Remember the group that killed nearly 3,000 Americans? Remember the rage and anger, and the determination to make sure that we destroy the group to make sure that it never happens again?
If there is ever to be any hope that this forever War on Terror will end, we must first face the reality of the world.
Unfortunately, if this statement is an example, then reality is the last thing on the agenda.
The Syrian civil war is a complicated, convoluted, FUBAR situation.
Without a solution to it, the refugee crisis won't end, the slaughter will continue, and Islamic jihadists will have a safe haven to export their deadly trade.
This evening's music features slide guitarist, cousin of Elmore James, Homesick James. Enjoy!
Homesick James Williamson - Dust My Broom
There has been a lot of talk amongst the chattering classes lately about Obama looking the other way as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar have been supporting the local al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria against the Assad government. For a long period of time American arms "accidentally" flowed freely into the hands of the radical Islamist jihadis of al-Qaeda and ISIS. Then the "journalism" outlets started to get on board with the program.
It comes out now that Obama has specifically encouraged his "vetted moderates" to cooperate more closely with the Islamists:
This evening's music features jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Yesterday the State Department released a discouraging report about the environment of terrorism in the world today.
This evening's music features r&b musician Sly Stone.
Remember al-Qaeda? With all the hype about ISIS it's easy to forget that it was al-Qaeda that attacked us, while Daesh never did.
If you've forgotten that, you wouldn't be alone. It seems that Washington has forgotten it as well, because over the last six months we've been at war with the enemies of al-Qaeda.
This evening's music features r&b songwriter and pianist Floyd Dixon.
