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Njengoba u-Ephreli 15 esondela, ungenzi iphutha: Imali yentela abaningi esizoyithumela kuhulumeni wase-US ikhokhela ama-drones abulala izisulu ezingenacala, "izikhali zenuzi" ezingcono ezingase ziqede ukuphila komuntu emhlabeni wethu, ekwakheni nasekusebenzeni okungaphezu kwezisekelo zezempi ze-760 emazweni angaphezu kwe-130 emhlabeni jikelele. Siyacela uhulumeni wethu ukuba anikeze ukusekela ukuziphatha nokusekelwa ngokwezimali ekunciphiseni izindleko ze-federal ezikoleni zezingane zethu, izinhlelo ze-Head Start, ukuqeqeshwa komsebenzi, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo nokuhlanza, izinhlelo zokusiza asebekhulile, nokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha bonke ukuze uhulumeni onjalo asebenzise Amaphesenti angu-XNUM azo zonke izintela zethu zentela ezimpi kanye nezinye izindleko zempi.

Mina nomkami uJan siye sabahlaseli bempi yentela kusukela empini eVietnam. Ngeke sibe nenembeza omuhle ukukhokhela abantu ababulawa kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba.

Ingabe kunengqondo ukusebenza nsuku zonke ukuthula nobulungiswa bese uphawula usuku lwamahora owodwa isonto ngalinye lempi nokwenza impi? Ukuze kulungiswe izimpi, ohulumeni badinga amadoda nabesifazane abasha abazimisele ukulwa nokubulala, futhi kudingeka sonke sikhokhe intela ukuze sigcine izindleko zamasosha, amabhomu, izibhamu, izinhlamvu, izindiza kanye nezindiza zezindiza. Izindleko zezimpi nje ezilwa manje sezizinkulungwane zamaRandi.

Ngokuqhubekayo, sikwazi ukubona ukuthi izimpi eziningi zisekelwe emangeni - izikhali zokubhujiswa okukhulu e-Iraq, iGulf Tonkin eVietnam, futhi manje i-al-Qaeda ngemuva kwamahlathi onke nakuwo wonke amazwe uhulumeni wethu ufuna ukuhlasela.

Njengoba uhulumeni wethu esebenzisa i-drones ebulala izinkulungwane zabantu abangenacala, senza izitha ezengeziwe, ngaleyo ndlela siqiniseke ukuthi sizoba nezimpi ukulwa ngokuphakade. Impi yokulwa nobukhomanisi yayisetshenziswa njengesizathu sezindleko zethu zempi. Manje kuyimpi yokwesaba. Kodwa inkinga ukuthi yonke impi ubuphekula. Itholakala ukuthi yikuphi ukuphela kwesibhamu noma ibhomu osukho. Inkululeko yomuntu oyedwa ingumaphekula womunye umuntu.

Ngaliphi isikhathi thina abantu siyenqaba ukusebenzisana nalezi zimpi zokuziphatha okubi, ezingekho emthethweni nezingenangqondo? Uhulumeni akakwazi ukulwa nalezi zimpi ngaphandle kwemali yethu yentela kanye nokwesekwa kwethu kokuziphatha. Futhi ngibheka ukuthi uma iPentagon ithumela abantu ngendlu ngendlu ukuba isicele ukuba sihlanganyele empini zayo, izindiza zezindiza, ama-drones kanye nama-jet fighter amasha, iningi lethu lingeke lisize.

Abanye abantu bathi i-Internal Revenue Service inamandla kangangokuthi izothola imali ngokukhokha kuma-akhawunti akho asebhange noma ama-akhawunti asebhange, ngakho-ke inzuzo enjani ukulahla ukukhokha intela ye-50 yentela eya empini? Impendulo yami yukuthi uma i-Pentagon ithatha imali esiyilungiselele ukufaka isandla ezikoleni nezinhlangano ezisebenzela ukuthula nobulungiswa, okungenani asikhokha izimpi ngokuzithandela. Futhi uma izigidi zethu zenqaba ukukhokha intela yethu yempi, uhulumeni uzoba nenkinga yangempela ezandleni zakhe. Kungaphoqeleka ukulalela.

Njengoba isikhulu sikaMengameli uNixon u-Alexander Haig sibheke iWhite House window futhi sabona abangaphezu kuka-200,000 ababhikishi bezempi abahamba, wathi, "Bavumele bahambe bonke abafuna uma nje bekhokha intela."

