Rumour has it that…
(Satire) By Stephen J. Gray
Rumour
has it that….
A
number of North American political leaders along with some European political
leaders, and the rest of their political allies elsewhere, are going to
parachute into Syria.
They reportedly want to lead by example and have their boots on the ground. After
all, leaders are supposed to lead and who better to lead the charge than these
respected leaders? They will be dressed in full combat gear and hope to link up
with the rebels some of whom are reportedly Al-Qaeda members and Jihadis.
When
asked why they were joining up with supposed enemies, spokespersons for the
honourable politicians were quoted as saying: “We need to bring some
accountability to this mess, and issue a firm response and make a judgement
call that will send a message that we have a responsibility to protect. Therefore, we propose plenty of backup with
Cruise and Hellfire missiles which we will direct from our base on the ground
along with our Al-Qaeda allies.” A press
release from the honourable ones also reportedly said: “the enemy of our
enemies is our friend. And at the moment Al- Qaeda is our friend.”
These
brave politicians are calling themselves “Friends of Syria” and it is hoped that
the unselfish sacrifice they are making by taking part in the battle for
democracy will be recognized. Their supporters have already started a petition
in the hope that these courageous politicians will get a prize for peace.
These
peaceful politicians have an impeccable record. Along with Al-Qaeda and NATO
they liberated Libya.
[1] Now Libya is in a state of civil war.
But, you can’t blame these respectable politicians. After all, they called
themselves the “Friends of Libya.” And if friends cannot intervene on behalf of
friends, what’s the point of it all? Libya is now in
chaos, but these honourable politicians at least tried, and bombed it into the
dark ages. You cannot fault them for trying, can you? Some cynical persons are
calling them “war criminals. Still, they
were bringing democracy even though it failed. Remember the old motto: “If at
first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” And that’s what our brave political
leaders will be doing in Syria
with the help of Jihadis and al-Qaeda.
We
will be giving air support to Al- Qaeda [2] and some
are criticizing this. But hey, we did it in Libya [1] as well, so what’s the big deal? Anyway,
I’ll close for now and stress that rumours of politicians taking part in war
themselves and being in the front lines, is just rumours. So hold those Medals
for Political Bravery in abeyance.
Stephen J. Gray
August 29, 2013.
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