The real issue in the 911 dilemma is: How do you stop a suicidal
lunatic?
I FRANKLY DON'T THINK YOU CAN.
The entire WTC disaster was a worst case scenario on every level.
Consider:
Why did the WTC collapse right down into the sub-basement level!
I, and most others, probably would have thought that there
were "redundancies;" and other fail-safe measures built into all of
these tall buildings. Apparently not. Don't tell me that that
didn't surprise you too.
Who could have foresaw that the buildings would completely collapse
in so dramtic a fashion?
Few people; and probably not even those who planned the attack!
In other words, WTC was a disaster on steroids!
How would we have felt if the buildings had not totally collapsed, or
if someone could have been tried for "the crime;" as occurred in the
Oklahoma City case?
Perhaps a little less violated? Perhaps a little more rational?
Would it have been more of a "crime scene" and less an "act of war?"
Who knows..........
Here's the problem:
In this modern age of weaponry, (developed mainly by the US and USSR
during the Cold War), armies are obsolete! One person can do more
damage than all of Hitler's Armies, and in far less time.
Additionally, most of these WMD technologies, (BLTs to Mr Buchanan)
were developed in the 1940's, OR EARILER! None of this is new.
CLEARLY WE ARE IN AN AGE WERE COOPERATION AMONG GOVERNMENTS IS
ESSENTIAL. TO SURVIVE THE 21ST CENTURY HUMANITY IS GOING TO NEED
CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
To get along with the Islamic Nations IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE US AND
ISRAEL RE-DOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND A WAY OUT OF THE CURRENT
PALESTINIAN TROUBLES.
The US relationship with Israel reminds me of a parent whose kid is
throwing a tantrum in a public place. What to do? Spank the kid, or
just hope he shuts up and quits embarassing you!
THE FUN AND GAMES ON THE WEST BANK AND IN GAZA HAVE GOT TO STOP! AND
ASAP! BECAUSE NOTHING LESS THAN THE FUTURE OF MANKIND IN THIS
CENTURY COULD BE AT STAKE.
Alarmist? Perhaps. But I don't think so.
THE NEW KERRY PRESIDENCY MUST MAKE SOLVING THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS JOB
ONE FROM DAY ONE! AND PRESIDENT KERRY SIMPLY MUST TELL THE "GREATER
ISRAEL" CROWD TO COOL IT FOR THE TIME BEING. SOMETHING CAN AND WILL
BE WORKED OUT AT A LATER DATE, ONCE TEMPERS HAVE COOLED AND THE OLD
LEADERSHIP HAS DIED OFF OR RETIRED.
And, why not Bush? He's way too far gone now. Dubya is too
geopolitically damaged in ways that make him incredible to ALL
PARTIES.
ONCE WE GET INTO CONFLICT RESOLUTION THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE THE OLD
TESTAMENT OR THE "SECOND COMING" WE WILL BE SURPRISED AT HOW FAST
PEACE AND STABILITY CAN BE RESTORED IN THE MIDDLE EAST!
And, who knows Americans might even be able to survive without an
American Gustapo! Or, the proposed new US Secret Police!
PEACE IS POSSIBLE INDEED PROBABLE. EVEN WITH "EVIL" ARABS AND
MUSLIMS.
JUST IMAGINE IT............RATIONALLY
WAR IS THE LAST REFUGE OF FANATICS AND FOOLS.
And, in truth, it always has been.
Or put another way. I'm an optimist! Even more so than Dubya, Ridge
and Wolfie.
Postscript: An this news that the American Right-Wing Fanatics may be
planning an attack on the Democratic Convention is just OUTRAGEOUS!
But it tells you who we are really dealing with here. And, perhaps where the REAL PROBLEM lies? Ya think?
