T:

Sorry, make that Tomahawks. Didn't mean to get you all twisted up.

Ohters:

Speaking of twisted up, how'd every one like Powell's *smoke and mirrors* pony show, yesterday. I just finished reading the text of it and I'm with Barry on this one. Nothing but heresay.

I keep in mind history here. When the military industrialists wanted a war in Vietnam, they *invented* the "Gulf of Tonkin Incident".

When the military industrialists wanted a war against Iraq, they *invented* a story about "babies being takien from the incubators".

So now they come at us with another batch of PR crapola.

Let's keep in mind that from Day One, this administration has done virually nothing to promote diplomacy and peace on the planet. Look at just how far they have come in creating a very dangerous global situation. Now lets take a short inventory of how we got where we are:

1. The first blunder (intentional or not) was to turn its back on two decades of US involvement in trying to act as referee/go-bewteew/negotiator/arbitrator of the Isreali/Palistinian conflict. Well, we soon found out what that decision brought the region.

2. In turning our back, we also sent a signal to the Islamic world that we'd didn't care diddly crap about them or their concerns and that created a wonderful opportuinity for extremists to organize and feel justified in carrying out 9/11. Great job, fellers.

3. Then they buddied up to a repressive and dangerous Pakistan so we would have a ground base to attack Afganistan, which of course we did.

4. After ousting the Taliban from most of Afganistan we turned out attention quickly to other part of the world where the military industrialist could get their jollies leaving Afganistan to be run by the some of the same warlords that had created the problems to begin with.

5. Now we read that the Taliban and the bin Laden's are moving back into Afganistan, but who cares? (Details, Bobert...)

6. Then the blunder to beat all blunders. The "Axis of Evil" speech which did nothing more than tell the world that the US was in the mood to *whack* some folks and now we wonder why so many folks are preparing to defent themselves.

7. Which leads us to yesterday.

Now, for you folks who think that US has made every attempt to lead the world toward greater stability and humanity with the last two years of school yard bully foriegn policy, that's your biz. It's also your reponsibility. We all are resonsible for what we do and don't do.

But, Bobert, what about 9/11? Didn't that change everything?

Yes it did. Why do we allready have an investigative chairman appointed for the shuttle loss but not one for 9/11? Hmmmmmm?
Could it be that there's are some bones that just don't need to be dug up?

Well, I end this with saying that I am in total agreement with everything Barry Finn said above. I would ask those of you who are quick on the reaction trigger to go back and read what he has said.

I'd also like for folks who are quick to see war as the *only* answer to reask that question of yourselves but allow some time for prayer and meditation before answering yourselves.

Peace

Bobert