-15T09:23:07.944-05:00It seems thus far that the only interest in the af...It seems thus far that the only interest in the affairs in the dark continent continues to be the<br />French Foreign Legion (who in a sense are historically partly responsible for those affairs)BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-13573426784339799752015-01-15T08:52:24.481-05:002015-01-15T08:52:24.481-05:00I share your consternation and horror over the blo...I share your consternation and horror over the bloodbath in Nigeria, which makes the bloodbath in Paris appear minor in terms of numbers of fatalities. Yet, none of these incidents are minor. There is a paradigm conflict taking place - Muslim against Muslim, Muslim against Christian, Christian backlash against Muslim - and terrorists employ brutal and savage tactics to feed these conflicts. From the beginning, in the aftermath of 9/11, this has been the goal al Qaeda and now ISIS. <br /><br />My concern is manifold: How do we contain a potential paradigm conflict between 1.7 billion Muslims versus an equal number of Christians? One on hand, it is madness to add fuel to the fire of backlash and inevitable reprisals and endless cycles of violence. On the other hand, why should we be forced to compromise fundamental rights and freedoms to assuage the rage of fanatics! Lose/lose, the choices are grim no matter what we do. Finally, one more comment: No matter how savage, Boko Haram is essentially a Nigerian problem; we cannot police every hotspot in the world. After a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, Americans do not want more "boots on the ground." Other nations must bear more of the burden. <br /><br />Contradictions and conundrums! I welcome this discussion ... with all perspectives and viewpoints on board.<br /><br />(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-32219481508030885612015-01-15T03:46:25.045-05:002015-01-15T03:46:25.045-05:00Love to know who's arming these guys to he tee...Love to know who's arming these guys to he teeth.<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.com