In the first Star Wars (1977) movie Princess Leia remarks to Tarkin that "the more you tighten your grip, more and more systems will slip through your fingers." When I read this article about the U.S. firing missiles in Somalia, I was reminded of the empire from Star Wars, trying to keep all the local systems in line. We're in Iraq and Afghanistan of course, but we're also in dozens and dozens of other places.
Terrorists are evil for sure, as we know, but doesn't it seem like we're chasing them all over the planet? Didn't Vader and his henchmen chase Luke and his pals all over the place? Isn't the U.S. looking for the hidden "rebel base," in the hopes of finding Bin Laden?
Bin Laden should be brought to justice, of course - but shouldn't the U.S. stop meddling in the affairs of other nations? Shouldn't we just trade with people while they determine for themselves what leader and what government they want? If they were here bothering us, wouldn't we be upset? I just can't believe we're still sticking our noses into Somalia's business again. I'm sure they appreciate it.
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