And I suppose it's not grave-dancing when American politicians tell the families of men, women and children killed in bombing attacks made by our government that they should blame their own leaders for their loved ones' deaths.
This is certainly a horrible, monstrous act. But I never cease to be amazed at the ability of the American people to completely miss the point in such situations.
For years, the United States has been an aggressor nation, especially in the Middle East where U.S-made arms supplied by U.S. taxpayers have been used by Israel to subjugate the Palestinian people. During the past 11 years, the U.S.-led embargo of Iraq has led to the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children, largely caused by malnutrition and poor medical care.
The United States is widely viewed in the Arab community as an armed bully whose pro-Israeli policies have resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent Arab civlians. Is it any wonder we are the target of terrorism?
Yesterday's violence was an act of revenge. We brought it on ourselves. It's high time we stopped meddling in the foreign affairs of other countries. And for goodness sake, let's stop acting like a "superpower" thug. As we discovered yesterday, there are people who will bully us back.
When we exact retribution against the terrorists behind yesterday's attack -- as we surely will -- let's make sure we find and strike the right target. We don't need to create any future terrorists.