The Mall Shooter in Washington is Arrested.

Damned if he too does not fit the recent profile...

Island County Sheriff's Lt. Mike Hawley* said he spotted Arcan Cetin from a patrol car Saturday evening in Oak Harbor, Washington, and immediately recognized him as the suspect who killed five people at the Cascade Mall in nearby Burlington.

Cetin, who immigrated to the U.S. from Turkey, is a legal permanent resident who has been living in Oak Harbor, authorities said. He had been arrested once before in the county for assault, Hawley said.

* Pin a medal on that man!

These "wars" won't be won militarily.  Not by billion-dollar airstrikes or prolonging other people's pain by pretending they can overthrow their governments with American support for any rebels. 

Imagine how long our own Civil War might have lasted, if foreign governments had been convinced it was wise to step in and resupply the Rebs...

We need to be more defensive-minded, and invest our taxpayer dollars only in military missions that can be clearly defined, with limited parameters. Why create enemies, especially here at home?  We need assimilation with everyone working toward a stronger more just America. (Emphasis on working. )

No more bombing hospitals, or destroying cease-fires with the accidental firing on foreign troops, as America recently did in Syria.  (That should have been Breaking News, not when a presidential candidate holds a routine Friday press conference.)

In the meantime, good Americans are keeping our eyes and ears open, from the malls of Washington and Minnesota, to the streets of New York, Boston and Charlotte.  Peace comes through strength.  And true intelligence.  Never forget.

We need real Change, and we need to take back our own streets and police our own lawgivers and enforcers before we go exporting any more taxpayer dollars under false promises.  We need to start thinking first, not simply reacting violently to every perceived slight and threat.

We need to stand up already -- don't stick your arms in the air in surrender all the time, and never ever put yourself down on the street.  Odds are, nobody's coming to lift you up...

So keep on your feet, and rely on your own power.

Enjoy the Sabbath, however you choose -- or not -- to celebrate today!