Originally posted by drg
The Iraq war (it doesnt matter if you believe we are liberators, oil thiefs, or murders) has stirred up terror recruiment. Personally I think the war was icing on the cake for groups like al queda, there are a number of social-economic factors that lead to such groups of which little have anything to do with "foregin policy". We also know that terrorsts have chaged thier focus from attacking the US, physical place, to attacking US citizens abroad. Needless to say there still pissed off either because we are americans or foriegn policy whatever "theory" you subsribe to matters little as all they want to do is kill.
Over the next few months the US is going to spend a few billion in sri lanka as well as other affected countries. Do you think that all the US does it write a check? I am sure there will be thousands if not tens of thousands of american volenteers as well as state deparment folks figuring out where the money needs to go that the US pledges. These aid workers, surronded by very anti-semitic and anti-iseral groups, are going to be in signifgant danger. I am willing to bet that there will be more than a few attempts to kill americans durring the aid effort. Futhermore it wouldnt suprise me if there are US agents that have gone to sri lanka, prior to the aid effort, in order to determine excatly what risks thier are for aid workers.
This isnt the first time we get beat on for saving other countries butt; If you remeber the tail end of Bush sr.'s tenure, the US had decided to visit solmia, as a UN effort. Bush's intent was to show up, feed some peeps, and get out ASAP. All hell breaks loose and terrorism aganist americans, and all UN folks, goes through the roof. "civilians" are killing soldiers, running car bombs into blockades in an attempt to stop the aid effort. The last straw for the UN was the death of 24 pakistanie peackeepers. While it hits the fan in Somilia bush is in the middle of a relection campign, of which clinton wins, and everyone is more concerned with Bush looking at his watch durring one of those worthless debates, than what is happening on the otherside of the world.
Clinton as new pres and unknowingly to the US that was our first encouter with UBL whom was in direct command, i believe of a warlord named Aidid. The UN does its thing votes for a worthless regime change and some other goofy measures. Our intellegence guys figured out that most of the violence towards the US was coming from this war lord. Clinton, with a thumbs up from the UN, does the oppsite of the advice given to him by the generals on the ground and decides to send in the Rangers to take this guy out. Mission fails, lots of good guys killed for no reason, watch "Black hawk down"(One of our few "successes: over there). The big fubar was that Clinton didnt think a massive supressing force of troops would play well on tv.
Bill Gertz; THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Defense Secretary Les Aspin and his deputies rejected sending needed tanks and armored vehicles to Somalia because they feared a political backlash would undermine their pro-United Nations policy, says a Senate Armed Services Committee report.
Defense Secretary Les Aspin and his deputies rejected sending needed tanks and armored vehicles to Somalia because they feared a political backlash would undermine their pro-United Nations policy, says a Senate Armed Services Committee report.
not only will we be defending aganist a public health diseaster we will also be fighting minor skirmishes, or maybe not, however all of the terrorists motivitaions will be there durring the aid effort. Dont be suprised if there is some kind of military force, maybe from the UN, that shows up in the indian ocean. Last time I heard there was a carrier that was enroute to the middle east and is instead heading to "help out" the aid effort.
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