Stop The Killing

Since the late 1600’s the Quakers have sought peace.  This was not a wimpy, run from the problem peace but face the root of the problem.   We know that wars and fighting proceed from the lusts of men, as stated by James 4. 1—3.  The occasion of war, and war itself is a direct result of envy, greed and lust.

It is not an honor, nor an example of manhood or religious righteousness, to murder harmless people, who have not raised a hand against the jihadist or even pointed a weapon towards them. The bombing of the Russian aircraft that took 224 live was not an act of bravery, it was a terrorist act. However, there are two sides to the coin.  No one was covering the deaths that were occurring in Iraq and Syria as civilians were dying at the hands of the French and US government. 

Back in August of this year, the air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has killed more than 450 civilians, according to a new report, even though the US-led coalition has so far acknowledged just two non-combatant deaths.

More than 5,700 air strikes have been launched in the campaign with its impact on civilians largely unknown.

Now Airwars, a project by a team of independent journalists, is publishing details of 52 strikes with what it believes are credible reports of at least 459 non-combatant deaths, including those of more than 100 children.  Does this side of the war matter?  Iraq has suffered a tremendous loss of civilian life including children.

Have we forgotten the words of Madeleine Albright when she said, “500,000 dead Iraqi Children was "worth it”.  This woman ends up getting “the highest honor” that America bestows upon civilians — the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

How many innocent children will be killed by the greed of the nations that are now fighting in the Middle East?  What is the real reason the US government wants to overthrow Assad?  Could it be that he has stood up against the globalist elite and they didn’t like it? 

It is easy for me to understand the anger and hatred that is in the hearts of those who have lost loved ones.  But do we stop to think of the thousands of innocent families who lost their loved ones from drones and air strikes to kill a few jihadist?

There is a solution to the problem.  Stop listening to the globalist leaders that are pushing for a regime change in every Muslim country.  Look what has happened in every nation that the US government, along with other nations, who have brought about a regime change--disaster.  The countries we “liberated” from a cruel dictator has been turned over to the jihadist, who are even crueler than the dictator removed from power.

It is time we reject the idea that we can ship millions of dollars’ worth of weapons to “moderate freedom fighters” and expect them not to fall into the hands of the jihadist.  The idea that we or any other nation can bomb the jihadist back into the 8^th century is wrong.  What I cannot understand is that the US government along with other governments continue to overthrow sovereign governments and replace them with leaders from the Muslim Brotherhood that is the supporter of the jihadist.  

What is frustrating about this entire Middle East issue is the leadership in this country both Republican and Democrat want to destroy Iran and Syria.  We have already established the fact the death of the innocent is of no concern to our leaders.  In the words of George Fox, the Quaker Founder, "Therefore in love we warn you for your soul's good, not to wrong the innocent, nor the babes of Christ, which he hath in his hand, which he cares for as the apple of his eye; neither seek to destroy the heritage of God, nor turn your swords backward upon such as the law was not made for…”  Not only have Muslims been killed, but thousands of Christians have died trying to flee from the destruction brought down on every country we have made war on.

The French reaction is just like the 9/11 attack on American, the attacker were not from Iraq or Afghanistan but from Saudi Araba.  Who did we attack—Iraq.  Why?  We needed a regime change. So the French start bombing Syria in retaliation for the attacks, though it is not known where exactly the attackers were from. Thousands of ISIS fighters in Syria are not Syrian, but came to Syria to overthrow the Assad government from a number of foreign countries -- including from France and the US.

Stop and think about this whole Middle East problem, the US government along with its allies want to overthrow Assad.  What better reason than to retaliate against Syria. Don’t you find it interesting that ISIS and the US government along with its allies want to overthrow both Syria and Iran?

The French in particular have been very active in arming even the more radical groups in Syria, as they push for more political influence in the region. Why do they still refuse to believe in the concept “what goes around, comes around”? Is it because the explanation that, “they hate us because we are free,” makes it easier to escalate abroad and crack down at home?  Maybe if we just stop the killing and got out of the Middle East, the problems would be solved?   

It is my fear that soon we will see another global war which will be more devastating than the last two global wars.  The Middle East is not the only war in which we have stuck our nose.  The American people need to rise up and stop the direction of destruction in which our leaders are leading us