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President Obama should learn from D-Day and not just remember (Part 1of 2)
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Soldiers landing on Omaha Beach June 6, 1944
President Obama recently was in Normandy during the remembrance of attacks on D-Day with hundreds of survivors of that day.
While Obama was there to help with the celebration of the anniversary, he should use the time to learn from the lessons that led to World War II and the desperate efforts that led to what took place on June 6, 1944 where over ten thousand Allied soldiers were killed.
In the modern world where nuclear technology is becoming increasingly widespread around many nations around the world, the same steps that led to D-Day could lead to the death of tens of millions instead of thousands.
The first is economic development. The Great Depression was one of the main causes of the Second World War. During the Depression, the unemployment rate was over 33 percent. Because of the lack of jobs, large number of poverty and civil unrests, Germans pinned their hope on Adolf Hitler and his war economy. The world witnessed the same with Soviet Union and Italy during the same time.
Not learning from the lessons of D-Day could lead to a repeat of catastrophic events. Could further poverty in North Korea give an incentive to selling nukes to terrorists groups such as Al Qaeda? Could the Taliban gain enough support from the people to topple the Pakistani government and get their hands on the nuclear arms?
Showing an effort for economic development in these nations, could go a long way to help prevent extremist elements from gaining popularity among the mainstream.
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