© 2013 by Raymond Alexander Kukkee
Desert Oasis photo by Clarita (Morguefile)
" Unleashing the dogs of war is the final proof and admission of the failure of humanity to reason.
Nothing More to be Said? The dogs of war are about to be unleashed upon Syria.
In the art of modern warfare, the use of disabling and deadly chemical weaponry against other human beings has perhaps always been considered the pariah of murder weapons. Weapons of mass destruction are unacceptable,--- but we quickly observe it is deemed proper to kill, disable, or neutralize the enemy in any other fashion possible including starvation, hand-to-hand combat with sticks, stones, clubs, knives, arrows, spears, poison, axes, swords, flamethrowers, catapults tossing rotten carcases and disease into secure enclaves, turning loose animals trained to kill, shooting, cannons, machine guns, bombing, strafing, fighter aircraft and aerial combat, cluster bombs, nuclear bombs, all 'helped along" with politics, power-mongering, greed, envy, territorial theft, manipulation for resources, deception by treaty or and betrayal.
As a distraction, combatants do seem to enjoy *killing for love, money, politics, ideology, territory, oil, revenge, honour, or simple hedonistic blood-letting of their own for self-satisfaction.
* " Kill'em all, they're different and they won't give us all of their toys, won't let us rape their women or their country and don't live like we want them to and don't worship like we think they should, or do what we tell them to."
Unleashing the dogs of war is the final proof and admission of the failure of humanity to use logic and reason. It is stated "--
But some cultures and religions people cannot be reasoned with, can they? They thumb our nose at us and. the reign is genocidal".
Is that any excuse to declare war, expand the already-unacceptable human cost and kill thousands more innocent people who want nothing better than to exist in peace?
In observation, it must seem to be so. The Middle East immediately comes to mind. Horrific warfare, civil war, and unrest. The
Arab Spring uprisings, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt--and now Syria.
It must be the heat. Tribal and religious factions no longer just point fingers, shout and call one another bad names, but also run around like lemmings possessed, destroying themselves, their neighbourhoods and their countries that already suffer abject poverty, exacerbating a sad coexistence and reducing deliberately, -or completely destroying the few remaining already- broken remnants of civility and civilization itself.
Growing Madness in the Sands?
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n the barren Middle East sand dunes, lunatics happily kill, dismember, behead their enemies, explode car bombs and stuff everywhere, including public places, themselves, their women and children in suicidal missions that prove absolutely nothing except how futile, mindless, sick, and hopeless the current culture of the affected region is. Is it fanaticism, oil madness frustration, or religious madness? The heat? Psychiatry 101 basic instructions in insanity? The ungodly will to self-destruct for population control? Drugs and chemicals in their food? Conspire
that.
On the surface it appears total madness, a collective mental illness and sickness of the Middle East has spread like wildfire. Africa is following suit. Intolerance. More madness growing in the sands of the Middle East. We digress, being forced to wonder and shake our heads at the useless, seemingly hopeless totality of human foolishness observed.
Regardless, back on track, in warfare, anything goes except WMD's which include chemicals, nerve agents, and poison gas. How to kill everyone and anyone. Almost.
The use of chemical weapons by a government in power against it's own unarmed population in genocide is deemed far worse; the lowest of the low, and a heinous crime, Inexcusable, unacceptable to civilized human beings, international response to genocide may be slow and steadfast, but nations invariably rally and unleash the dogs of war in response.
The problem is, if Iraq was any example, it is a bad idea. Billions of dollars will be spent in futility, thousands more lives will be lost, and generations of children will be harmed forever by protracting and magnifying the ugly war in Syria. It will not resolve the basic issues. The Syrian people do not need more warfare, they need relief, an oasis in the desert.
It is time for ALL nations to act responsibly in a cohesive, firm and resolute manner instead of arbitrarily firing cruise missiles, creating more mayhem and destruction. Issue international arrest warrants for all individuals responsible for using nerve gas, or any chemical killers and weapons of mass destruction -and bring them to
real justice. Do not "pretend" the west and cooperative nations cannot find those leaders, individuals and politicians responsible.
We know better.
