Post #53

Subject: Fighting terrorism can be sexy!

On the TV news yesterday, I saw a reporter interview a “terrorism expert” about the attack on the U.S. embassy in Greece. To paraphrase:

“REPORTER: How can we fight ‘em?

“EXPERT: Well, it’s hard. We need good intelligence to find out who these people are and what they are planning to do before they do it.”

Wrong answer. To the simplistic neo-con way of viewing the world, a simple sexy approach is needed. Yesterday should have been:

“REPORTER: How can we fight ‘em?

“EXPERT: Send 21,000 more troops to Baghdad!”

Oh, wait – the terrorists involved in attack on the U.S. embassy in Greece have been identified as Greek terrorists with quarrels with the Greek government. That fact stands in contrast to the lazy neo-con way of lumping all of our enemies into one basket and lumping into the category of enemy by race, religion and region. Have ya ever heard “the only good Arab is a dead Arab?” I suggest neo-cons read the Declaration of Independence – especially that “all men are created equal” part.