What Happens in India . . .

So, anyone who was breathing this past weekend heard about the terrorist situation in India. What a absolute tragedy! But, if you keep up on the political unrest in this area, it wasn't totally unexpected. The timing might have been unknown, but the act occurring was not a surprise to me.

Americans and Westerners were supposedly the targets, which could be true. However, the terrorists seemed to target anyone who moved. No one or nationality appeared to be sacred.

There are a few countries in this world we refer to as are our ‘allies’ who seem to be less of an ally, and actually fall more under the old saying, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” Pakistan, India, and, the big one, Saudi Arabia are some examples.

As I was watching the on-going situation on CNN this weekend, I told my Mom that, in my opinion, Saudi Arabia is behind much of the Islamic terrorism in this world. Yet, they are considered one of our allies, mostly based upon our reliance on their oil. Shortly after I said that to my Mom, CNN interviewed one of their employees who was born in India, and he mentioned that Saudi Arabia should be investigated with regard to this terrorist attack.

I kind of laughed because the news media rarely says or reports anything negative about Saudi Arabia. There is, for the most part, a deafening silence and a tremendous overall ignorance about this country. Is this on purpose? Maybe so. Funny thing about that, since most Islamic terrorists have close, binding ties with this country. And, the Saudis appear to be very, very good at distancing themselves from it all. They have had a lot of practice.

The U.S. has a history of making pacts with countries of questionable character in order to accomplish short-term goals. Many, many examples can be given. It seems that little regard is given to the long-term consequences of such actions until it is way too late. And, then, in the aftermath of a tragic attack, it is such a surprise that it happened. Yeahhhh, right.

The ‘chatter’ from the terrorists indicates that they are concerned about Obama’s presidency. They are afraid that if Obama actually sits down at a table and talks to the leaders of the terrorist countries, public support of the terrorists will wane and they will become vilified by the citizens. I’m sure that is a scary thought for someone who has dedicated his or her life to terrorism. It is all that they know.

Which leads me to another question that I ask quite often. What does a professional terrorist do when terrorism is no longer relevant, necessary, or wanted? Are they unionized? Is there a retirement plan for them? Hmmmmm.