War as a TOOL

See, the war machine besides protecting the real HOMELAND is meant to be used as some sort of "pain killer" so the civilian folks can get some time to deal with the disease. Unfortunately we have forgotten this fact and have been using WAR on terror or drugs as the only means to resolve conflict. This of course will never get us out of the woods and in fact if used unmitigated will continue the cycle of violence like child abuse.

This whole notion that we can somehow FIGHT and win Terror with guns and bombs is mad. The "Terror" people (or what Bush called them Evil Doers) love nothing but that type of response because that is the only thing they know and have experienced. They are addicted to violence because of their failed states.

Let me be clear the failed states are not only those few that our drunken mass media refers to, counties such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, UAE, Pakistan, Yemen, and bunch of African nations are front and center on that list.

US military commanders I am sure know that. The military brass flourishes when there is conflict and that is why the civilian government needs to be in the middle and temper that propensity to "Wana Kill" frame of mind.

Much like domestic or child abuse we need to break the cycle of violence. That means sit down with the enemy and change the circumstance.

Here is the recent story of terror, not that is much different than the same old stories of terror that have been told for so many generation. But since we have a very short term memory I list the recent wild west excursion in middle east:

FACTS
- 9/11 attack
- Invade and occupy Afghanistan
- Invade and occupy Iraq
- Surgical attacks on Pakistan (too big to Invade and Occupy, there is limit even for the superpower)
- Do some selective pruning in Somalia
- Get down and dirty in Sudan
- Clean up operation of various sots in north Africa
- Get busy in Yamen - expect first Us advisers on the ground followed by "Special Forces" then regular grunts

Predictions for this decade:

- Will need more engagement (nice Special Forces) in Bahrain
- Get some help for Qatar
- Jordan will need some attention
- These darn DRONES are cute and need to be used more
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This will go on for the foreseeable future, I have yet to even a mild attempt to deal with root causes ---- Corrupt and undemocratic but friendly REGIMES in the area and YES you wouldn't believe it by the big one "Unconscionable" occupation of Palestine.
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