War on Terror vs. Mother Nature

[Old and In the Way]

We've spent trillions fighting a nebulous, largely undefined enemy called Al Qaeda in the ME over the past 10 years. Turns out the real threat to humanity is Mother Nature. Now, I'm not suggesting we start a retaliatory war on Mother Natur , but can't we at least recognize that the War on Terror is a minor nuisance when compared with the consequences of natural disasters like we've been seeing in Japan, Haiti, and other parts of the world? A sane and responsible society would be investing in infrastructure, disaster planning, and mitigating the future effects of global climate change. Instead, we're pissing our future away by pandering to the paranoids and corporate military lobbyists.

We've been damn lucky by a way of our geographic location that we've not experienced such a natural catastrophe on the scale of this current event. But given the War on the Middle Class and our federal government that Republicans are conducting, we'll be even less prepared and capable to deal with one in the future. Gawd Bless America.

[DarthDem]

1. Great Post

I couldn't agree more. And some might argue that the 2005 K-Hurricane (I don't use the cutesy names for such destructive storms) was just such a disaster. I thought back then that what happened to New Orleans might serve as a wakeup call, but more than five years later, that certainly doesn't seem to be the case. Obviously, nothing was done up to January 20, 2009 to advance the goals you describe, and the jury is out on what has been done since then.

[ixion]

2. history proves that humans never learn until after the fact

and I doubt this will be an exception, unfortunately.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Old and In the Way.

[indepat]

4. Your rant is sobering testimony to the insatiable insanity of man

:)