Brenda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: << ... The war on terrorism is justified in my book. But whether the battle of Afghanistan proves to be an efficacy step in the war can only be answered by the passing of time - as more things that are now hidden become revealed and outcomes both expected and unexpected are faced.>>
Nice post, Brenda. You made a lot of really good points, most all of which I agreed with. Before the bombing began, I read many articles such as the one you quoted from nybooks which argued against waging war in Afghanistan. I agreed with all of those articles. I feel that it would have been better in the long term had the US government not begun the current Afghanistan campaign which I fear will result in more people who hate the USA and more terrorists (one only has to look at the demonstrations that have occurred in Pakistan to come to that conclusion). I do not feel that I am un-American for disagreeing with what is happening now or for preferring peace. I just disagree with bombing in general. I feel it is very important to set up peaceful means to prevent further terrorist attacks and I hope it will be possible to support financially future efforts to rebuild Afghanistan and make life better for the people there when the war has ended. I am powerless to stop the bombing, so all I can do is wait and see what the outcome will be. My hope is that the citizens of Afghanistan will have the possibility of a better life when all is said and done. There have been complaints in the last years about the oppression in Afghanistan, especially of the women there, and it has been unfortunate that nothing was ever (or could ever be) done for them. If their lives can become better as one of the results of this war, then what is happening now will have at least one saving grace. Marian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jmdl.com/guitar/marian/guitar.htm
