Knocking on heaven’s door.
The way things are going, that is
what we all may be doing soon, whether we wish to or not. As if the
Russia-Ukraine War, China threat, migrant crisis, rampant inflation, and
surging crime rates weren’t enough, we now have a war in the Middle East, with
thousands of innocents injured, captured, or dead. Perhaps worst of all, none
of these things had to happen. (Israel has, on more than one occasion, offered
the Palestinians a two-state solution—their own state—and has been rebuffed
each time, because the latter are far more interested in wiping Israel off the
map. Hence the latest attacks. True to form, the Biden administration has
already essentially urged Israel not
to defend itself. It seems to believe that, alone among nations,
Ukraine has that right.)
But, this is what does happen
when a nation is distracted with lesser things and internal
squabbles. This is what happens when you don’t have total control over your
border. This is what happens when evil is rewarded, even if by your “friend(s).”
This is what happens when your opponents/enemy doesn’t believe you will
retaliate in a truly devastating fashion because it believes you to be worried
about what others might think. And what those others may think is borne of some
combination of naivete, a lack of historical knowledge, or outright willingness
to abet evil. Indeed, this is what is likely to occur when you are worried that
some will view your response as “too strident,” “aggressive,” or “not
commensurate.” (Don’t believe in the concept of good and evil? We’re all just
the same? Ever hear of a Bible study group strapping bombs to their torsos and
blowing up a madrasa? Speaking of the Bible, it speaks of battles
involving Israel.)
And, two decades and change after
911, this is what is coming to America in the near future. We are fighting
amongst ourselves. (Or, to be fairer, The Left is incessantly attacking the
non-left, particularly the MAGA types it deems “terrorists, though the non-left,
including the MAGA types, never really fight back. Hmm.) We are bizarrely distracted
by non-issues surrounding gender, drag queens, and climate. Our border is wide
open. We have dispensed with the Ten Commandments and instead are welcoming the
Church of Satan into our public schools, along with books like “Genderqueer”
and “All Boys Aren’t Blue.” Many are pushing for unfettered abortion up to—or
just a wee bit after—the moment of birth. Parents, too, whether MAGA or not,
are being branded “terrorists” for expressing concern for what their children
are being taught. And if they dare to speak up, to challenge those who deem
themselves to be “public servants,” they are summarily silenced, removed from
the room, or worse. They are “too strident,” and desirous of fomenting hatred
and violence, you see. And that is why nothing ever changes, can never change.
Hard fact: you get what you tolerate.
In many cases, you also get what
you vote for-- and therefore deserve. Unfortunately, there is nearly always
“collateral damage,” in this case the lives and fortunes of others.
Trump would not have sent another $6 billion dollars to Iran recently. Nor
would he have left countless billions of dollars of excellent American military
equipment in Afghanistan for the use and edification of the
Taliban. (It is also highly likely that the Ukraine-Russia War would either
not have occurred or been much shorter in duration if Trump were still in
office.)
As Churchill stated repeatedly in his
“Wilderness Years,” World War II never needed to happen. That it did is a true
tragedy. There is nothing more regrettable than needless death and suffering.
(Not even “mean” tweets, no matter how “strident in tone.”) This attack did not
need to happen, either.
Appeasement of evil can only
lead to one outcome: evil rising, waxing, thriving……winning.
But we never learn from history.
If Israel should decide to heed
calls for “restraint,” the bombing—and the bloodshed—will never cease. Unless,
perhaps, fire comes down from heaven.
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