[thechat] A balance of opinion.

[Erika Meyer]

>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  On Behalf Of Erika Meyer
>>
>>  What if we just let other countries work out their own problems?  I
>>  mean, unless they are out of control, putting innocents (or
>>  "political prisoners") into labor/death camps, etc or attacking other
>>  countries in an unprovoked manner... and then work thru -- oh, say an
>>  international organization of some sort-- to address the issue.
>>  oops, must be my ideals going astray again.
>
>Uh, you just described the current Iraq.

Hi Hugh.  If you described the current Iraq?  Then you'd think our 
government would be all over it, instead of digging up past-history 
events to tug emotional heartstrings.  BTW, the US supported Iraq in 
its war against Iran, right?  and provided weapons?  chemical 
weapons?  sorry, my history is 'fuzzy' here.

In the early 90's, Iraq gave "reasons" for invading Kuwait... just 
like we have "reasons" for invading Iraq.  Hey, they even ran it by a 
US ambassador who told them it was their business, not ours.  They 
had reasons.  justifications. rationalizations.

I don't know if I described Iraq in that paragraph.  But I *know* I 
described North Korea.

Even without trying to bomb every bad country, even just trying to 
conquer a few, we are dangerously close to orchestrating our own 
downfall as a nation.

Pride comes before a fall.  And... The bigger they are the harder 
they fall. -- hey, they don't even contradict!  And oh yeah, the 
harder they come, the harder they fall.  "one and all."

There is no "us and them," just us.

So lets pop some popcorn, sit back and watch

the fireworks
the body parts
the blood
the screams
the tears
...and the resentment and rage that will last for generations.

are we having fun yet?

Erika

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