Uma izwe lethu lifaka ngisho nengxenye ye-10 yemali esiyisebenzisayo empini nasezindlini zempi ekwakheni izwe lapho wonke umuntu ehlala khona, ekwazi ukudla, ithuba lokufunda nokufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwezokwelapha, singase sibe izwe elithandekayo kakhulu izwe - futhi livikelekile kakhulu. Kodwa mhlawumbe ngokucindezela nakakhulu umbuzo wokuthi singakwazi yini kunembeza ukuqhubeka nokukhokha ukubulawa kwabanye abantu nokuqhubekisela phambili uhlelo lwempi lwazo zonke izingane zezwe.

Ukuzikhethela kungokwethu. Sethemba ukuthi abaningi bethu bazojoyina inani elikhulayo labantu abenqaba ukukhokha ingxenye yezintela ezikhokhela impi futhi baqondisa kabusha izintela zabo ezinqatshelwe ukuxhasa izidingo zomuntu nezemvelo.

Mina nomkami sibhekene nokumelana kwentela yempi ngokumane siphume amaphesenti angu-50 wezintela esizikhokhisayo bese sibeka IsiKhwama sokuPhila kwabantu. Isikhwama sigcina imali uma i-IRS ithatha i-akhawunti yethu yasebhange noma ikhokhela futhi izoyibuyisela kithi ukuze sibe nemali yokugcwalisa lokho i-IRS ethathe. Intshisekelo ngemali esiKhwameni sePhakathi sikaMpilo inikezelele ekuhlanganiseni ukuthula nezinhlangano zezobulungiswa nezinhlelo zokubhekana nezidingo zabantu emiphakathini yethu. Ngaleyo ndlela, uma nje i-IRS isishiya yedwa, izimali esizifuni ukuzikhokhela ziya ezindaweni esingathanda ukuzibona zihamba ngayo. I-IRS ingangezelela izinhlawulo kanye nesithakazelo kulokho esikukweleta khona, kodwa kimi engamanani amancane okukhokha ngenxa yokwenqaba ukuzithandela izimpi kanye nombuso waseMelika.

Ngelinye ilanga, sithemba ukubona isikhwama esikhethekile esabekwa uhulumeni uqobo kulabo abangenalo unembeza omuhle abavumela imali yabo ukuba isetshenziselwe impi, njengaleyo Umkhankaso kaZwelonke wesiKhwama seNtela yokuThuthukisa isibekiwe. Okwamanje, kunezinsiza eziningi mayelana nokumelana kwentela etholakalayo nge- Ikomidi lokuPhathiswa lokuHlulwa kweNtela yeNarha.

Uma unembeza wakho ekuqondisa, wenqaba ukukhokha i-$ 1, i-$ 10, i-$ 100 noma i-50 yamaphesenti akhokhela intela, futhi uthumele izincwadi kubamele bakho abakhethiwe nephephandaba lakho lendawo echaza ukuthi kungani wenza kanjalo. Ngamaphesenti angu-50 ezintela zethu mina nomkami esikukhokhayo, senza isheke eMnyangweni WezeMpilo kanye Nezisebenzi Zabantu esikhundleni se-IRS futhi siyithumele kanye nefomu lethu le-1040. Siyacela i-IRS ukuthi inikeze zonke izimali esizikhokhela izinhlelo zezempilo, imfundo kanye nezinsizakalo zomuntu.

Ukuze izenzo ezinjengalezi zibe namandla ngempela, noma kunjalo, kudingeka senze ukumelana kwentela yempi ukunyakaza kwenqwaba. Kudingeka sifinyelele kubo bonke abantu abafuna ukusiza ukwakha izwe elinokuthula nelibulungisa, abantu abangakholelwa ekubulaleni abanye abantu, abantu abalimazayo ngenxa yokwehla okukhulu kwezinhlelo ezihlose ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zomuntu ngenkathi ibutho lempi uthola isabelo sezingonyama, nabantu abakhathele ukuhlala phakathi kwombuso obangela ukufa nokubhujiswa kulabo abami endleleni. Uma bonke noma ngisho nabantu abaningi abazizwa ngale ndlela bekunqabe ukukhokha impi kanye nesabelo sezempi sezintela zabo, sizoba nenhlangano yokunyakaza okungenakuvalwa.