Next Time You Hear the National Anthem: Guest MINDSETTER™ Clifford

Next Time You Hear the National Anthem: Guest MINDSETTER™ Clifford

Next time you hear the national anthem, think about this.

We completely destroyed Iraq, Libya, and destroyed much of Syria.

We have been fighting and destroying Afghanistan for the 17 years.

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We killed more than half a million children under 5 years old in Iraq with sanctions, and our Secretary of State said she thought it was worth it, and the American public did not blink. 

We are currently bombing 8 (?) countries. 

We have been starving the Cuban people for more than 50 years.

We are currently starving Venezuelans, Syrians, and Iranians, and have made it impossible for those countries to obtain things like cancer treatment medications while helping mightily to bring famine, death, and destruction to Yemen.

Human Rights groups have estimated 40,000 people in Venezuela have died due to US sanctions, and Yemen is the largest human rights disaster currently on earth.

Which of the above-named people attacked us in any way, or are a threat to the security of the US?

What do you think history will say 500 years from today?

 

Joe Clifford is a lifelong Rhode Island resident who currently resides in Jamestown.  He taught history at Scituate High School for 32 years.