Hubgram

Special Bulletin

September 11, 2007


Hey, if we were sincere about defeating terrorism, there was an easier way!....Let’s face facts. If this administration wanted to really defeat Terrorism, they have a funny way of going about it.

If you were charged with eliminating the threat, would you walk away from it and attack another country because it offered you a better opportunity to show your might and your terribly swift sword? Whatever happened to reason, argument, dialogue, debate?

The mantra of this government seems to be to put out a burning twig with a Globemaster loaded with water. On the other hand, a more enlightened government might give some thought as to how to lessen the threat; not to do that which only reinforces and perpetuates the hatreds and feelings of a people who have been blindsided by uninformed and uneducated clerics.

A clever person might recognize that there are sources for these hatreds and it might be more productive to address those than attempt to perpetuate a policy that has not worked and is not working.

A smarter president, if he or she were honest, might admit that the use of inordinate power for other trouble spots in the world is not the solution for all that troubles us.

Yes, let me cast my vote right now for putting out bin Laden’s lights but then let’s win over the people if we can before we blast them to Kingdom come…

It is surprising especially in the light of the fact that we know the answers to these questions. We know why the terrorists hate us. We know why they are so angry with what we do. And, understanding that, we could show how really progressive we are.
And perhaps begin to turn some of this around.

How do you eliminate hate?

How about doing things to help the wives and the children of those who hate us. The mothers and grandmothers who live at poverty levels; the families that don’t have water or air conditioning or don’t have enough food to put on the table; the families that did not survive the last earthquake that took 200,000 lives or the Tsunami that wiped out 400,000 people and left families without their wage earners…..

In Iraq, why don’t we prioritize getting things back on stream. Like water and energy.

Why don’t we help children by providing teachers and schools that speak to the truth.

Why don’t we do a better job of communicating.

Why don’t we build local support efforts by providing advice and money.

Sound like it costs a lot?

How much is this war costing us in real terms and in terms of the lives of our young people? Think more than one trillion dollars to date! That’s serious money.

Isn’t it time for dialogue? Isn’t time for our wise people to come up with ideas?

This is no longer a question of democratic or republican. Both of us bleed.
It is time for Americans to come together and invest some sanity into a strategy that is miscast and misrepresentative of our best interests.

Let’s get Americans together with the simple notion that we are talking about America, a united America that seeks peace and security.

Les Aaron