From Fox News
Things have gone to pot in Congo and Uganda, but you knew that.
What you may not have known is that the Congolese town of Bangadi has discovered the hard way that, when you call for aid from your own government and the international community, they won't necessarily come.
They got together and planned for the time when rebel fighters would come to Bangadi intent on murder, rapine and pillage. The attack came, and the rebels were repulsed with high casualties. The repeat attack came, and the rebels were repulsed again with zero dead amongst the people of Bangadi. How?
Because the people of Bangadi had a fighting spirit and an unwillingness to lie down and be trampled on. They had a few guns, and now they have a few more taken from the rebel fighters.
Unfortunately, before they figured out that they could do for themselves, they called for help. When it became apparent that they didn't need it, the help was finally sent and now the soldiers sent to Bangadi are unpaid, unprovisioned, and soon to be a net drain on the people of the town. Unless they grow some balls and go on the offensive this could still go to pot, due to the fear of the people to go into the fields and get food. Oh, and the international hand-wringers are concerned that the armed populace may go on the offensive. Yeah, they should and you should arm them or leave them alone, but we'll see what happens.
Christians, pray that these people should be led to Christ, and that they should succeed in their battle with the rebel forces against the people of Congo and Uganda. If you fancy some merc. work, you might propose an expedition to Blackwater, but good luck getting Congo to pay for it.
According to US Federal law, the people (not the National Guard) are the militia. This sort of story is one reason why individual citizens owning military arms is a good idea.
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