Hi Bob:

You have an interesting perspective on history. If an open discussion about the state of the middle east and the horror of ISIS scares off musicians... not for the sake of politics... but for the sake of making oridinary citizens aware of this threat. A threat from a bunch of cowards who fight to annihilate all the good things the west stands for by beheading innocent war correspondents and photographers, burning alive captive airmen and beheading a large group of Egyptian Coptic Christians. If this is politics... and if it scares musicians and songwriters away to sites that stick their heads in the sand and ignore the threat... so be it.

We read about these thugs in every big city newspaper. If you have a better strategy to keep another 9/11 from happening, I'd sure like to hear about it. They have repeated their desire to make trouble here many times. The Boston Marathon comes to mind,

Nobody wants to fight another war but if it must be fought... isn't it better to take it to them over there and destroy and humiliate these lilly-livered pukes in their own bunkers and trenches? I agree with Sue about arming the Kurds... and Jordanians. They are the only groups who fight well and need our support. I don't care who the "boots on the ground" against ISIS/ISIL happen to be... as long as they fight with courage and vigor. Sadly, the troops from Iraq have demonstrated a lack of desire to fight. (Granted, they had bad leadership in all three of these wars.)

Finally the American Patriots who took a stand against the British in Colonial Times... did not always hide behind trees. If they had not taken that stand, we would not enjoy the freedom we have today. Yorktown was not a bad example of how Washington whipped up a bunch of rag-tag civilians into a well trained Army then defeated the best equipped Army in the world at that time.

Like you and others here, I would prefer to discuss music related subjects... but those who remained silent at the beginning of WWII lived to regret the genocide and turmoil that war caused. Thank God for Winston Churchill. Half English and half American... he showed us what courage in the face of adversity really means.

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

All my best,

Dave

I respect your opinion but I reserve the right to disagree without rancor or mis-directed anger. We are on the same side, we simply have differing opinions. If I sit silently and do not express mine, then I am guilty of not raising the alarm.