A Question That Must NEVER Be Asked if One Loves Peace!
Ran into some people who are happy that we're pulling out of Iraq and wish that we'd pull out of Afghanistan, right now! When I asked them "What about the Taliban and Al Qaeda, wouldn't they just keep on attacking us like they did before 9-11?", it threw them into a ferment. I'd asked a question that no one is supposed to ask
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May I suggest something that might work with your worldview, though? I'm not trying to be argumentative, I'm just playing with ideas now.
In my yard, I have an ancient oak tree that simply has to come down. It's going to take some work and some time, and that thing is huge. It takes up much of the landscape. You'd say it's a priority, right?
It isn't, because the moment I see a sprig of Oriental Bittersweet vine, I hasten to the site and do my best to raze it to the ground.
Why would I spend my resources dealing with a sprig of Oriental Bittersweet instead of that old oak tree?
It's because if I let that old oak tree alone for another year, it'll grow another couple of inches taller. Oriental Bittersweet, however, puts on that much length in a couple of days. If I leave it alone, it'll be a sprig in June, brush in July, and an enormous thicket in August. It can climb a porch and cave in part of the roof in just one season. I've seen it completely demolish an old barn in two.
Yes, we could spend a trillion dollars to save more than 3,000 lives in medical research. However, extremist Muslim terrorist activity is like Oriental Bittersweet. If no punishment is forthcoming, it'll be 10,000 next year, and 500,000 the next. Meanwhile, if 3,000 people die from medical conditions this year, it'll be 3,000 the next, and 3,000 the next.
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