REVENGE FOR PARIS?

"Never give terror a good reason"

The claim by ISIS that they killed over 132 Parisians is both inhuman and also and 'act of war'. So Paris wept, mourned and cried war. Death to the pepertrators, she said. Within 48hrs, 'letters' flew in from 'Paris with love',to Raqqa, Syria (ISIS stronghold). About 20missiles carried these sarcastic love letters. The media reported the airstrikes and swiftly moved back to portraying Paris as a city in grief. Right?

But I choose to describe those 20 missiles infamous for various reasons. First, we all know that anger beclouds judgement. And that revenge is better served cold. 20 missiles raining down from heaven and unto Raqqa in Syria lacked enough counter-terrorism strategies. When did Paris do the math and found out that her hit on Raqqa would not generate many civilian deaths? Plans of such strikes normally would take weeks and even months of planning. But it took Paris less than 48hrs to execute. Efficiency in anger? ISIS build their strongholds with many unwilling civilians trapped inside. Some time ago, it was even reported that hey used these hapless civilians (women and children alike) as shields during attacks. then within hours of attack in Paris, 20 missiles went to pay the perpetrators in kind. While I believe ISIS would be hurt, I also believe that a number of innocents greater than that witnessed in Paris must have been slaughtered, maimed and hurt in Raqqa. More saddening is the fact that no one will pray for Raqqa. But i will attempt. No one will place flowers on these dead innocents, but I will attempt. No CNN or BBC will report their deaths but I will attempt. Raqqa weeps now as much as Paris.

O Paris, do you think ISIS must have attacked you without knowing you would seek revenge? They probably wanted you to react. They probably tied their prisoners in Raqqa and allowed you to strike. You took the bait in anger, O Paris. You struck and according to you, "the targets were completely destroyed". Body parts must have been dismembered; limbs severed, heads blown clean off, eyes popped out from its sockets, mouths torn apart. That which happened in Paris is now also obtainable in Raqqa. But no one would pray for Raqqa.

I do not pray for ISIS. I pray for Raqqa. I pray for the human hostages in Raqqa who received the undeserved  'love letters' from Paris. I pray for the children and mothers who would never have anyone place flowers on their shallow graves.

I did pray for Paris. But I now doubt if Paris prayed for herself. If she did, I believe God must have told her that vengeance is His ( of the Lord's)

#PrayforRaqqa#

#PrayforParis#

"Counter-terrorism must endeavour not to give terrorism a good terror-reason"