derek, gwen, justin & sara tom in hong kong
March 30, 2003
Thoughts on the war

Bush claims that the war in Iraq will bring about "US security and peace in the world" but that couldn't be farthest from the truth.

As Tony Pitts of Bala Cynwyd, PA (a CNN.com reader who left his comments on the site) put it, "Bush's actions are "spawning another generation of terrorists and turning the entire world against the US".

Indeed, the war is dividing nations and dividing governments and their citizens. The terrorist threat now and for many years to come will be greater than it was before.

The war is only bringing about immense pain and suffering (on both sides), and death and destruction.

War itself is not civilized or humane or ethical or moral.

None of the following reasons Bush gave for justifying the war are worth the death of hundreds of innocents civilians (especially children) and soldiers (American, British, Iraqi, or others).

  1. has weapons on mass destruction and will use it against neighboring countries and/or sell to terrorists
  2. links to terrorists, Al Qaeda
  3. Saddam and his sons are murderers
  4. free Iraq, liberate its people
  5. peace and security of the world
Bush failed to prove 1 and 2 above. Items 4 and 5 are outright lies, deceiving many.

Posted by derek at March 30, 2003 06:52 PM