Breaking news.
Two Suicide bombers target U.S. Based hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. More on this in a few lines.
On April 12th 2009, I wrote a blog on Wonder Explore Believe, “Somali Pirates Deserved Diplomacy Backed by a Bit of Gunpowder.”
“These hijacking, kidnapping, hostage-holding, life-threatening terrorists showed a depraved indifference to human life, had tied and bound Captain Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, fired at him during his initial escape attempt and threatened him over the course of several days with AK-47s. Each absolutely deserved the bullet they received.”
Contrary to all the pundits and experts, not to mention the threats of the pirates themselves about increased attacks in retaliation, I’m not sure that there has been one single U.S. ship taken since. For all the bravado, looks like the Somali bad-guys got the message.
“I know it’s not a popular opinion anymore, but I do believe in diplomacy backed by a bit of gunpowder.”
With the breaking news this morning out of Jakarta, Indonesia of two deadly terrorist bombings at the Ritz-Carlton and J.W.Marriott coupled with recent reports of members of Congress calling for special investigations into CIA plans to track and kill terrorist leaders, I’m left wondering if we truly realize what we are up against?
Is that not a function of the CIA and U.S. Military, to track and kill terrorists? If that isn’t in their job description, it most certainly ought to be!
I’m for Bin Laden’s head in a bag, body in a box, or cremation in the Chitral mountains; all good in my book.
With the Taliban buying children to dress them as bombers and July becoming the deadliest month for foreign troops in Afghanistan, we need to rethink our approach.
Here’s a thought. For those hell-bent on martyrdom, let’s meet them half way. For those that murder innocent people in the name of the after-life, let’s help to expedite the meeting between them and their maker. Let’s demand that congress and the President authorize the CIA and all military forces to target, track, and mark these terrorists, “Return to Vendor“.
