That was brilliant. like emoticon like emoticon like emoticon
and... embarrasses me _again_ for being a part of a country that
helped the creation of the conditions which led the group
forming in the first place. Yes, it has very little to do with
religion at all. They could've formed around a Hitchens writing
for all that it matters. The bad guys were bad but when we
removed the bad guys, we offered nothing but shit on a stick in
return. They pissed? Yup. Do I blame them for being pissed?
Nope. With every wrong step we make the situation worse.
Diplomacy, as always is the answer. It always _is_ the eventual
answer and will *be* the eventual answer. But what happens 'til
that point is reached? A mess. As always. We gotta be cowboys in
search of new Indians.
