Food for Thought

AV -à Forgive me but I do not see the slightest issue with the recent Pepsi ad.  I despise that the left has abused Pepsi for no reason and now Pepsi is caving by ditching the ad.

http://thefederalist.com/2017/04/06/so-you-want-to-go-to-war-in-syria-to-depose-assad-can-you-answer-these-questions-first/

This post articulately poses 14 extremely reasonable questions to ask before going to war.

“But what proponents of military action to depose Assad have not explained is what our clear national security interest is there, what political victory looks like, what our main risks are, and what costs we will be required to pay in order to achieve that victory.”

“We owe it to the American men and women whose blood was shed in Iraq, and their families, to not repeat the same mistakes we made there in Syria. We owe it to the men and women who would be deployed overseas to have a clear understanding of our political goals in Syria, what military resources will be required to achieve them, and what risks we face, both militarily and politically, as a result of approving military action to remove Assad.”

BTW it is certainly possible, although not really plausible, that Assad actually used chemical weapons.  He is already winning the war and has no incentive to make such a provocative move.  Additionally, the people of Syria, while they don’t love Assad, would rather him be there than live under the tyranny of ISIS.  These are important considerations.

http://www.larryelder.com/highlight/larry-met-ohiostate-head-football-coach-urbanmeyer-player-race-police-stops-talk/

The world needs more Larry Elders.

https://fee.org/articles/these-are-the-missing-facts-about-the-chemical-attack-in-syria/

“One should bear in mind that if the rebels did commit the attack, the U.S. could actually do something about it considering America and its allies actively support them. Withdrawing support for groups that resort to these tactics would contribute to Syria’s safety and security. This is not a concern, however, because it appears the media’s ultimate focus on this story is to garner support for further war and bloodshed in the Middle East–not less of it.”

I repeat – I do not know who used the chemical weapons but let’s make sure it actually was Syria before we go to war.

AV à I just saw that Israel is postponing an election from July 3^rd to July 4^th because … - wait for it - Britney Spears is in town for a concert. No I am not kidding.  Do with that information what you will.

http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=9038

“California eagerly promotes housing and food vouchers for the homeless and unemployed but denies school-choice vouchers to embattled K-12 students and their families. Call it the double standard inherent in the system.”

Quote of the day from Jeffrey Tucker in this article: https://fee.org/articles/why-is-war-such-an-alluring-illusion/

“Good intentions are never enough to justify government intervention in anything.”

Indeed.  Good intentions are far too low a criteria for flawed and self-interested men to arbitrarily gain such power.

Tucker continues:

“This is especially true in war, the meanest, deadliest, and most destructive government program ever conceived. And yet we keep doing it, putting our faith that bombs, mass destruction, legal violence, and shock and awe can somehow work, despite all evidence. We think we see a way to do good through war but it might just be another alluring illusion, just as it was 100 years ago.”