The response to the Boston Marathon bombing and other recent terrorist attacks and the reaction of president Obama to the use of chemical weapons like sarin gas on at least two occasions in Syria has got me thinking. Today, the New York Times headline on Syria reads: "Obama Not Rushing to Act on Signs Syria Used Chemical Arms". Obama says he wants more proof that the chemicals were actually used; of course, the proof he wants is being withheld by the Syrians themselves. Meanwhile, the media is continuing its efforts to paint the Tsarnaev brothers as acting alone; the new narrative in much of the mainstream media continues to be that they received no help despite the clear evidence to the contrary. I wonder if these two responses are symptoms of a new structure to be used by the United States in times of peril.
In order to see just how effective the new response attitudes are, I tried to apply them to some historical events. Here are the stories from the past reinvented to follow the new American response.
1) December 8, 1941 -- Roosevelt Says Date May Live in Infamy Once All the Facts Are In.
2) Paul Revere stays home; explains that despite uniforms he was not sure troops were British.
3) Fort Sumter shelled -- lone wolf individuals suspected
4) Lusitania sunk -- Wilson announces FBI will search for perpetrators to determine identity
5) South Korea Invaders cross 38th parallel -- Truman considers moving border south to 37th parallel.
6) Continental Congress not Rushing to Act on Signs British are Arresting all Rebels
7) World Trade Center Towers Destroyed; Pentagon Attacked; Plane Crashes in Pennsylvania -- Bush Says It May Just Be Coincidence -- More Data Needed
And while we are at it, what about all the coverage of the mother of the two terrorist brothers? In the past would that have spawned this headline:
Pearl Harbor Attacked -- Japanese Emperor says his Navy Wrongfully Accused!
In order to see just how effective the new response attitudes are, I tried to apply them to some historical events. Here are the stories from the past reinvented to follow the new American response.
1) December 8, 1941 -- Roosevelt Says Date May Live in Infamy Once All the Facts Are In.
2) Paul Revere stays home; explains that despite uniforms he was not sure troops were British.
3) Fort Sumter shelled -- lone wolf individuals suspected
4) Lusitania sunk -- Wilson announces FBI will search for perpetrators to determine identity
5) South Korea Invaders cross 38th parallel -- Truman considers moving border south to 37th parallel.
6) Continental Congress not Rushing to Act on Signs British are Arresting all Rebels
7) World Trade Center Towers Destroyed; Pentagon Attacked; Plane Crashes in Pennsylvania -- Bush Says It May Just Be Coincidence -- More Data Needed
And while we are at it, what about all the coverage of the mother of the two terrorist brothers? In the past would that have spawned this headline:
Pearl Harbor Attacked -- Japanese Emperor says his Navy Wrongfully Accused!
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