Day 91 / Feb 28

Day 91 / Feb 28

            Maybe this mosque explosion wasn't as bad as we thought.  Yes, it brought out hoards of protestors, violent and otherwise, and many many people were killed – a lot of them innocent I'm sure.  But, it also seems to have brought the bad guys out more and inciting them to attack the OTHER bad guys.   Now, there are fewer bad guys out there.  I can't say that that is a BAD thing by any means.  Now that they are out, or have been out, it makes them easier to get.   Kinda like if you kick the ant hill, yes, the ants come streaming out to bite you, but, it sure is a heck of a lot easier to kill them outside than in the hill.   Just a thought.

            The other thing that looks to be coming out of this is showing how good the Iraqi forces are at taking care of major violence.   So far, they seem to be handling it well and have been successful in quelling the attacks without too much of out assistance.  That is clearly a step in the right direction.   Maybe this bombing has brought to the forefront their true, untested ability to take care of their own country.  Now, they KNOW they can do it, and so does everyone else.   Or maybe I'm just optimistic.

 

            In other news, I see that Arizona could be stationing some National Guard troops on the Arizona/Mexico border.   Well, I'll be.  Go figure.  Using the National Guard to guard the nation.   What a novel concept!  Its about damned time!  Personally, I think that's ALL the National Guard should do, take care of the homeland – borders, emergencies, etc.

 

            I got some more mail today!  Three more boxes from my lovely wife and one from my mom.  Ahh, mail is good.