Thursday, July 15

 So the American Military trained the Colunbian's for-hire who helped to kill Haiti's president.  God help us if we think what we serve to the rest of the world will never be visited to us upon these shores.

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), whose legislation provides oversight to foreign defense aid used in human rights abuses, said the episode was a grim reminder that U.S. assistance to other countries can take unexpected turns.

“This illustrates that while we want our training of foreign armies to build professionalism and respect for human rights, the training is only as good as the institution itself,” he said.

“The Colombian army, which we have supported for 20 years, has a long history of targeting civilians, violating the laws of war and not being accountable. There has been a cultural problem within that institution.”

Why are we in the business of training foreign armies?   Why does America need to use force and killings to advance our point, aren't we a thinking nation anymore?  Woof woof, cheat beaters, like this is a college game?

It's not.  Learn faster, America.  Your children are counting on you to do the right thing, even if it costs you in the long run...