[SOC] Ambassadors' letter to Blair (???)

Tue Apr 27 19:17:04 2004

I don't disagree with you Mike.

And just in case it wasn't clear, I have the utmost respect and pride in all
the servicemen (of all countries) who are serving in Iraq under these
circumstances.

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Besemer (KG8L)" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:56 PM
Subject: RE: [SOC] Ambassadors' letter to Blair (???)

> I've always pondered the question "How would things be different today if
> instead of NYC and the Pentagon, those planes had struck in Paris or
Munich
> or Sydney?".
>
> It's arguable (by both sides) whether or not Saddam was tied to bid Laden
> and the A.Q./taliban mob and whether or not Saddam had WMD or not.
> Personally, I believe there were ties and there were/are WMD in Iraq.
Right
> or wrong, the U.S. and its allies made the decision to go into Iraq and
it'd
> be a damn sour note to just walk away from the Iraqi people now.  We're
also
> a heck of a lot better off with 'boots on the ground' (and hence 'eyeballs
> on the scene') then we were when we stood back and lobbed a few cruise
> missiles at some empty tents.
>
> What I find interesting is that it is the military members (American AND
> allied nations) who are getting maimed and killed over there, yet you
don't
> hear the military complaining about the wrongness of the war.  Those folks
> are spilling their blood and they SUPPORT the war, because they can see
the
> difference being made.  It's rather presumptuous of the neigh-sayers to be
> calling for an end to another 'illegal and immoral war' from the comfort
of
> their easy chairs.
>
> Nobody hates a war more then the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who
> have to fight them - each of them pray for a day when their occupation
will
> become obsolete.  But they also recognize that evil, left to its own
> devices, will fester until somebody finally recognizes the danger and does
> something about it.
>
> Now, if you ask the question 'Is it ever going to end?', the answer is (at
> least for the middle east), certainly not.  The great wars of our time
(WWI,
> WWII, Korea, and (to some extent) Vietnam were fought over land.  In a
fight
> like that, at some point one side is going to say 'I've had enough... I
> quit'.  It ain't like that in the middle east.  Nobody is going to say 'Ya
> know what?  All this Allah stuff just ain't worth fighting for.'...and on
we
> go.
>
> The whole trouble with the whole damn world nowadays is that we've
forgotten
> that ALL of us have the right to coexist together...BUT... (and this is a
> BIG but)...everybody also seems to think that not only do they have the
> RIGHT to do XYZ, but their right to do XYZ is allowed to infringe upon MY
> right NOT to do XYZ.  CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
>
> Okay... Soapbox deactivated.  As for me, I'm going to tip a pint to the
lads
> over in the sandbox who can't tip one for themselves.  Then I'll tip
another
> in remembrance of those who won't have the satisfaction of tipping one for
> themselves ever again.
>
> 74,
>
> Mike
> KG8L
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf
> Of Ian C. Purdie
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:07 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Ambassadors' letter to Blair (???)
>
> Paul Bartlett wrote:
>
> > Jeez, what a mess.
> >
> > Ok, I'm biased but it seems to me that much of the reason that the
> > Brits seem to be doing better down South is that when suddenly
> > confronted, a Squaddie (British soldier) is much more likely to say,
> > "Good morning" than to empty a magazine in the general direction of the
> stranger.
>
> Yes, a vastly different approach. Also no snipers shooting children.
>
> > Wish I knew where to go from here.
>
> Home.
>
>
> Ian
>
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