We've been put on notice that Wednesday is dooms day for the next American and we've air dropped a load of arms meant for the Kurds right into IS territory.
It gets worse and we here in America should take note for there is a lesson in it. Sunnis in Lebanon are now leaning more in support of the IS cause because of the same old reason that allowed the movement to get a foot hold in the first place. The exclusion of Sunni Muslims in government.
Hezbollah is gaining a strong foothold within Lebanon's borders much as Hamas has done in Gaza. The alternative is to look at the radical groups and none have the victories to tout more than IS. While having enough on their hands as is for the time being, I'm sure the IS leadership is pleased with the turmoil in Lebanon. Will even the moderate Sunni's join forces with them? It has happened elsewhere and could again. That means another front for the war and still too few to fight it. Even with the Kurds valiantly providing boots on the ground they are outnumbered and remain out armed.
Could this repeat itself here? Could a group that feels marginalized be pushed to the brink of extremism? You see the ground work in places like Ferguson, MO. The protests have far surpassed reason. The truth of what happened the night young Michael Brown was killed by a police officer is still muddy yet that didn't quell the violent protests. Led, in many cases, by rabble rousers from out side the community whose only purpose was to create and perpetuate unrest.
They've succeeded for the anger still is palpable, deserved or not. We need to address this. We need to quell the radical outliers who want only more tragedy to avenge tragedy. The ones who want to foment hatred for the sake of hatred and nothing more. This is how movements begin and trying to solve the problem with political correctness is an exercise in futility.
The symptoms need addressed before the fever hits. Can we do this in our country before we turn into a nation of malcontents and the worst of us reign?
We can if we have the will. The will to understand ethnicity and economic conditions play a part yet have the courage to enforce that which is right and that which is wrong without caveats. It must be the first priority if we are to remain a civilized nation.
Exclusion, whether great or small, breeds discontent and there is quite enough of that going around these days.
