On September 17, 2001 03:30 am, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
>
> I think the US has always done this. It is the 'correct and proper' part
> that has been the problem. What we consider to be so is not what everyone
> considers to be so. The US would do much better to just stay out.
> Do nothing. Let people complain about that. By not doing anything we do not
> take sides. OK, through inaction, but if it is how the US always does
> things, everyone will pretty much be treated the same. The world will go to
> hell if the US sits back? There is another problem. Ego. The US just has to
> accept the fact that they cannot make the world safe. To paraphrase Keith,
> as long as there are humans, there will be those who cause problems.
"Doing nothing is itself a course of action, but inevitably a bad one"
This isn't about going around fixing other people's problems. Terrorism
affects us all, directly. It has been a long festering sore. It's now erupted
into a putrid cancer that must be dealt with. I don't think free countries of
the world will tolerate this anymore. They have said "OK, this has gone too
far. We're pissed off and morally outraged. Now we're going to deal with
this."
To this end, I don't think 1939 Chamberlain appeasement or inactivity is
either practical or appropiate, given what has occurred. In WWII some
countries capitulated politically to the Nazis. Others simply stood back and
allowed them to roll through their country to commit atrocities upon their
neighbours. They have since been struggling to downplay and expunge a part of
their history that they are not very proud of. But the stigma will always
remain - when the time came to do the right thing, they did nothing.
Peace is a noble goal we all strive for. But not at ANY cost.... not when the
price is the diginity of a nation and the future security and well-being of
our children. There comes a time when good people must act.
How would you feel if you did nothing and next year one of your own children
were killed by these same terrorists?
--
burns
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