More terrorism means more weapons spending. For the lucky few, Pentagon connected, it’s
a self-perpetuating stairway to riches. Yet for wider society it means spending
time, money and effort on war, instead of on domestic prosperity. It means the
constant threat of terrorism. And it means the loss of our liberty, as the
security state adopts increasingly paranoid anti-terrorism measures.
We should
do to others as we would have done to ourselves. That means — unless we are
comfortable with the idea of ourselves living under military occupation and
drone strikes — getting out of the Middle East, and letting that region solve
its own problems — forget another costly and destructive occupation in Syria.
Slash the war and occupation spending, and redirect the money to making America
independent of middle eastern energy and resources.
Don't forget, the beheadings will continue with us or without us. The savages will see to it.
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