What’s a “political” war? Is it different from a “military” war?
Very different. Let’s start with today’s war.
It’s against the new evil in town; the Daesh. Formerly known as ISIS, ISIL, IS, and a few other names.
The new name is Daesh. It’s an attempt to get all these names straight. It our way of refusing to let the bad guys set our agenda. It also respects innocent and good-hearted muslims. It’s also a great way to “stick it” to those evil-doing Daeshers.
So, after the Paris attacks of 13 November, 2015, I started looking more closely at the doing of these devils. Not only what they were doing, but what we were doing to them.
Turns out that they have a sophisticated organization going on. Very complex, highly disciplined. The only way to have that kind of organization so early in the game is if there was a lot of money available in the beginning.
A lot of money.
They get much of their income from robbing banks, stealing from innocents, and working the oil wells and refineries that they have taken over. But they didn’t always have these sources, especially in the very beginning.
So where did the money come from initially? Someone had to bankroll this outfit. Who? This is suspicion number one.
Suspicion number two starts with a report from the US Government. They held a press conference stating that they were having a problem disabling Daesh oil wells and oil refineries.
Their solution? Start bombing the trucks transporting oil products.
Really? Can this be something the government expects us to believe?
We have bombs that can level cities.
We have missiles that can find a closet in a specific room for any address in the world.
And the US Government can’t disable a refinery? What’s really going on?
That’s suspicion number two.
There’s something going on, something having to do with lots and lots of money, and probably connected to those oil fields and refineries.
Without getting all conspiracy crazy, there is one conclusion that appears inescapable: This is a politically run war.
Yes, politicians are calling the shots. That’s what makes a political war, well, political. A military war is run by professional military men.
In a political war, political interests, such as oil companies, are helping guide military policy.
I can hear their argument now. “Take out the oil refinery? Can’t do that, because someday my company will use it again. Think of all the money that will cost to rebuild!”
Instead, our political leaders tell our soldiers to fight Daesh with kid gloves instead of teaching them the meaning of real war.
Real war? The US hasn’t fought a real war since WWII.
To their credit, President George Herbert Walker Bush and General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. executed one of the best “wars” in modern US memory. In the “First Gulf War” of 1992, they quickly and successfully repelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
However, compared to WWII, it’s a drop in the bucket.
WWII was our last true military war. Korea, Vietnam, and the ongoing “Gulf War Two” are all being commanded by politicians. These are the last people on Earth who should be in charge of making quick life and death battle decisions.
Politicians are trained to listen to all interested parties, drag their feet, and only then make decisions by consensus that please as many important people as possible.
Our fight, our war, against Daesh and terrorism in general is not a military war, but a political war. Given the fact that there is “dark money” in the background, and that dubious excuses are being given by the US Government as to their battle success, the conclusion seems inescapable.
This is a political war.
And with history as our teacher, there can only be one outcome.
Tusok
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