As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Zero Aggression,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…
“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” – H.L. Mencken
My Commentary: Beware of State-sponsored straw-boogie-men!
The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall of an acquaintance, after he shared artwork from here…
Om P.:
“Syria – ISIS”
Rayn: Attacking another straw boogie man…
The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall, after I posted artwork being shared by the page, “Young Americans for Liberty“…
Rayn:
“Let me be clear: we are going to war against the same group we funded, armed, and were going to fight alongside last year, while continuing to support them with your tax dollars.”
Morgan S.: Assad is fighting ISIS, Russia is Supporting Assad. Question is, if we fight against Assad and Russia. then we are fighting in support of ISIS? or will we be fighting all three?
Rayn: Now the Truth Emerges: How the US Fueled the Rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq (June 2015):
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/03/us-isis-syria-iraq
Made in the USA: Report Shows ISIS Using US Arms from ‘Syria Rebels’ (Sept. 2014):
http://news.antiwar.com/2014/09/08/made-in-the-usa-report-shows-isis-using-us-arms-from-syria-rebels/
Morgan S.: Rayn okay you’re on point
Kala Z.: Plus al-nusra and quorosan……
Nicole B.: …and the sad thing is that the fight started 15+ years ago!
