War

The liberal news media has gone nuts with the allegations that a coalition air strike killed civilians in Pakistan. With EVERY air strike there are eyes on the ground conducting target acquisition using various techniques and using the most technologically advanced equipment that the world has to offer. Aircraft do not fly around and pick out targets like North Hollywood would have you believe. Ground troops reported that they were receiving direct enemy fire from the building that was demolished in the air strike and that is enough for me. More significantly, this is good enough for the rules of engagement.

Unfortunately when bad people bring violence to their country with their actions, in this case allowing terrorist training camps to operate freely for 20 years, civilians will die. Eventually civilians will get sick of violence and realize the terrorist they harbor are bringing the violence with them. It's our job to provide that violence and allow no safe-haven for people that bring harm to humanity regardless of borders and foreign policy.

Measured response is just that and will lead to an everlasting tit-for-tat that does nothing except equip the terrorist of tomorrow with the ideology necessary to hate the western world. Measured response is a game that cannot be won. It's time to put risk aversion behind us clean up Iraq and Afghanistan via anywhere. Yes that includes Egypt, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, and domestically, in our own back yard. Given the gross negligent, risk aversion tactics (or non-tactics) of the Clinton Administration several of our adversaries are still alive to continue attacks on Americans abroad and at home.