QUO VADIS
John H. Adler
October 15, 2006
Where do we go from here?
I believe it is universally accepted by the citizens of the United States as well by the world at large that our invasion of Iraq was a monumental blunder. Aside from the sacrifices the people of our country have made and are still to make, we painted ourselves into a corner and seem to be at a loss as to how to extricate ourselves from the mess we have created. All of us will have to suffer the consequences.
Our present leadership is certainly no match for the problems facing the free world. Kim Jong Il of North Korea has taken full advantage of our blunder. Over the years he has accepted the carrot without fear of being hurt by the stick. He has called our bluff and is pushing it to the limit. China, which has the means to curb him, will not do any such thing. To them North Korea is a welcome buffer against the West.
We are facing a rogue nation that is a potential supplier of nuclear science to our enemies. And that is the biggest danger we are facing. Armed intervention to Kim Jong’s adventurism has been made impossible by our Iraqi quagmire. We are grossly overextended and in no condition to open another front. What disaster awaits us now?
Iran, having no intention or incentive to curtail their quest for nuclear arms, is watching and learning. The free world seems to be emasculated, unable to stem the flood of lethal weaponry.
Sudan, in North/East Africa, is in the process of becoming a totally Islamic country encouraging terrorism and serving as a safe-house for wanted killers. As the slaughter in Darfur continues unabated, the government harbors training camps for Islamic insurgents, and The Sudan is very close to the Arabian Peninsula.
It is a grim situation we and the rest of the world are facing. I don’t expect the present administration to make many policy changes and wonder in which direction a new president will take us in 2008.
I believe it is universally accepted by the citizens of the United States as well by the world at large that our invasion of Iraq was a monumental blunder. Aside from the sacrifices the people of our country have made and are still to make, we painted ourselves into a corner and seem to be at a loss as to how to extricate ourselves from the mess we have created. All of us will have to suffer the consequences.
Our present leadership is certainly no match for the problems facing the free world. Kim Jong Il of North Korea has taken full advantage of our blunder. Over the years he has accepted the carrot without fear of being hurt by the stick. He has called our bluff and is pushing it to the limit. China, which has the means to curb him, will not do any such thing. To them North Korea is a welcome buffer against the West.
We are facing a rogue nation that is a potential supplier of nuclear science to our enemies. And that is the biggest danger we are facing. Armed intervention to Kim Jong’s adventurism has been made impossible by our Iraqi quagmire. We are grossly overextended and in no condition to open another front. What disaster awaits us now?
Iran, having no intention or incentive to curtail their quest for nuclear arms, is watching and learning. The free world seems to be emasculated, unable to stem the flood of lethal weaponry.
Sudan, in North/East Africa, is in the process of becoming a totally Islamic country encouraging terrorism and serving as a safe-house for wanted killers. As the slaughter in Darfur continues unabated, the government harbors training camps for Islamic insurgents, and The Sudan is very close to the Arabian Peninsula.
It is a grim situation we and the rest of the world are facing. I don’t expect the present administration to make many policy changes and wonder in which direction a new president will take us in 2008.
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