Why ISIS is a Creation of America Rather than the Muslim World
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| Kayla Mueller Murdered by ISIS |
This is a painful post for me to write. But my discomfort is nothing in comparison to the horror and anguish the family of Kayla Mueller are feeling with the knowledge that their daughter was not only murdered by ISIS (also known as ISIL), but held as a sex slave by its leader for months before she was executed. According to the headline article in USA Today:Kayla Mueller, an American aid worker who died in February while being held by the Islamic State, was repeatedly raped during captivity by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the terror group's top leader, according to counter-terrorism officials and Mueller's family.
ISIS is the monster and we, yes we good citizens of the United States are its Dr. Frankenstein. In 2002, the Arab League pleaded with the Bush Administration not to invade Iraq. They warned that the unintended consequences would, and I quote: "open the gates of Hell". According to a CNN report on September 5, 2002:
These Muslim leaders were not just blabbering to hear themselves talk. Rather, despite their cultural pride, they were begging George Bush and his neo-conservative cronies to reconsider and understand the chaos such an invasion would unleashed.
But in the end, the Muslim heads of state were slapped down by America, the mighty superpower, who doesn't have to listen to anyone. We forgot the lesson our favorite superhero taught: "with great power comes great responsibility". Of course self-knowledge can be a bummer. The alternative is the growing number of American gun stores and shooting ranges calling themselves "Muslim-free zones".
While we may or may not be able to contain the Islamic State, we can begin the process of trying George Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney for war crimes.
RELATED POST: America Needs War Crimes Tribunal: ISIS Beheadings Just Another Consequence of U.S. Invasion of Iraq
- A U.S. war against Iraq would "open the gates of hell" in the Middle East, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Thursday.
These Muslim leaders were not just blabbering to hear themselves talk. Rather, despite their cultural pride, they were begging George Bush and his neo-conservative cronies to reconsider and understand the chaos such an invasion would unleashed.
But in the end, the Muslim heads of state were slapped down by America, the mighty superpower, who doesn't have to listen to anyone. We forgot the lesson our favorite superhero taught: "with great power comes great responsibility". Of course self-knowledge can be a bummer. The alternative is the growing number of American gun stores and shooting ranges calling themselves "Muslim-free zones".
While we may or may not be able to contain the Islamic State, we can begin the process of trying George Bush and his Vice President Dick Cheney for war crimes.
RELATED POST: America Needs War Crimes Tribunal: ISIS Beheadings Just Another Consequence of U.S. Invasion of Iraq
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