We won World War II because of our industrial might and strong, well-equipped armed forces plus the recently developed atomic bomb. Out terms for surrender were unconditional. The key forces helping us to defeat Germany were England, Canada, and the Soviet Union. The key forces helping us to defeat Japan were Australia, England, and the atomic bomb. There were other players too amongst our allies. World War II was a territorial war. When we took the disputed territories we won the war. When the strong central governments of Germany and Japan surrendered, the war was over. Territory and government are not factors in the current crusade other than that some governments support the terrorist but are not considered to be terrorist themselves. President Bush in his State of the Union message called certain nations the axis of evil. These nations, including North Korea and Iran, support terrorist groups. The fact of the matter is that axis of evil countries are terrorist groups. Because we fail to see this we can not defeat them. North Korea is extremely strong. When I was fighting in Korea in 1951 and 1952, our outfit was fighting the Chinese, not the North Koreans. But North Korea is much stronger now and could beat South Korea in a military engagement and endanger Japan to boot. That is one pot we do not want to boil so we lose the battle by our own fears. Iran is a formidable force too. They battled Iraq with some competence and any confrontation with Iran would spread into Iraq on a grand scale. Also, some of the other Arab countries might join in the affair on a more formal basis. Iran is developing nuclear weapons but we sit on our hands. Unlike Israel, which bombed Iraq nuclear sites, we stand back and hope that the United Nations will resolve the problem. I wonder how long Israel will wait before they bomb Iran nuclear sites if they think that Iran has the bomb or is close to getting it. Id say about five minutes. The regretful war between Israel and Lebanese terrorist is interesting. Israel is not attacking the terrorist as much as they are attacking Lebanons territory. Their battle plan calls for control of territory so that the terrorist can not hit Israel with their rockets. Until the United Nation has enough strength to occupy that territory, the war is still on. The Prime Minister of Israel said they wanted to fight the Lebanese terrorist now rather than in a few years when they are stronger. While we sit on our hands, Israel takes action not worrying too much about the innocent civilians they kill nor world opinion. The problem is that terrorist are special interest groups. Our governmental offices are full of people who know how to deal with such groups. This usually comes in the form of cuddling them. These special groups have powerful attorneys who force their will on governmental employees including elected officials. The terrorist (including terrorist nations) have no attorneys but we still cuddle them. We deal with our home-grown special interest groups by talking to them. The parties go back and forth until some livable solution is achieved (even though it may be temporary) until further negotiations can be completed. Our government, in its infinite wisdom, will not talk to terrorist groups. Ignoring the demands or concessions desired by these groups only infuriates them further. So far that plan of no communication has made the whole world angry. There are no third parties trying to resolve the terrorist problem either. Certainly, there are no attorneys in Washington lobbying for the terrorist or any one of the various groups. Not even the United Nation is doing anything to communicate with Osama bin Laden and his band of murderers. I say this: It may not be pleasant to talk with the terrorist and to try to remove the thorn that is in their side but that is the only way we will ever resolve the problems without massive shedding of blood. All groups must be heard. Tell me this: Do you know why Osama bin Laden killed all those people on 9/11? Was it because an American winked at a Muslim woman in Saudi Arabia? Was it because we had desecrated Arab soil by walking on it? Was it because we support Israel, providing them with the weaponry that kills Arabs? Was it because Israel still exists? What would it take to get the terrorist off our back? Should we move completely out of Arab nations and send all Muslims back to where they came from? Should we get our oil by dealing with third nations who deal with us and the Arab nations? Should we decide that the Arab nations are the terrorist and decimate them with our nuclear power? These are tough questions. I think we need a forum for the terrorist to talk at the United Nations. They will not stop their horrible acts as long as they are looked down on by the world. They want to have input into world affairs. They are doing this by killing us and themselves. Wouldnt it be better to start talking? I'm sure that some Washington law firm would get the ball rolling if they saw a tremendous amount of money in it. The End copyright2006 John Taylor Jones, Ph.D. Terrorist, President Bush, Bush, United Nations, WW II, Japan, Germany, Israel, Iran, Iraq, lobbyist, Washington, negotiation, 9/11, North Korea, China, Osama bin Laden |
