I am still struggling with my thoughts about this. I consider myself to be a pacifist, but there are times when I have an overwhelming urge to go gung-ho and say blast them away. When reason returns I have thoughts more like skarpi's. Why didn't we "take him out" when we had a chance? Same question asked about Saddam Hussein. Then I think that wouldn't be the answer either.

I didn't mean to suggest that because we didn't help Tibet, that we should never help anyone else; just why didn't we help them, too? I agree that we certainly can't use inaction in a previous situation for inaction in the present.

I plan on visiting the site Sandy posted, some more. I am interested in how the Serbian people feel about Milosevic and in the history of the entire conflict. There are some incredible personal diaries of people in Belgrade on there.

I have to say I voted for Clinton and would do so again. He is not the only one to have made the decision to bomb Kosovo; we are not the only country involved, and in a democracy, no one person ever makes such a decision on their own and carries it out. I still think it is chicken*&^$ of congresspersons to take the easy fence-sitting stance of saying they support our troops, but not the prez. They cannot have it both ways. It is also ironic that most who are saying that are the ones who are usually such warmongers. I believe it is all political and that they don't give a damn as long as they can work at destroying Clinton in any way they can.

I protested against the Gulf War. It feels odd to me to not feel that way about this one. I worry about my neice and her son and husband in Aviano. I have a hard time watching the news because it literally breaks my heart to see the Albanians being exiled. My mind reels to think of my own town being emptied, all of our identity destroyed through burning of papers, etc. It is hard to grasp that such a thing can happen.

There are no easy answers. I don't feel as scared as I do sad, angry, and uneasy. I have to believe that the god of our hearts and those of everyone involved will prevail; that the higher consciousness within each and every one will be allowed to come to the forefront to guide them in reasonable actions; so that all will see the futility and absolute inhumanity of what they are doing and find a way to settle peacefully. Utopian? Perhaps, but if enough make that connection with their Higher Self, whatever their belief, there could be a good and miraculous change of hearts. I give thanks that it is so.

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