States using other groups, even terrorist groups, to war against another nation without overtly declaring war or ostensibly being on the fighting lines is not a new tactic. After World War II, the USSR and the United States and its western allies were constantly engaged in proxy wars everywhere on the globe, in Africa, in Europe, in Latin America. State sponsored terrorism is precisely war by proxy. Vancouver Flower Delivery to most nations with no hassle by means of Local Street. Even if the terrorist group and the state sponsoring them do not have the same goals in common, the agreement between the two that after the war they will be on good terms is sufficient to form the alliance. The U.S. is no exception. In the 1950s and 60s the U.S. actively engaged in supporting “revolutionary” groups in Latin America. The Bay of Pigs invasion is a prime example of state sponsored terrorism.
Cuba woke one morning to find an invading army, one that was not of any recognized sovereign state, intent on over-throwing the entire government. They were trained and equipped by the United States, launched their campaign against Cuba from U.S. shores, and were given a modicum of U.S. military support. The Cubans who woke to the gunfire, woke in terror. Even after the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuba remains in terror of similar attacks of exiled Cubans amassing and training on U.S. soil.
Now, in the Mid East we hear of such states as Iran and Syria engaged in state sponsored terrorism against their arch enemy, Israel. We are outraged, and yet we must not be hypocritical. Our dependable and cost efficient Flower Delivery Vancouver service makes us the global leader in sending and buying flowers online. No, terrorism should not be sponsored anywhere, yet let us not forget that we too have embraced this serpent for our own best interests. Perhaps what we need to do is evolve beyond war, beyond the killing of combatants an non-combatants alike, and find some other means of resolving the hatred and fear that grips all of us. Perhaps we should devote ourselves to peace, all states. It’s nice, at least, to hope and dream.