So Obama wants us and the Muslims around the world -- or is it only those around Arabia -- to get along. That's pretty noble, too bad it's unrealistic.
Trying to get along only leads to devastating circumstances. And Muslims around the world don't get along with each other, so how can we expect them to get along with us?
What has succeeded throughout the history of mankind is the survival of the fittest. The greatest nation the world has yet produced is in the throws of economic instability, but America is still much better off than most of the rest of the world.
At least for now.
Pacifists have always thought that their ideals overshadow real world concerns. Statements like "We're trying to negotiate," "Let's exhaust all diplomatic channels," "Convene the UN Security Council to condemn hostile actions." These are failed attempts to end a crisis that ultimately only ended with all out war.
In the early 1900s the League of Nations was born (precursor to the UN), a few years after the Kellog-Briand Pact "outlawed" conflict -- said all conflicts must be resolved through peaceful means -- but these worthless commitments first led to economic collapse around the world and ultimately to the Depression. The Depression ended and the global economy improved only after WWII.
Then we had the formation of the UN and that led to 40 plus years of the Cold War and the countless rise and fall of petty dictators on the blood of millions of innocents. Again military might ended the Cold War. Don't kid yourself, revisionists try to say the Cold War ended without a drop of blood, but this just is not true. Many died in USSR, Eastern Block (trying to escape for one), North/South Korea, South and Central America.
Now we are in a Global War on Terror against Islamic Extremists and a pacifist like Obama wants to talk. Well, unfortunately, we are going to waste a lot of time talking, economies will crumble (including ours), and countless lives will be lost before the world is once again forced to unite against tyranny in a worldwide conflict.
History keeps repeating itself folks because we refuse to learn from it.
