US Drone Obliterates Civilians in Yemen

[Martin Eden]

88. First, stop creating the next generation of terrorists.

In your response to my post you did not dispute we are creating more enemies with our drone strikes. It should be obvious these strikes are counter-productive for our long term security.

If the USA really wants to be the leader of the free world we have to lead by example, or be justly viewed as warmongers and hypocrites. Do we stand for the rule of law, including international law? If so, the extrajudicial killings must stop.

US foreign policy has for many decades been a factor in the rise of groups intent on doing us harm through the only means they have: terrorism. I do not justify or support acts of terrorism by any group, and even if we change our policies immediately the threat will persist. Effective intelligence and security measures are essential to detect and defend against these threats.

But the threats will never diminish as long as WE continue to terrorize and kill innocent civilians in foreign lands, and as long as we support regimes like the Saudi royal family, and as long as we finance Israel's expanding occupation of Palestinian territory.

There is no magic wand to make the threat of terrorism go away.

But when you're in a hole, stop digging.