Talk about banging your head against a wall… The U.S. undertook a second attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen, and of course the Houthis have vowed revenge.
Of course they have! Because that’s the way these things work. This early in the proceedings, one side doesn’t suddenly wake up to the fact that they’ve been bested in a fight and should probably sue for peace. They take it personally as an affront to their nationhood, their manhood, their religion, so the back-and-forth commences. The hostilities simply escalate, the cycle of violence deepens, and maybe other countries decide to get involved.
And before you know it, we have ourselves a shootin’ war. There’s nothing like a war to pull countries out of whatever malaise is laying heavy. Nothing like a war with Islamic adversaries who have long memories for payback. Gotta keep Allah happy.
And we have to keep the shipping lanes open and protect the flow of black gold.
What’s the master plan here, and who’s behind it? Because whoever it is has succeeded in drawing us in. And here in America, there’s always been a faction who’s more than willing to get drawn in. Suckers for a good fight, or a bad one.
They’re all bad, even the “good” ones. The price we stupid humans keep paying.
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