Finding the Right Time to Bomb

BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Lord, or whatever, Cameron, matter-o-factly informs us that there are two, and only two, reasons for the existence of the unfortunate phenomenon known as THE Islamic State. First, Syrian Dictator Bashar Assad. Nothing about him in particular, just Assad, in general. O.K., fair enough. Who could argue? Second, the instability and apparent inability of the Iraqi government to govern its entire country. Well, yeah. Sure. What could be more obvious? But wait- just a minute. Isn't there anything else? Something at the back of our collective memory? What about British post World War One imperialism, their taking control of, dominating, and rewriting the national boundaries of its former, and the Ottoman Empire's former, empire? May we say instability through outside meddling? Then too, what about the War on Terror, America's air forceful incidental collateral "reassignment" (to heaven) of a hundred thousand Iraqi civilians, emphasizing women and children. And subsequently, what about the American Empire's dominating, rewriting, and installing of a new Iraqi government which the good lord Cameron blithely blames for aforementioned Iraqi regional instability? Reckon that mighta shaken things up a bit? World citizens, fellow sapiens, mister prime minister; there simply comes a time to stand up and tell the truth. A time to come clean. A time to assign, and a time to accept, responsibility. A time to blame one's Arab friends, and a time to blame one's self. A time to extend one's military might, disguised as help and aid, and a time to bring one's air force home, and from future bombing to refrain. Turn, turn...turn.