Let the individuals responsible be punished suitably and locked up forever as an example to other tin-pot dictators, royalty, nasty bureaucrats, or 'so-called 'leaders' who would murder their own citizens in the belief that innocent life is worthless --and that they alone are beyond international law. Genocide is unacceptable under any circumstance.
"Regime change' is "denied" but that is precisely what is required. Remove the guilty from power quickly, install internationally supervised mandatory coalition governments representative of ALL of the citizenry for a minimum of 12 months--and then hold democratic elections.
That's what we believe should happen, but it seems, the supporters of war are preparing once again to profit by unleashing the dogs of war to teach Bashar al Assad a "lesson". Will it last for 3 days, 6 weeks, 6 months, or 10 years?
No matter how long, it makes us sad. There has to be a better way. If nothing else, let us provide an oasis of hope.
Is that Incoming I hear?
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Those that possess wisdom and a moral compass know why. International timing should determine when. You have shared profound insight and reasoning. It is time to disrupt this massacre of humanity.
Thanks Olivia. There really must be a better way other than blindly following the dogs of war and attempting to repair the psychological damage and cleaning up the horrific mess they leave in shattered minds, bodies and displaced civilian populations. The inflicted cost of warfare goes far beyond damaged Presidential palaces and money. In terms of humanity, none of this is acceptable.
the list of offensive weaponry against one another is quite complete..it demonstrates man’s inhumanity to man..i deplore the mindset which would blindly follow violent reaction to –violence.
peace has had no chance since Lawrence of Arabia tried to reassure and empower middle eastern peoples a century ago.
where do we invariably assume that we know what is best in tribal histories of which we are so poorly informed?
the medical dictum should always apply ” at first DO NO HARM”.
Well said, Nadine. “Do no harm” should be the litmus test for any action taken in this matter. Unfortunately, the minds of those with intent have already been made up–long ago.
The dogs of war really do have to stop. It’s inhumane and sickening… the psychological effects alone are horrific… Thanks for sharing your insights here, Ray. I am sad that this type of post even needs to be written but it does and you are here to speak for many. Thank-you.
Christyb, thank you. As writers we must speak up against the self-destruction of humanity in all of it’s forms. Humans are perhaps the least humane of all species, what does that tell us? Thank you so much for commenting, we must do what we can to stop the carnage. Again, thank YOU. “:)
Ray…well said…as a retired reporter (1991-2000) Kuwait, Arab Times newspaper, followed by a year with USArmy COE building Arafjan Base, I was well aware of the many ‘dirty wars’ that have taken place with the urging of our US government… I continue to follow this ongoing support of our ‘military complex’ so, I would be remiss not to warn that here we are on the verge of WWIII…where is the ‘common sense’ that should prevail to stop this nonsense immediately?…has the word ‘diplomacy’ been shoved under the carpet in the oval room?…should I be surprised?…no…
Betty, welcome to IncomingBytes! Thank you for taking time to comment. I value your perspective and comments particularly, for as an ex reporter you are probably informed a thousand times better than the general population of North America.
“The populace” really no longer know what to believe after the Gulf wars, Iraq, Afghanistan, et al; the current lack of common sense is outrageous, almost surreal. The agenda of the powerful and the military complex have somehow been deemed more important than world peace and the survival of humanity itself, so diplomacy is “not an option” –and more dirty wars are guaranteed.
Why the Arab nations cannot, or will not solve this problem themselves is beyond comprehension. Does humanity need WW III, a proxy war with hundreds of thousands, millions killed? Are these poor people in Syria and environs expendable, without value? It almost seems there is a “plan”.
Why? Do our “leaders” conspire to “encourage” the end times, –the apocalypse- by being foolish, ignorant and willfully devious, ignorant and stubborn, refusing diplomacy?
Perhaps there is a more logical answer. Fanaticism comes to mind. Collective insanity–and no, we shouldn’t not be surprised, fanatic ideology is on the rise, it knows no bounds. Literally…nothing matters whether it be the lives of innocent children, the “creation of a one-world government”, or failing that, annihilation of the human race. Conspiracy-theorists, governments and leadership fools alike ought to love it as everything turns to ashes. Fact is, “common sense’ and logic are entirely absent.
We can only hope that common sense returns to the minds of those involved–and soon.
Again, Betty, thank you for taking the time to comment, and please do visit again. ~R