Stupid Letter of the Week

The stupid letter of the week goes to Danny Martin of Lathrop Missouri.  Danny also gets special mention for his Blinding Flash of the Obvious.  Danny correctly connects unrest in the Middle East with U.S. involvement. 

U.S. hand in unrest



Maybe it is time to look at our American government to explain why all the turmoil is happening in the Middle East. Possibly the American government is responsible for the civil unrest and protests that have spread throughout the Middle East.


It would not be the first time the American government has covertly started unrest in the Middle East. We only need to look at Iraq and Afghanistan to see our American government’s covert operations at work.


Now President Barack Obama has taken it to a new level. He quietly approved a multimillion-dollar deal, now frozen, to provide refurbished armored troop carriers to Gadhafi’s army before the recent fighting in Libya. Today we are supplying the rebel forces with small arms and ammunition.


That is proof the American government is more concerned with control of the Middle East oil market than it is with humans suffering through a revolution.


Danny Martin
Lathrop, Missouri

You are correct Danny. The U.S. has triggered the unrest in the Middle East. And they didn't do it covertly as you have implied.  They did it by installing fledgling democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Nothing covert there Danny.

Mental midget that he is, Danny also made the leap from aid attempt to Gadhafi, and current support of the Libyan rebels to America's desire to control the Middle East oil market.  If America is controlling the oil market, we are doing an extremely poor job of it.

Danny must feel that our involvement has the Libyan rebels acting like mind numbed robots willing to suffer, not for their own freedom, but to follow their American master.  Get real Danny.  The rebels are following their own desire - freedom. They are not controlled by American wishes.  America is simply facilitating what would be in both our interests - a Gadhafi-less world.