I had the good fortune to be in attendence when the Grandson of Mahatma Ghandi spoke in a city nearby to me. Dr. King met The Mahatma, & respected him as well as his teachings. They had much in common. They both believed in non-violence. They both believed in God & that all people are the children of God.
   At the recent event, Dr. Ghandi was asked by an audience member "If you were the Pres. of the USA, would you have invaded Iraq?"    Dr. Ghandi said, he believed that his Grandfather would tell us that the answer to violence is not more violence. He would, instead, say to those who hate us, Come, let us sit & talk. Please tell me why you hate us so, that we may understand what has happened. Perhaps we can somehow all live in peace.
   Maybe it would have worked & maybe not. Perhaps if "we" had tried sooner. Perhaps if we did not have father & son presidents who had called Mr. Sadsack Insane of Iraq "brother" after making oil deals for the bush family business with him, putting him into power & selling him arms via the bush family weapons business (according to a 60 minutes expose' back when Pappy was Pres!!!), & then brought war against him?
    How quickly "we" forget.