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3.20.2003
Listening to all the yammering abou the war, something filtered through. A "Middle East Expert" made a remark that stated (in essence) "Saddam doesn't stand a chance against Bush". I was instantly angry. I thought, "So, now Bush looks powerful because he sits in the pilots seat of the most powerful killing machine in the history of humanity?" That was easy. All you have to do is get a group of wealthy businessmen together, annoint a new leader, spend an insane amount of money to get him elected, and now he's powerful? I feel a little like I've watched a five year old get put in the seat of an armored tank. Sure, now that little kid could kick just about anybody's butt. But he has no claim to moral superiority. Pres. Bush acts as if merely having the power to kill people and overthrow a ruler makes him morally secure. Its the ol' saying, might makes right. But theres a reason we don't form up a posse anytime a crime occurs. We have come to realize that justice is the result of shared responsibility. Moral authority comes from a "mandate from the masses" so to speak. By ignoring the will of the people of the world, Bush is revoking the now established law of the land. King George walks the land again. Peace to all | |
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