Thursday, April 9, 2009

Bloodthirsty

We Americans like to think of ourselves as a peace-loving nation. We aren't.

Sure, some of us are, possibly many, maybe even a majority. Maybe not. But there's a strong current of blood lust not even a step up from savagery that runs through many Americans' violent and ugly view of the world.

Iran's nuclear ambitions? Don't ask questions. Don't talk. Don't bother with economic coercion. Attack.

To your lastpoint: eliminate their capability now, so they cannot use it later. Do not make the mistake of thinking they won't. and, talking will not get us there. --ronreganfan [sic] (4/9/2009 12:18 PM EDT)
Pirates from lawless Somalia? Don't negotiate the release of their hostages, backed by the threat of force. Attack everyone everywhere.
Yesterday, April 8th, 2009, Somali pirates attacked an American merchant ship. To the government of Somalia, I say the following: You must get contol of your population and end their piracy right now. If you don’t, we will. If ending their piracy means destroying what little there is of your sorry nation, we will destroy your sorry nation. If any Somali pirate ever again attacks an American ship, we will act accordingly. Do not appeal for mercy. Do not mistake our resolve. --camper9574 (4/9/2009 5:22 AM EDT)

Negotiation is not an option. Get Captain Phillips back safely, then take quick and severe action.
If some innocents get in the way then they should not have been in the area. --icepack (4/9/2009 7:30 AM EDT)
These idiots have no idea how vast the Indian Ocean is. (Note: I have no qualms whatsoever about defending shipping. I'm just not willing to kill 'em all and let god sort 'em out.)

North Korean missile? Never mind that Kim Jong Il is probably sick. Never mind that this society will collapse under its own weight quite soon. Attack.
Newt Gingrich says he would have disabled the long-range missile before it ever left the launch pad. --from the CNN story

Yes, the US should have bombed the launch pad as soon as the threat became known. Now the North Koreans will think they can get away with it every time. --Cameron (April 6th, 2009 4:00 pm ET)
Fortunately, many commenters on the Jack Cafferty story of Jingo Newt recognize the Republican war drumbeat for what it is.

This is what the bully faction of the conservative movement has to offer: perpetual war. Fer chrissake, in 2003, they wanted to invade France for merely verbal disagreements with the Bushists.

We're already in theater in two wars, maxed out on both our soldiers and our credit cards. If we fought all the wars the wingnuts want us to fight, we would be on a permanent war footing. And our deficits? We'd never see a balanced budget again.

The stupidest attitude of all that the bully faction of the Republican Party sweats out through every pore is that if you don't agree with their every carpet-bombing knee-jerk reflex, you must want to befriend every enemy and show America's throat to their knives.

So, of course, it's all Obama's fault that these conflicts heated up. It's all Obama's fault that he hasn't yet killed anyone. Never mind that all three of these problems have been going on for years. Nope, the wingnuts' selective amnesia prevents them from ever seeing problems in context, where those problems are more complicated.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

original post: "It's all Obama's fault that he hasn't yet killed anyone."

Not true. Since becoming commander-in-chief, Obama's war plans (foot note only during the campaign) are coming to light.

Not only has HE KILLED people in Afghanistan with missles from robo-drones (re: general news items that got out) but more troops will be on the way there. More killing is on the way.

We have been lied to again by a smiling DNC/RNC (same thing) stooge.

lovable liberal said...

Democrats are imperfect, often wildly so. Republicans are awful, sometime evil. They're not the same.

It was clear from context that I meant Obama hadn't insta-killed anyone off the coast of Somalia.

Comradio said...

Oh, thank you Lord. Saw your post on the CNN ticker about Obama "bowing to the Saudi King."

It's as if they have the memory of a goldfish and the world just started over again last November.

What bothers me is that we aren't prepared.

Timothy McVeigh, not a liberal. Bombings of clinics that performed abortions, not liberals. Cross state rampages and church shootings, not liberals. Who is it that is buying up all the guns and ammo they can find?

Glad to find someone else who has made no mistake in saying, civil unrest is in the mail.

Silence Do-Good said...

>> loveable liberal "Obama hadn't insta-killed anyone off the coast of Somalia"

You spoke too soon. Obama's guns have sounded.

lovable liberal said...

Not insta-killing, but a proportionate and judicious defense of an American in need. I'm pacific, but not pacifist.