From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Fri Mar 28 2003 - 09:26:21 MST
In a message dated 3/28/2003 9:45:23 AM Central Standard Time,
jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu writes: I don't think it's very controversial to say
that the U.S. stats on Saddam's kills are questionable. But it stands to
reason that the rate of killings would vary with the amount of opposition to
his regime, or the perception of threat to the regime. The more he tightened
power, and became more confident, the fewer the killings, possibly. And this
does not calculate the quality of life for those who survive.
One question has always bothered me. How can a person that accepts
liberty for himself stand to see his fellow man kept in bondage by a
Totalitarian killer?
Before our Civil War we learned that the nation could not be half free
and half slave. If there is freedom anywhere the slave will dream of getting
to that place and being free. His owner is then faced with repressive
measures to keep the slave or attempting to expand his territory to over run
the sanctuary. Under those choices war becomes inevitable the only question
is when.
You said further, "We" didn't decide to go to war - only the key
decision-makers in the Bush administration, ending with Bush, did. Those who
voted for the Bush
administration and who voted for members of congress who gave it the "blank
check" may be considered indirectly responsible."
Is that all? How about those that did not go out and vote for the
opposition candidate of their choice? Are they not liable? How about those
that sat around blathering nonsense while their fellow man died either as a
slave or died freeing that slave
According to my information there are only 4% of people that are
warriors. I can understand that you might be part of the 96% that really
don't belong in combat. But if you really don't care if Iraqis are killed by
Sadaam, or if you just aren't cut out to be a warrior can't you stay our of
the way of those that do care?
I remember being a small boy in the 2nd grade. In our school district
we rode the same bus as the high school kids. One day the bus driver started
picking on me big time. I still remember the HS boy that stood up to the
driver and told him to shut up. I don't think the situation today is
essentially different today than it was that day on the schoolbus nor during
the Civil War when my ancestors stood up to free men that were being kept in
bondage.
Folks, sometimes bad things happen to good people unless other good
people stand up to help. Sadaam is not a good person, if you are helping him
you are not filling a good role.
Ron h.
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