"And that speculation leads me to wonder about acts of violence against innocent victims cloaked in the language either of religion or nationalism, of Islam or the perceived national interests of the USA, or even of revenge. We 'know' that violence begets violence, yet some/many, of us persist in acting as if planting another bomb (or dropping just one more from a drone) would break the endless cycle."
Comment left by JO to "The Mind of a Terror Suspect", Charles M. Blow, New York Times, 2013-04-19.
Blow's column is a description of the morphing of a "nice kid" into someone with a bigger and bigger chip on his shoulder.
Showing posts with label cycle of violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cycle of violence. Show all posts
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Monday, March 12, 2012
Afghanistan - Cycle of violence continues
When you reach the end of this entry, you may feel that I could have written more. I agree, but I felt that anything more would dilute the message.
A single U.S. soldier goes on a rampage in Afghanistan killing 16 civilians. The Taliban vows to avenge the killings. When the Taliban attacks the U.S. military, more Afghanis will be killed. The the Taliban seeks vengeance again, and more Afghanis will be killed. Each act of violence by one side increases the resolve of the other side to continue the fight. And on and on it goes.
In the land of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, everybody becomes blind and toothless.
A better strategy to get the U.S. out of Afghanistan would for Afghanis to drop off single flowers at every U.S. base in Afghanistan and simply say, "Please go home." Every time an Afghani sees a U.S. soldier, he or she should say, "Please go home."
A single U.S. soldier goes on a rampage in Afghanistan killing 16 civilians. The Taliban vows to avenge the killings. When the Taliban attacks the U.S. military, more Afghanis will be killed. The the Taliban seeks vengeance again, and more Afghanis will be killed. Each act of violence by one side increases the resolve of the other side to continue the fight. And on and on it goes.
In the land of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, everybody becomes blind and toothless.
A better strategy to get the U.S. out of Afghanistan would for Afghanis to drop off single flowers at every U.S. base in Afghanistan and simply say, "Please go home." Every time an Afghani sees a U.S. soldier, he or she should say, "Please go home."
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