As President Bush said only a few days ago: I guess it will take a mushroom cloud over some U.S. city to really realize what kind of terrorist Sadam is.
Vic --- "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Vic wrote: >September 11th was a defining moment in history, it showed that America >could be attacked within her own borders; it didn't need an ICBM as has >been the thinking. > >It would be tragic that when (not if) it happens again; and what could be >the outcome (will cities not buildings lay waste)? > >Lastely, could it have been prevented? Will the thinking of no war still be >present? >--- > >I have nothing against going to war against an invading enemy as long as we >let him get in the first blow. And if I were certain that Saddam Hussein >had ordered the 9-11 attack, then I would be the first to shout hurray when >the USA strikes back. But I am not certain, nor have I heard of anyone who >is certain. And I am opposed to going to war because of what someone might >do. Let Saddam hit us with his best shot, up front where we can all see >that he is the one who did it, and then take him out with all we've got. > >I am not opposed to war. I am opposed to unrighteous war. It is better >for a few thousands or even hundreds of thousands of us to die, than for >the whole nation to become dishonorable and defile the memory of our >righteous forefathers. Let the other guy take his best shot, then tear his >meat house down. But the nation that attacks first is the aggressor. And >the Lord will not justify us or fight our battles for us if we are the >aggressor. > >I am not a pacifist. I just want sufficient provocation first. And >sufficient provocation is needed when a war will undoubted cost hundreds of >thousands and perhaps even hundreds of millions of lives. Ever since July >16, 1945 the world has been a powder keg waiting to explode. And I don't >want my country to be the one to set it off. Once the fight starts there >is not telling who else might get involved. And what starts as a regional >skirmish can escalate into a global war of mass destruction. I believe >that something like that is inevitable by and by. But I don't want to be >responsible for lighting the fuse. I don't want my country to be >responsible for it either. > >How many might die here in the USA if Saddam gets his weapons of mass >destruction? Compare that with how many might die if we get into an all >out, rather than terrorist, war. We nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing >tens of thousands of women and children; and we justify this be pointing >out how many of our troops would have been killed if we had ended the war >with a conventional invasion. Well, by the same logic, we gain nothing by >saving a few lives that might be killed by terrorists if we get into a war >that kills more Americans than WWII. > >Maybe I'm wrong. But I was filled with blood lust during the Vietnam >War. And I have lived to be ashamed of myself and my country. I don't >want to make the same mistake twice. > >John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] >******************************************************************** >"It is an eternal principle that has existed with God from all >Eternity that that man who rises up to condemn others, >finding fault with the Church, saying that they are out of the >way while he himself is righteous, then know assuredly that >that man is in the high road to apostacy...." (Ehat & Cook, >WORDS OF JOSEPH SMITH, p. 413) >******************************************************************** >All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > >///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// >///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > _____________________________________________________________ Washington DC's Largest FREE Email service. ---> http://www.DCemail.com ---> A Washington Online Community Member ---> http://www.DCpages.com _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
