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This is an interesting perspective and, so far in my opinion, one that makes a great deal of sense.
http://www.funker530.com/losing-the-war-on-terror-is-winning-us-the-world/
http://www.funker530.com/losing-the-war-on-terror-is-winning-us-the-world/
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The article absolutely makes sense. I deployed seven times in my career and never once got the feeling anyone "over there" cared I was even there. Even stopping in Kuwait a few months after saving them from being pillaged by Iraq, I was treated like a house guest that wouldn't leave. I kept wondering where was the gratitude.
While not a fan of the Hillary State Department and the "transparency" of our foreign policy, I fully believe it's never been about helping the Arabs or Persians to co-exist in a better world, and anyone that studies international business fully knows that having the ability to even compete for resources with China and Russia is the true purpose behind what is needed for us to survive, and thus why we do what we do.
Where I once felt I was fighting for our freedom, a wiser man today, I now feel it was for our survival.
While not a fan of the Hillary State Department and the "transparency" of our foreign policy, I fully believe it's never been about helping the Arabs or Persians to co-exist in a better world, and anyone that studies international business fully knows that having the ability to even compete for resources with China and Russia is the true purpose behind what is needed for us to survive, and thus why we do what we do.
Where I once felt I was fighting for our freedom, a wiser man today, I now feel it was for our survival.
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SSG William Patton
We make the mistake of thinking the entire world wants freedom as we once had it The middle east has always been, and still is, a society comprised of tribes and families, where their group's goals exceed those of the soverign. This environment has existed since Biblical times and our intervention in the proxy wars has done nothing to change that. Today, the terrorist group ISIS is waging a religious war against Christians and shia muslims. (No capitalization on purpose.) These wars have been fought for over a thousand years because of interpretation of the caliphate and who is right. Our intervention i Irag was solely to protect the interest of corporate oil, which could be dealt with if we would take steps to further expand our domestic exploration and build the Keystone pipeline. We could be energy independent in a few years if we would only do it. Take money away from the Saudis and others who finance these terrorist groups would diminish their power and enhance ours and it would boost our nonexistent economy. Time for some common sense approaches to dealing with the world's problems. Let the arabs annilihate each other, the world would be a better place without islam. (sic) Just my humble opinion.
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I too, must agree with his perspective. The goal by the international bankers and mega billionaires is a new world order where the elitist control the world. All we have to do is look at history and see how the international bankers and elitist have backed both sides in all the conflicts to ensure they are on the winning side. To make their master plan succeed, our republic must be transformed, which Obama promised us, if you recall. Once we are the socialist state he and the elitist want, then they can fulfill the new world order. The only obstacle between them and communism, is we 3% that have always stood up for what is right and followed our oath to protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Washington and all poliitcians are bought and paid for by corporate America and they dance to what the elitist want. We the People be damned. A classic example is the Affordable Care Act, which a large majority of Americans were against, but it passed regardless. All this has done is what the pundits said it would do, help undermine our economy. The author of that piece makes great sense and he has spoken what I felt after returning home from Vietnam. What the hell did we accomplish, except make a bunch of millionaires from our blood, sweat and tears.
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Can't say I agree with a lot of the commentary - but it is definitely a different perspective. Like a lot of those who have BTDT, it shows a bit of how we progress in our healing and reassimilation into the world.
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