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Day 620 -- November 16, 2015 prompt
Prompt: What advice would you give to those in power--leaders of nations presidents, etc.--on the subject of handling violent extremism which keeps turning our world into a senseless one?


I, like so many others, watched the events of this past week with a growing sense of dread in my heart. I believe the world is a mess. I believe the unity of the nations are compromised by agendas and power struggles of countries put in impossible situations by pressure at their borders and unrest within their diverse populations. I understand that it is complicated but violent extremism is a global epidemic and it will require a true global offense to combat it's spread. What happened in Paris is likely to happen again and again in London, Rome, New York, DC...its a toxic tide that rises higher and higher each day. I have lost faith in our leadership. I want the US to be powerful again, to be fierce and to inspire the same in other nations, in our allies. I want to see us strike, swiftly and with a broad sword. I want us to rally the support of a global movement, to cut off funds to terrorism, to combat terrorist recruitment, to work with communities to identify extremists. I want to see air strikes rain down on ISIS, see boots on the ground. I want to see their headquarters and training facilities reduced to rubble. I want to see a global community say, enough is enough - let's rid the planet of these animals once and for all. I want to see good win over evil. I want to see us engage the big, bad American machine and not have to apologize for being "One Nation Under God."