WARNING THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC, DISTURBING PROFOUND IMAGES
I am tired of War. Trump authorized the launch of 59 missiles at the Syrian Airbase where the planes took off that dropped chemical weapons on it's own people. Killing innocent citizens by any means has no justification ever! But, our response did nothing to help the people being brutalized by Syria's brutal dictator.
The missiles we launched alone cost us 30 million dollars. How many starving children would $30,000,000 million dollars feed? Brian Williams spoke of the launch in terms that made it sound like he was looking at a breathtaking sunset or the Northern lights. Fareed Zakaria, whom I have great respect, said that Trump had finally become the President. The media largely applauded the act. There was widespread Bi-Partisan support for the attack.
The evening of the bombing the Syrian air force sent planes off on yet another bombing mission of its own citizens from the airstrip we bombed. To quote former President Bush, "Mission Accomplished."
The media at large is totally derelict when it comes to war. We have been in perpetual war since 2001. Spent over 2 trillion dollars. Where we are today in the Middle East with our efforts? Are people in that region free? What exactly have we accomplished?
Images of kids being gassed woke many of you up. War is not the solution. If the damn media did its job we would likely not be at war today. War is not some abstract thing. This is what war looks like. Every day we are at war this is what it looks like.
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