One other thing that we should all be thinking about in regards to the
"Who, what, when, where, what are we going to do??"
Think about Pearl Harbor. The only ones that had any idea for a good time
after the attack that something had happened, were the ones involved, and
the people that had the "Need to know" (President, etc). By the time the
general public was completely aware of it, the government, military, etc.
had a plan of action, and by the time people started saying "Who did this
and what are we going to do?", there were things already in motion.
Now, with the advent of TV, Internet, and instant access to information, we
all know what happened, and we are instantly demanding to know who and what
are we going to do about it. The who and why are going to take time to
figure out. Theoriticians, intelligence officers, etc. are offering
conjectures about who has the resources and the desire, etc., and the
American public is screaming for blood.
Hell, for all we know, it could be the Chinese. Could be a counter culture
from Russia. Someone in the Congo could be pissed off at us. Could be a
militia sect comprised of ex-Seals from here in the US. I forget who said
it recently, but "We don't know what we don't know."
My comment about a certain section of the world was not a pointing finger,
nor a condemnation. It was a did you see the reaction over here?
Until we know the who and the why, lets just concentrate on the "them", the
people that still need our help in the affected areas. Don't let the
instant access of information turn into an instant reprisal that could be
wrong.
John
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