Hello Sue
After Steve's message this will be my last comment on the war. Yesterday
as I was being driven through London I encountered a sickly looking group of
Anti War Protestors. I asked my driver to stop. I had recently met with
a large group of Iraqis who had told me of the most horrendous atrocities
which had been committed by Saddam. I was emotionally moved and left
feeling rather frail. I asked several of the protestors, who were
determined to ram placards up my nose, who would bring Saddam to book and
what would be their alternative strategy. They told me that war was wrong
(with which I basically agree) and that only peaceful diplomatic means would
prevent suffering. When I pointed out that diplomatic means had been tried
for twelve years, I received a regurgitation of the same platitudes. They
had no answers. They had no alternatives. They looked cosy in their self
righteousness. I returned to my car. They yelled 'Fascist bastard' I
called back 'Fuck off and get real' Peace certainly certainly did not
prevail in that corner of London yesterday!
Best
Gerald
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From: VOGEL <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 07 April 2003 00:28
Subject: Re: terrorist
Norman,
> Suppose that you had been successful in stopping the war.
> What would Saddam?s reaction have been? What would Al
> Queada?s reaction have been? How would the Muslim fanatics,
> (who have majority Muslim support by the way), have started to
> behave? I don?t suggest that you are a terrorist but I do suggest
> that you are naïve.
These are good questions and good points. What you say reminds me of a
discussion I witnessed once about what might have been Hitler's reaction
to peaceful resistance to his invasion of Poland.
The consensus was that his tanks would have rolled over anyone sitting
in their way without a second's pause.
But don't the anti-war protesters have the right to a point of view,
provided they don't try to deprive you and I of ours? I am not FOR Bush
but I believe Sadam has to be contained. My doubts are around whether
Bush and America have the right (or are the best choice) to contain him,
but they don't then who will?
Sue
Sue Vogel, BA., MSc., C.Psychol.,
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