Neo-Imperialism and the Arrogance of Ignorance

It is rather puzzling that a conservative writer as the one above would use the word NEO IMPERALISM to try to make a point and score a cheap political point against the Obama administration involvement in Sub Sahara African conflict as is the case in Mali. To go straight to the point, this writer uses unrelated analogy or argument that due to recent United States involvement in several countries with dominant Muslim population to argue that it will be conceived in the Muslim world as an attack against Islam is rather silly and does not add up. The writer should openly argue that the poor Sub Sahara African countries have not much resources to offer the united states in return, as regards to countries, like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Libya, therefore the Unites States should not bother with helping the poor masses of these countries  to live a peaceful life from Muslim extremists. It is rather sad how this conservative writer has forgotten so soon how United States has political romance with one of the greatest Muslim dominated countries and the seat of Islam without seeing anything wrong with it. Saudi Arabia which has one of the most anti-democratic laws enshrined in their constitution and their daily lifestyles, but it is ok to be considered our friend. Saudi Arabia is the seat of sharia law that is spreading like wild fire all over the Middle East countries and several African countries. In Nigeria today, for example, the so called Boko Haram Muslim extremists are bombing churches and places of worship by Christian with impunity. Who would believe that 10years after the then President Clinton sent cruise missiles in an attempt to kill Osama Ben Laden ,the same Terrorist group would find their way to bomb America on September 11, 2001.  When former president Clinton took that risk to eliminate the terrorist, several conservatives complained that he his real intended motive was to distract the American people from his legal issue with Monica Lewinsky. President Obama will not let history repeat its self  when it comes to his effort to eliminate the terrorist no matter how far they may be or religious affiliation the may belong. This writer is attempting to galvanize the Republican legislatures to oppose the president’s effort to complement the French in their effort to stabilize that part of the world from the grips of the terrorist. President Obama is a student of history and knows the consequence of such past failure to act.

As a matter of fact, the African are pleading with the United States to come to their rescue. This is in fact will give the United States a better image in African against how Africans perceive her now as former slave master. Mr. Franklin should also remember that Obama is descendent of an African immigrant so he is the best man to deal with African issues.

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