In times of war brilliant people say brilliant things. They say these brilliant things to justify their inane actions.
I'm not a pacifist. But, our current militant bordering on anarchist mind set has got to stop somewhere.
The very misquoted quote, "I fear all we have done is to waken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve," is a prime example of such.
The quote is attributed to a Japanese General during their fight with America.
It was widely used after September 11th to justify our means for revenge.
It is again what is going on in the Middle East.
I fear all we have done is waken an Arab Nation and fill him with a NEED for it's own revenge.
We need to pack our shit and get the fuck out.
We are getting more tightly embroiled in conflict we neither started nor will ever understand wholly. THEY don't even understand it wholly anymore.
Bring our kids home. Batten down the hatches and get ready. Here on our soil.
I know. We fight there, so we don't have to here.
Bullshit.
We fight there because we don't have the balls to end it once and for all,
or put our tail between our legs and haul our asses home.
The brilliant dude responsible for this quote thought he was the giant.
Unfortunately, for him, We Were. Our soldiers put a cap in his ass, and as for his ideology? You can read a history book for that. Let's just say, it didn't turn out well.
Just sayin'
Who's the giant this time?
