The Real Tragedy of Terrorism in Paris: Western Governments Believe They Can Wage War Without Cost
Doug Bandow - Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2015/11/23/the-real-tragedy-of-terrorism-in-paris-western-governments-believe-they-can-wage-war-without-cost/ <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001AgXR7kr0h3y7xeetiIBRtI-8PhUPBtvZxXyTxWMvOz4lY6mnuqPCOGXR4ZVmWQOV6kuvhFHjFZh4Jh8bnT1w3Q3OFKpRorl6bV6FjIDNC_s6ttaGNDIyT9v-B0oV2BUQpPeicNVOxhznL3iwQXt1fLBSHLrkt4o0FgdgKzcPx2sDmcIXUBKF66srG3u7Z6FtQTBlU8iUaYTuK2GOZQWPojiAMjT4HxhUByfXctU0tmiW8fiuWDMPyug2k4Egsss84EnOaqxzjazQKpV3WIMI_KJ_lWKPLDm6Edl2TgN7LY3vxN0xlncyXgPOGfP26Wiw2vFuNmNIVZOmnWzOTcr-23rg2U3QgVCB&c=3VPoSofXw-PpkgKyY11rU_XrXvIjFs-gs_-ocYWWuLzOZ57zcU7IxA==&ch=TbQnDMGJ3gCEW6LrUFzXo6-urvKaZIv0koeWKSZUKYChaDpcKM7xvw==> The atrocities committed in the latest Paris attacks rightly horrify us, but they should surprise no one, least of all the French ... By now every government should recognize what America learned on September 11, 2001. Wandering the globe bombing, invading, and occupying other states, intervening in other nations' political struggles, supporting repressive governments, and killing residents for good or ill inevitably create enemies and blowback ... Terrorism is evil and awful. But the best tactic against it is to stay out of other people's wars. That should be the principle lesson of Paris, like 9/11 ... Voters desperately need a candidate willing to put their interests before that of neoconservative ideologues and foreign monarchs. Until then Americans are doomed to fight more unnecessary wars and risk more unnecessary terrorist attacks.
