Like most
Americans the news of a video of another American being beheaded made me sick
More so that
on this day in 1901 a non feckless future President warned “to speak softly but
carry a big stick.”
More painfully
so that just days ago a mother for her son’s life did plead
While a
President either will not or cannot on ISIS lead.
Somewhere in
the Middle East most likely Qatar the ISIS leader hides
We need to
be convincing the Saudis, Emirates they need to come over to civilization’s
side
All nations
need to join in the Crusade to stop this barbaric tide
They have no
right to live if the basic rules of humanity they will not abide
We used to
have a military that would be able to fight a two front war
No longer as
cuts to men and equipment continue to soar
If ISIS has
havens in Syria, we need to with Assad have a little chat
Move your
troops back and we will go after them with drones, harpoons and laser guided
bats
Pound these
fanatics back to the stone age where their barbarism rightfully belongs
No more
dithering and lack of strategy so their barbarism will be prolonged
For the
Kurds more than rifles, bullets and grenades, but mortars, anti tank rockets
and artillery
And over
them an air armada as far as the eye can see
No more pledges
and distaste of no boots on the ground
ISIS must be
in the dark wondering where is the next incoming round?
Military
cuts need to come to an abrupt end
That is a
feckless message to terror to send
Cut off the
fanatics from their source of oil production and supply
Their
funding sources will begin to die
Since like
rats swimming from a sinking ship these barbarians will seek our shores
As to our porous
border on the South we must close and lock that door
Poets are
not warriors or generals only heralds to tragedy and success in verse extol and
record
But akin to Maliki
forced out Obama needs to reach out abroad and here to release he needs to lead—ISIS
will not go away of its own accord
© September
2, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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