Said President Obama at the UN, today. That's an actual quote. He actually said that. Really.
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| My reaction to declaring "war on war". |
First of all, that's just a weird construction. War on war? Huh? That sounds like something out of Dr. Strangelove.
As to the substance, it's a naive and silly idea to try and declare war on war because you're never going to win the War on War.
There are always going to be aggressive nations/groups who ultimately decide to use force of arms against others. This will always be the case. To try and "end war" is like trying to "end sadness". It ain't gonna happen.
The problem is that in almost all things, President Obama sees the world as he wants to see it, and not how it actually is.
Not to be entirely critical, he DID say some good things today. I particularly liked the part where he said that the jihadists didn't have anything productive to add to the world. Mocking them and making them seem low is good. They want respect.
ReplyDeleteThey are not Men of Respect.
Blue on black
ReplyDeleteTears on a river
Push on a shove
It don't mean much