America, the bully.

U.S. Says Navy SEAL Team Stages Raid on Somali Militants

U.S. Raids Strike Terrorist Targets in 2 African Nations (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/world/africa/Al-Qaeda-Suspect-Wanted-in-US-Said-to-Be-Taken-in-Libya.html?hp&_r=0)

Those are just two of the top news stories featured by The New York Times. I’m choosing to address these particular stories because of the blatant abuse of power that was used to orchestrate these events. While it is claimed that these raids ‘just happened’ to be done on the same day and it was not planned as such, I am finding that extremely hard to believe. I’d like to say that I am surprised, but alas, I am not.

I’d like for our Commander in Chief to explain to me why we are using our military to strike at an organization that orchestrated a hostile takeover of a shopping mall in Nairobi, subsequently killing many people, yet they cannot confirm that any Americans were hurt or injured. Why, during a government shutdown, are you allowing our military forces to be used to strike down a certain target and now you cannot even confirm that the target was eliminated? WHY are we spending money we clearly do not have to ‘flex the American military muscle’? Anyone? Maybe I’m missing something here.

It was stated on Friday by the finance office that pays all our military that even with the Pay Our Military Act having been signed, the military members are not going to be paid due to ‘lack of information.’ I’m starting to see a trend. Give the American public only the minimal information they need and keep them in a constant state of fear. I, for one, Sir am not one who frightens easily and when I do it only serves to make me angry.

We, the American citizens, are tired of the bullying, the lies, the shady deals, the backroom talks, the lack of credible information and the incompetency being shown by our current leadership! I believe that our military should not have the R2P (Responsibility To Protect) other countries from terroristic groups or activities. We obviously cannot keep our government open, why are we butting into things that are not happening here? We should not be the country who bulldozes into an area and offers ‘help’ in the form of cash, military grade weapons or putting our own troops there! Maybe, just once, we really should close our borders and take the time to get our leadership in line, our finances in line and take care of the citizens of our own country!