Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton Take Right Road On Iraq

Who is to blame for ISIS?

Isis used to be an inspirational childhood hero.

Well, that requires a trip through time.  You see back in the day, a production group called Filmation was responsible for Isis.  At least they were responsible for The Secret of Isis, a popular Saturday children's show that starred Joanna Cameron as the Mighty Isis, Isis, Isis.

Isis was created to inspire little girls, and Shazam inspired young boys to be positive members of the community.  Time and limited special effects sent most childhood heroes into the realm of animation and into distant memories for me until some evil terror group decided to reignite the name and the memories.  With a problem so complex, we could use the Mighty Isis and Shazam to team up and save the day.  Sometimes complex problems actually required they combine the show's so they both could show up.

Shazam needed a haircut.

It seems very few republicans in Congress have the memory to recall Isis of old, or the path that lead to the ISIS pestering Iraq, Syria and American sensibility.  Filmation may have created the original Isis, but WE all created the recent terror group when we agreed to allow a war hawk party to remain in power and heal us from the anger of 9-11.

At the time, polls consistently favored military action against Hussein while recent polls will tell you that only a third of American's still admit to the angered opinion polls that fed the war hawks and lead US into Iraq in the first place.


Why Voting Matters?

WE had a choice with the re-election of Bush and Cheney but allowed a broken electoral college system and a few hanging chads in Florida to give US exactly what WE deserved.  Elections are still not sacred,  evidenced by the low turnouts,  widespread use of outdated voting methods and machines and voter suppression in all the states that still think they can.

Isis used to be an inspirational hero with mystic powers.  Now, ISIS is an inspirational terror group that gets most of its power from the general fear of US imperialism.  ISIS didn't exist before we invaded Iraq and got rid of Sadaam Hussein because the recruit worthy fear wasn;t nearly as strong as it is now.  WE created that fear when we decided to bomb the hills of Afghanistan chasing a Bin Laden who was long gone and tucked into hiding before even considered our bomb brigade.

The WMD's of Sadaam were a lie, and president Obama's attempt to leave a residual force was rejected by a nation of people more afraid of US than the known evil's they have endured forever.  In many ways, the terror of ISIS is par for the course in a nation that still remains accustomed to the iron fist of Hussein.  Any person that would dare to lead Iraq at this dangerous time is a matyr waiting to be assassinated.  In addition, their previous experience was most likely in leading a small village or city of people, not a nation of violent extreme's.

Republican presidential candidates are one by one tripping over the issue of ISIS and trying their best to blame someone or something other than themselves.  Hillary is the ONLY candidate who nailed this answer to the wall by declaring that SHE got it wrong when it comes to Iraq, eliminating the ability to cross examine her on an issue in which the facts strongly support her answer.

The facts strongly support the recent comment of Rand Paul too, who has squarely placed the decision to invade Iraq (which is what ultimately created ISIS) in the hands of the GOP whom he described as war hawks who won't stop and measure the impact of such choices.  This is truth that will not endear him to many of his own during this march towards whittling the growing field of republican presidential candidates.  Millions of Americans are openly and silently applauding Paul for the courage of these words, but few of this crowd will help him win a republican primary.

Eventually, some of these revisionist politicians will be held to account for their cloudy view of history.  The wrong answer on war- past present and future- will not disqualify you from running for president, but it could easily disqualify you from winning.  American's may not be clear about what exactly to do about ISIS, however, we are certain that more of the same is a highly suspect answer to the question.

There is something to be said for politicians who understand the value of change and have the ability and humility to admit past failures with a clear vision, instead of wearing a clearly wrong decision as a badge of stubborn pride.

Well done Rand Paul.  From a moral stance, you've done this nation proud. Too bad it won't garner you anything of political value.