Thursday, June 7, 2012

US Losing It's Patience with Pakistan

Recently I read that the US is "losing it's patience" with Pakistan.  They are a safe haven for terrorist groups, but Pakistan has requested that we stop with drone strikes because it kills a large number of civilians.

It is amazing to me that this all started from one tragic attack on the US.  It was a horrible event, but I'm not sure the war on terror will ever end.  There will always be a terrorist organization, but are they powerful enough to truly do anything if we play a strong defense vs just attacking?  How many more people are we adding to the terrorist organization when a drone kills their children, wife or husband?  Many people say that is stupid thought process, but I want you to put yourself in their shoes.  You're living in a war zone for 10 years some children that is all they know.  You try to live your life and you go to work.  A bomb is then dropped on your house because the neighboring building is suspected of being a haven.  Everything you've worked for your family all gone...  A large number would have a vendetta to try to settle, and they have nothing to lose anymore.

A large number of these are told to the general public to be suspected terrorist, but when did we get the power to just kill all suspects?  People deserve a trial in some scenarios and playing the offense and just killing people seems wrong to me.

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500164_162-322892.html

That is a good article because the person who was said to be a terrorist at the Atlanta Olympics, but in the end was found out to be innocent.  We are humans and we make mistake, but I find it crazy we are losing patience with a country that may be trying to save their civilians.  I'm not in Pakistan, but I foresee this being a gateway for us to attack them.  As a country and human beings we don't have the right to go over there and tell them "Do what we say or we will blow you away".  I really wish people would open their eyes to the effects of war and understand the war on terror is causing thousands of deaths that could be avoided.  We have some of the best technology in the world we could keep track of whats going on the world and be preventative without blowing up everyone or treating everyone in the US as if they're a terrorist.

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