--Reference Phylliss Kahn's discussion of the anti war resolutions
today and back in Viet Nam era--
The Viet Nam 'war' was a definite and -now- generally acknowledged
government fau pax, it wasn't the first instance of people being opposed to
a war though was a very appropriate public protest action. I was in the
army then and I refused to carry a weapon.
The discussion of leaders of the Viet Nam era protests in reference to
and in organization of protest to any present day military action the
Commander in Chief and staff -in compliance with constitutional requirement
they provide for the common defense- deem necessary is -like most
stereotypes- mistaken conventional wisdom.
Will all these protesters and their organizers give blood and
contribute public service if again in the United States -or some other
country- lots of people get killed by the parties the US sees as a threat?
The 9/11 episode being in New York City, Minneapolitans could feel
untouched. What if again a similiar thing happens and it is again in some
other state or states, or in some other country where all the death and
destruction takes place, do we Minneapolitans just go on protesting our
government efforts to stop it??
I know only what I get in good cross section of media reports, backed
by lots of non fiction reading. I don't access government intelligence that
would make me an authority, neither do -I am sure- any of the protesters.
I saw the Kuwaity takeover and the oil fields set on fire, I saw on the TV
and in printed photographs and articles, I saw reports of the Iraqy military
parked up against the Saudi borders.
I have seen enough definite evidence on medias to give good credibility
to the Bush address, forget about Viet Nam, that's ancient history.
James Jacobsen // Whittier
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