Andrews Rants

ARE WE OUR BROTHER'S KEEPERS?

I have the solution to this whole Middle East strife problem and the rampant terrorism that is plaguing the civilized world. Let’s look at the problem first. A lot of Middle Eastern, goat-marrying, towel-headed, camel smelling, uneducated, screaming fanatics say they hate us because we support the nation of Israel. They say we are the great Satan and they hate us because we don’t worship the same god as they do. I say that is all just an excuse they propagate to spread hate. They hate us because we are the haves and they are the have not's. We live longer, have better food, drive cars, have houses, look better, and live a lifestyle that most of them can only dream of. It boils down to basic human nature, they want to live like us but since they can't they would like to see us all dead. Sure the little rag-heads like to use religion as the basis for their hate and claim they are just striking back at us because we interfere in their way of life. They even go so far as to say that their religion does not advocate violence. But they will be the first to strap on an explosive belt and blow up a bus station or hijack a plane. In contrast, you don’t have too many Baptists capping people at airports. I like to think that if I was going to be that stupid I would want to make my death more meaningful than taking out 3 or 4 of my supposed enemies on a sidewalk. Life is meaningless to these heathens and they are little better than animals in their dealings with other cultures and with each other. They have been fighting for thousands of years over whatever it is they fight over. I don’t know sand, camels, dates, water, whatever the reason is they have a history of internal strife and civil unrest covered in a blanket of fanaticism and bloodshed. The only reason they are of any importance to the rest of the world is their oil. They have a
natural resource that everyone else wants. In fact, we as Americans pay through the nose whatever price they want and they gladly sell it to us. They bring in staggering sums of money each year from their oil production but it does not seem to trickle down into the rest of the strata of their economy. With all of that said, I think we all recognize that the basis of the terrorist movements in the world originate for the most part in the Middle East. The governments claim they are not involved and don’t know who is. The religious leaders proclaim peace and condemn the violence while it still continues all around them. You get the sneaking suspicion that they both are quietly winking and giving a go ahead to the various terrorist groups and even helping to fund and support them. Take a look at Yasser Arafat. For decades this slug of a human being supposedly fought against terrorist activity and advocated peace. If his people who supposedly loved him so much really felt that way they would make an effort to resolve the conflicts they find themselves in. The county of Saudi Arabia our supposed political ally in dealing with the likes of Afghanistan and Iraq sits back and quietly funds terrorist activities. They harbor terrorist groups and provide financial funding while we just suck it up when the scandals break about their deceit because we want their oil. All of these groups and governments are quite well aware of what is happening in their little sand lots. They know where and
what is happening and deep down in their black little hearts they want to see us all dead. They should be held accountable for their countrymen. The old question “am I my brother’s keeper?” is yes. And we should hold them to that. If they really wanted to put a stop to the terrorism they could. My plan would ensure that they have the motivation to do so.

My solution will be considered by most to be harsh and cruel, harming innocents and those not involved. Tell that to the people in the now vanished World Trade Centers or the people killed in the Pentagon on 9/11. I know it sounds callous but in reality war is a terrible thing and it is never pretty. When we had to bomb Hiroshima I can just imagine the anguish that the President must have put himself through to reach that terrible decision. But it was the right decision to prevent further loss of life and end a war. That’s what we are in now is a war. One with not so clearly defined opponents as the media would have us to believe. I say that our enemy was defined pretty clearly when the President described an axis of evil. We should hold those governments responsible for the actions of the citizens they fund and support along with the actions of their relatives and neighbors. The terrorist receive their funding and supplies from tin pot dictators such as Pol Pot of North Korea and from countries like Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. The French sell them weapons and others make it possible for them to hide and train on their soil. America should treat this as a war not of terrorism by small groups and individuals, but as a war of countries and religions that support terrorism as a way of life. If we apply pressure, real definable measurable consequences unilaterally on all the countries that are affiliated or support terrorism any time there is an attack, we would see a halt to the affliction of terrorism upon the civilized world. Those countries responsible who claim innocence would make sure that they took it upon themselves to eradicate the presence of terrorist activities and support within not only their own countries but neighboring countries as well. Those countries who might not be responsible for any current attack but who also harbor terrorism should be held equally accountable in the event of any future attacks. Let them police each other out of fear of repercussions from the United States. Let the entire world understand we will not stand for anyone to terrorize us or our allies and that we are the big kid on the block and we will use that leverage to make the world safer, even if it results in war and innocents being killed. In the long term it will serve the greater good of humanity, just as Hiroshima did. Once the countries that support terrorism understand we will no longer stand for their duplicity and will act accordingly they will solve the problem for us from within.

The solution is harsh in the extreme but would only need to be used once or twice at the most. It is a grim solution one that shows no quarter and as I wrote previously would kill countless innocents. But in the long run it would bring a stop to terrorism. The President would address the United Nations and the World with a statement. In it we would list the countries at the top of our list based upon their actions, past history and current intelligence that are most suspect as harboring or supporting terrorists. We would promise that with the next attack upon American citizens or upon our country that we would drop neutron bombs on the capital cities of 5 of the top countries on our list. With the next attack we would bomb 5 more secondary cities and an additional 5 more capitals in 5 other countries associated with the terrorist plague. Only once or twice would have the entire world scrambling to eradicate the terrorist threat from their nations and from their neighbors so that they would not be targeted for retaliation. You can bet that even if they were not guilty they would fear guilt by association and help all of their neighbor’s clean house so to speak. Harsh? Yes! Would the rest of the world condemn it? You bet! Is it the right thing to do? More than likely not. It would cause damage and panic the likes of which have never been seen. Would it solve the problem? You Bet!!! I guarantee that overnight terrorism of any kind would reach an historic low. Keep in mind we only want to buy their oil and do honest trade with them. They want to kill our children and us because they are "foaming at the mouth, mad dog fanatics" with no regard for human life. You can’t try to understand animals like that or reason with them. You can only train them to respond to certain stimuli. A nuke or two would be quite sufficient in supplying the right training I would think.