I've lived in Mtn Home since 1989, so that's...hold on...I'm thinking...WOW! Exactly 25 years! Boy, I think I can almost declare myself an Idahoan. But my family is British and I grew up in Louisiana around lots of other Brits so I still think I'm a little bit of a mutt. Those of you who have been around awhile may remember when I used to blog all the time. My opinions weren't very accepted and there was always an issue because I work for the county. That really wasn't fair because I NEVER blog at work! And I am still entitled to my opinions and thoughts about city and county issues, right? However, it stirred a lot of pots and those pots certainly can make a lot of noise! Since I'm a writer, I took what I wrote in my blog seriously so I spent a lot of time researching things which got exhausting to do when you're not even get a paycheck for it. So I stopped. That was a blessing to many! However, to this day, I still have people stop me and ask me why I wasn't blogging and t! hey missed it. I've missed it. Mainly because there are so many issues that come up and I have no voice except around my friends and I'm sure they are tired of it.

Do you Want to Play a Game?

Posted Sunday, March 6, 2011, at 8:28 AM

Does anyone remember that world dominance game of Risk? Looking at the map of the protest and unrest in the Middle East, I couldn't help but think of that. Israel is surrounded and it doesn't take a political analysis to see what is going on here. Every one of the Arab nations who have talked of killing off Israel are now in a state of civil unrest. Violence is overthrowing their leaders. Look at the map! The stage is being set for that prophetic war to end all wars. Do You Want To Play A Game?

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The current unrest in Egypt is owed in part to us. Our administrations financial and military support of Mubarak led to him being in power for all of those years. Why would we do this? Mubarak was ruthless in his desire to quell the more outspoken Islams. While he allowed them to practice their religion in private, they were in a police-like state. He attempted to stamp out fundamentalism.

While I applaud him on the surface for that, the man should have known it would rise to the surface eventually. The police state he ran had a way of limiting economic development and making life unappealing for the average Egyptian. America had its time of religious fundamentalism. It is a dark spot on our history but sometimes people have to learn hard lessons.

Had the U.S. not financially supported this man for so long, this would have occurred many years ago. The moral to the story is that we need to stay out and let them progress through their own evolution.

-- Posted by twilcox1978 on Wed, Mar 9, 2011, at 10:45 AM
Twil: I agree with that. US political idiots are always steppig into things that are best left alone. Everytime there is an incident of unrest in another country, every media hound is asking what the President is going to do about it. As if he is the moral compass for the world. Our country is the first in line to help in a crisis and that is wonderful to be a good neighbor, however those neighbors actually resent and hate us for it. It is always that way. We step in to help, send food and supplies; then we hear later that Americans are hated for one reason or another. Too bad we can't focus on our own problems, stop sending money we don't have and tend to our own. My mum always told me, "Charity begins at home. Take care of your own family first!"

-- Posted by kimkovac on Thu, Mar 10, 2011, at 7:26 AM
Re: Who was there for US during Katrina?

Good question.

International response to Hurricane Katrina

Below is a list of countries who offered aid. Some of these efforts were not formally accepted by the U.S. government

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina

However:

Allies (and others) offered $854 million in cash and in oil that was to be sold for cash. But only $40 million was used as of 2007 for the disaster victims or reconstruction, according to U.S. officials and contractors.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042801113....

-- Posted by Beau on Sat, Mar 12, 2011, at 4:11 AM
U.S./NATO/Foreign involvement in any of these uprisings is only going to make them worse. Instead of the two sides eventually declaring one a winner, the conflict will go on forever. NATO or whoever will help the rebels who will then impose their own brand of totalitarian rule. The non-rebels will be oppressed and revolt. They will have the extra motivation of knowing that the rebels had the help of Goliath. The Gadafi-loyalists will only relent when they feel that they have been defeated by the rebels by themselves.

-- Posted by twilcox1978 on Tue, Apr 26, 2011, at 11:16 AM

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