The Cauldron

 

 

 

"Is it a witch's brew? No - it is much, much worse..."

 

Christmas is now over, New Years is not yet here, and the talking heads in the media are already starting the annual "That was the year that was" lists. You know what I am talking about - the highs and lows. The disasters and the celebrations. Famous people that died and royal people that were born.

 

However, I am looking at a much different list. The media continues to trip all over them selves as they fawn over Mrs. Clinton. The "wonderful" job she did as the head of our State Department. Meanwhile, the landscape in the Middle East looks more like a boiling cauldron than the land of milk and honey we have been told it now is.

 

Let's take a look see, shall we? I will not only address this year, but all the Ms. Clinton (and Mr. Kerry) years leading up to this point.

• In Iraq on Christmas morning, while some of the less than one million Christians worshipped, two bombs went off in churches. Dozens were killed and maimed. It was suspected to have been done by Islamic zealots who think that Christians are an abomination and need to be eliminated. Not a peep from the State Department when the Coptic Christians were killed under the Clinton watch, nor this carnage under the Kerry watch.
• Iraq again. The insurgency by radical Islamic forces has gotten so out of hand, the government can no longer contain it. We are now secretly sending Hellfire missiles and other goodies to the Iraqi government to help the good guys. Bottom line - Iraq continues to be a mess and will be easy pickings for a violent Islamic takeover.
• Benghazi. Ah, the sore that will not heal. As much as we have tried to sweep the deaths of four innocents under the rug, the blood stain keep reappearing. In addition, there was recently another innocent American shot dead over there. A teacher, trying to do good, shot dead. What say you Mr. Kerry?
• Israel. The "bullies" of the Middle East have gotten a stern talking too by our President, Clinton and Kerry. As Israel has bent over backwards with lopsided prisoner exchanges and so on, recently another innocent Israeli was shot dead last week by a Palestinian (or supporter thereof) sniper. Even though our Administration refuses to believe this, many in the Middle East will not be satisfied until Israel disappears off the face of the Earth.
• Syria. We did a good job getting Assad to quit using WMD on his people. Now he is just using different stuff. How different? He is having copters drop barrels of explosives loaded with shrapnel and nails on the rebels (and innocent bystanders). Since it is not WMD, I guess we are okay with it. Innocent people are being cut to ribbons in their own homes, but the band will play on.
• Iran. Really? They are going to play nice this time? This reminds me of Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. Over, and over and over again. We may be turning a blind eye to what is going on in Iran, but Israel is not. Remember how North Korea hoodwinked us as they developed their nukes.

There is more, but I am done for now. There are issues in Egypt and Saudi Arabia also. But for now as 2014 dawns, we can look forward to ignoring the Middle East and fixing our malfunctioning ACA portal. As for me, I am going to check my bunker. The cauldron might be getting ready to boil over.