Yemen and the War on Terrorism

[Sean Hayden]

Just as a matter of text recognition. Where do you get the notion that Cormac would think that you are a people misled by bad government and not in on the killing all through?

and noone asks too many awkward questions about foreign policy from 1947 to date that might possibly have something to do with why terrorist attacks are happening, and thank goodness they don't because if they did we might alter our foreign policy

Thanks MiM, I wondered if anyone would take up that position after reading my post. That helps me to believe I probably got across what I intended.

[MiM]

You're welcome. I'm obviously drunk and not reading very well

[Sean Hayden]

I wish I was drunk.

[piscator]

Yep. The good ol' US of A, where ideals are reflected in reality, intentions are always benevolent, human interpretations are infallible, and noone asks too many awkward questions about foreign policy from 1947 to date that might possibly have something to do with why terrorist attacks are happening, and thank goodness they don't because if they did we might alter our foreign policy which might in turn reduce our risk of terrorist attack, which might in turn lead to a reduction in authority for the secret police at home and abroad, for the military, and consequently from companies like Halliburton who make vast profits from mayhem and the death of US children sent out to fight "terrorism".

Cormac, I think given the time, opportunity and desire to do so that you could make a good argument against what we are doing. I may not agree with it, but you could. But this isn't it...

Pax Americana, while imperfect, was and is preferable to the former Pax Sovietica, or a future Pax Sinica or Caliphate. British, Persian, and Arab exceptionalism notwithstanding....