Ain't it great how tragedy brings out the best in people ... like Falwell and Robertson. At times like this, I remember a song from Sunday school, "They Will Know We are Christians by Our Love."
I watched the president/general of Pakistan addressing his country. His reasoning was Orwellian, but who can blame him. He focused on how the US-Pakistan relationship would greatly influence Pakistan's power in their struggle with India.
That particular point seemed to be his only hope at reaching Pakistani's on an emotional level. He seemed to realize this weakness in his position, and discussed at length the value of a reasoned strategic decision over an emotional decision. He backed this with an illustration from the life of the prophet. I wonder if Bush is asking "what would Jesus do ... assuming Jesus had access to the most powerful military in the history of the world."
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I watched the president/general of Pakistan addressing his country. His reasoning was Orwellian, but who can blame him. He focused on how the US-Pakistan relationship would greatly influence Pakistan's power in their struggle with India.
That particular point seemed to be his only hope at reaching Pakistani's on an emotional level. He seemed to realize this weakness in his position, and discussed at length the value of a reasoned strategic decision over an emotional decision. He backed this with an illustration from the life of the prophet. I wonder if Bush is asking "what would Jesus do ... assuming Jesus had access to the most powerful military in the history of the world."
- mark 9-20-2001 11:38 am