Re: Just Say Know

Jim, though not as convinced as you are of Hussein's "weapons of mass
destruction," I can imagine him unleashing them if we initiate war. I
do agree with your point about building a coalition, and yes, there
are times to realize that innocents will die and military action may
decrease such death. But I don't think the problem with pacificsm is
that it excludes such "necessary" action. The problem is with people
who can't create better ways to resolve problems than shoot at each
other. We can argue about specific situations still needing military
might, but how can we evolve as a societies and cultures when who has
the biggest bombs defines who we are? Is there really a world need
for a "super power"? Can we really sleep at night knowing Geoge Bush
could "tactically" use a nuclear bomb if he felt threatened? How does
our world improve if we accept such power and violence? Americans
have shown the world over and over again that we can fight and fight
well. How this fighting power has "stopped" fighting may be
intelligently argued, but I'm now arguing that it is the wrong
strategy because it ultimately leads to more fighting. It takes peace
to build a peaceful world, will
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Received on Mon Aug 12 11:07:12 2002