The strategic hit on the Syrian airfield that is alleged to have delivered the devastating chemical attack on their own peoples is an even better outcome than the one I proposed in my most recent Blog. I had called for the complete elimination of Syria's ability to do this in the future but yesterday's strike will quite effectively do the trick as well.
Indeed it was the least possible action the United States could have taken and yet still have had the desired outcome.
Good on President Trump and his advisers.
Al-Assad now has the message and he will not make this mistake again....he realizes that he is no longer dealing the pacifist Barack Obama. And this message has also gone out to the rest of the bad actors including: Russia, Iran, China and to the numerous other thugs and dictators.
The world can take a collective deep-breath.
That said, the Middle East will continue to be a fiery cauldron...Russia will remain inserted in the region and Iran will continue to foment unrest but the use of chemical weapons in this volatile area has come to an abrupt halt.
This is the first time in a long time that America has returned to the vision of John F. Kennedy as he expressed at his inauguration some 57 years ago:
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
None of the above will take military action against America as a result of yesterday's attack nor will any of them take America for granted again as long as Donald Trump is President. And when I say 'none of them' I am of course speaking here of Totalitarian Countries like Iran and not about maniacal terrorist groups such as ISIS which appear to have a death wish.
Plus One Other Thing:
The 'one other thing' is today's terrorist attack in Sweden. It is most reminiscent of the recent such attack in London England in proximity to their Parliament Buildings.
Today's attack is interesting for a few reasons. When Donald Trump suggested in February 20/17 that all was not well with Muslim Immigration in Sweden, all hell broke out with the Swedish leadership uniformly condemning Trump's assertion and claiming that everything was A-OK.
And this in turn was followed by ordinary Swedes coming out in great numbers to counter what their leadership had try to portray.
And this in turn was followed by ordinary Swedes coming out in great numbers to counter what their leadership had try to portray.
Barely two days later the populace was vindicated when we saw riots occur in the immigrant precincts of Stockholm.
And now today's attack.
Two things to learn from Sweden's experience, first, it really is not helpful to deny the obvious and second, these types of terrorist attacks though cowardly are virtually impossible to prevent.
We'd better all just get used to them and in the best traditions of the Brits just 'carry on'.
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
As I see it...
'K.D. Galagher'
