As for the whole issue of pre-emptive strikes, I just don't think that our society is mature enough or technologically advanced enough to be sure that we have the truth. And even if the government has the bomb and plans to use it, does it give us the right to invade the country creating a war situation in which over 80% of the casulaties will be innocent civilians and not the military.
The only country to ever use nuclear weapons against other human beings is the United States of America - and they did it twice. But you know, I rekon now, that that is irrelevant - cos I don't think that the US would ever use them again - sure they say they would, but I think they know only too well the cost of doing so, and I think that the country has worked hard to be in a position where by they do not have to resort to Nuclear Weapons by ensuring that their conventional forces are so powerful no one can stand against them - a situation that Iraq is not in and so maybe for them the cost of using will be less than not using.
I just heard a Columbian speaker at the UN saying that the same number of people die every month in his nation at the hand of Drug runners and terrorists as did on 9/11 - and appealed for help against evil. In the end this whole thing is about how we define and deal with evil - Jesus spoke about this problem of evil, pointed out that it comes from within a person, points out that grace and forgiveness is important, pointed out that turning away from evil is the right way to show true faith and sorrow, and stated very clearly that only by accepting his death in our place can we ever be forgiven by God for our evil and can we ever be set free from sin and death and begin the process of change.
Just heard an interesting statistic - Israel, Egypt and Columbia are [in order] the 3 largest recipiants of US Military aid. [Comment] [GuestBook] [Archive]
Have a read and ask yourself, why is the US only so interested in attacking Iraq when the Israelis and Palestinians are also in violation of heaps of agreements and UN resolutions, which if the US had had the guts to make them support many years ago, may not have brought us to the point of having a ditactor like Sadaam having the bomb.
I am beginning to wonder whether the US, after [if there is an after] have gone after Sadaam, will then turn to whatever remains of Israel and Palestine and make then both stop fighting and finally sit down and make agreements which give the Palestinians security and a nation and Israel the safety within it's original 1948 borders that it craves - but I doubt it - I read elsewhere [can't remember where] that this Iraq thing is all about the US protecting Israel security and that the Israeli's are pushing the US into doing this cos of the Israeli's fear of Iraq, and the Iraqis support of the Palestinians. [Comment] [GuestBook] [Archive]
Today I went on a trip with some of the BB guys [SD and B2] down the south coast as they were in search of a suitable place for the end of year beach camp. Well I think they found it eventually - we left home about 840a and then finally left shoalhaven for home about 530p so a very long day - most of it spent perch v.uncomfortably on the edge of SD's bench seat.
It was a good day but I am a bit tired now. I think about 10p will see the visitors being kicked out of the house. [Comment] [GuestBook] [Archive]