Fight the Empathy

The western world has made the worst mistake it could in any fight. We brought a dictionary to a gun fight.

Step back, look at the world. Pockets of unsettling events all over the globe. Most have a common theme. Islam versus other religions. These are not events that have only timing in common, but rather events that are tied together with one religion versus another.

The western world, be it Canada or the US chooses to fight these wars with a greater emphasis on words rather than actions. I know some may disagree when you think of Iraq, but the larger picture points to the fact that we do not employ the same war techniques that the enemy does. We are fighting on a skewed playing field. In Iraq and the other Arab nations with NATO and other forces on the ground, we are losing the fight, badly.

As the days pass we see a change in their cowardness and methods. We lose soldiers because of their ability to play against a set of made up rules and regulations that change day to day. We however must play by the rules of Geneva, or NATO, calling a two month inquiry when an individual not directly related to the fighting is injured or killed. Why?

Do we feel that we are lowering ourselves to their level? If we do not take similar reactions for their actions will we not be destroyed to a level that is beneath them?

Look back at world events. World War II was a horrible time that should not be re-lived for a moment, if not for remembrance. We were not the group that started the events that lead to war, but we were the group that fought them on even terms. One of those terms was that empathy followed once the threat was controlled.

I hope to see the day that we control the threat, provide our empathies and move towards a more secure, peaceful time in the world.