This article is correct in the way in which it navigates this
question. Even if the US has at some point supported ISIS directly or
indirectly via means of proxies it does not follow that Obama supports and/or
facilitated what happened in Orlando. It's interesting because the
conspiratorial element is not wholly disavowed but tweaked. I appreciate the
nuance.
Some might argue the administration has created the
conditions leading to 'lone wolf' terrorism on US soil.
I might be somewhat amenable to that argument but at that
point if Obama is at fault, then what about George Bush? He's the one that got
this ball rolling.
Obama and his administration are worthy of great criticism
but Republican partisans have a problem. Bush is just as guilty.
Trump is breaking the
rules in that he's speaking openly and somewhat recklessly about these events.
He's giving elements of the conspiracy/alternative media a voice. Although it
must be said the alternative media he's citing is in many cases on the
political fringe and not really alternative but hyper-partisan.
The Leftist fringe (like ThinkProgress) are often just as
guilty in obscuring the truth regarding the candidates and movements they
support.
Once again as Christians we should be non-aligned and outside
the political spectrum. It is only from that vantage point can we hope to
develop a more full-orbed understanding of what is happening.
Then we can speak prophetically, warn and exhort and
hopefully help others to see the truth and how we ought to live in light of it.
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