Military Message Foolishness

Comment by guest yesterday on Chris Hayes MSNBC : 'Sending a message is not a military mission.' Excellent point, yes?

So now the analysis and deep look at what and why T did send the cruise missile targeted attack to Syrian airfield. (The current media and political analysis part is good, but sometimes stupid too.) And some even suggest Putin could easily be behind a strike that did much of nothing except trick, lure and bait T to impulsive action, and make him look "strong and decisive" to some. To others he looks even more like an erratic person, a no-strategy, foolish and impulsive "leader" doing unconstitutional and illegal acts. Why? First, because he did NOT get congress or UN to approve... So let's hope T's military decision does not blow up the Syrian world even more. Syria is a quagmire and web of MANY sects and alliances fighting each other and Assad and ISIS, and we know for sure that T does not have the capacity or attention span to remotely grasp all that. We are doomed when he even tries and then thumps his chest & rends garments in faux compassion. In the final analysis, there is still nothing NORMAL in T's administration and decisions. Just look at that weird FL "situation room" photo and who is in it! Definitely NOT the usual suspects. Only Ivanka seems to be missing. God bless America.

The Ugly Devil Dancing

Obviously, I attend to the news a LOT, but tonight, with that chemical weapon attack and simultaneous bombing killing so many kids and adults in Syria today, and the suicide bomber in the Russian Metro yesterday, T secretly sending 500 troops into Syria without congressional approval, Congress & T removing our internet privacy protections, T's lunatic tweeting and insane speech recounting (literally!) his electoral college numbers, politicians endlessly lying, approving gun access to mentally ill, and refusing to do the basics of their jobs, etc... Well, it was depressing today. Then an image came to mind, and it is this: we are now reduced to watching the devil dance. Every day. Just one good thing about it: we see it is the devil, some actual embodiment or personification of real evil. But also, recognizing the singular ugliness of the spectacle means that we are holding onto our humanity and rejecting any suggestion that the current administration or those in Syria and Russia are normal. And there are some smart and stalwart politicians and fighters here and over 'there' who do study ways and find means to actually serve ethically and energetically.  That does tend to lift my spirit. But watching the ugly devil's dance is exquisitely depressing.