March 21, 2003

Senatorial Dismay

I swear when I wrote the previous post I had not seen this transcript, but Senator Byrd and I were thinking along the same lines. Oratory is not dead.

But, this Administration has directed all of the anger, fear, and grief which emerged from the ashes of the twin towers and the twisted metal of the Pentagon towards a tangible villain, one we can see and hate and attack. And villain he is. But, he is the wrong villain. And this is the wrong war.

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What is happening to this country? When did we become a nation which ignores and berates our friends? When did we decide to risk undermining international order by adopting a radical and doctrinaire approach to using our awesome military might? How can we abandon diplomatic efforts when the turmoil in the world cries out for diplomacy?

I wholeheartedly agree. Nobody likes a bully, and we need friends more than we need unwilling followers. Osama and his gangs are still out there, and it's through international cooperation that we'll counter that activity, not through overwhelming force. One need only look at Afghanistan beyond Kabul to realize that military action can only do so much against the terrorists.

Posted by Linkmeister at March 21, 2003 08:32 AM
Comments

I've been watching this tv "playstation game" for two days now. Right now, as of this writing, the newscasters seem much more relaxed. But there are warnings that the worse is yet to come. I hope this isn't true...
And, I like to see how the US is going to get out of this mess, and still hold its head high. The Xanax Cowboy may just get on his horse and yell "Yippee Ai Yay" yet...

Posted by: toxiclabrat at March 21, 2003 10:15 AM

Hey, Linkmeister,
Here's some friends for the US:
Direct from Reuters:
"The White House is offering $1 billion in direct military assistance and $9 billion in loan guarantees to Israel; Egypt would get $2 billion in loan guarantees and $300 million in economic grants; Jordan is also in line to receive more than $1 billion, including subsidized oil, sources say.
Under pressure from some lawmakers, the administration is also considering including aid to cash-strapped U.S. airlines."

Posted by: toxiclabrat at March 21, 2003 10:23 AM

Yes, let's buy friends, that always works, Congress. *Sigh*

Posted by: Ezrael at March 22, 2003 03:07 AM

Interesting :o)

http://www.1heluva.com/cgi-bin/join.cgi?refer=23030

Posted by: Wolfie at March 22, 2003 07:07 AM

Hear hear, Linky! (And Byrd)!

Posted by: JeanNINE at March 26, 2003 10:54 AM