Try answering this short challenge without reading the answer that follows the clue. What does the following series of numbers represent?
90, 14, 3, 220000, 1, 1000, 19, 0, 2, 7
In the last 90 years of the 20th Century, the United States of America engaged in 14 international wars and conflicts. In the 21st Century, the USA has fought in 3 different wars so far.
The civilian death toll (up until April 2014) in these 3 countries alone: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan is around 220000. Just in 1 day in Somalia (Operation Restore Hope) the US forces killed 1000 Somalians (in contrast to 19 US soldiers killed).
The number of civilians killed in the last 30 years by US forces are unknown, but are by far many thousands. The number of innocent civilians killed by US drones in the last 10 years amounts to hundreds.
Of course the American army has a very detailed account of their serviceman killed in combat but no account regarding their “enemies”.
“I want to rebuild our military to keep the peace. I want to have a strong hand when it comes to the US and world affairs. I don’t want to try to put our troops in all places at all times. I don’t want to be the world’s policeman. I want to be the world’s peacemaker by having a military of high morale and a military that’s well-equipped.”
George Walker Bush, Presidential debate, Boston MA Oct 3, 2000
This is the US mentality and policy: To be the world’s peacemakers using a strong hand. A peacemaker who never asked if he is welcomed.
What is not to be forgotten here is the fact that out of these latest wars fought by the US – 0 (zero) were fought in their homeland, none was a cause of a direct attack on US soil!
Hypocrisy:
The US has mastered a practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which it criticizes others, but they are not alone. The US policy towards Israel is based only on what is good for America and despite the “appearances”, “Israel’s best interest” is valid only when it coincides with America’s best interest.
No, I didn’t forget the last digits (2 & 7):
Prior to the current administration, the 2 most corrupt couple to serve in the US government ever, the president and the first lady in all their various careers and posts are beyond any doubt the Clinton’s (William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham).
Mr. Clinton, one of the most beloved US presidents, and Mrs. Clinton (most certainly a candidate for the 2016 US presidency, and probable a winner), were involved in no less than 7 unprecedented scandals (Whitewater, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Impeachment, “Travelgate”, “Filegate”, “Chinagate”) during their careers.
These are the people telling us Israelis that we are immoral? They are demanding restraint from us? I’d like to suggest that they spend their summer vacation in Israel – 2 weeks in Sderot and 2 weeks in Ashkelon as it would help round out their philanthropic portfolio and provide them with a new humanitarian perspective to counterbalance their love for the enemies of Israel.
