It is very simple: why should I write about the problem with the teacher, about the car, the traffic, if they are all so trivial subjects?
Why should I write about the amazing coincidence involving the song "It must have been love" by Roxette? What is the thrill in it?
What can I add to the subject of war that has not been said already? Ah, okay, this is a good point. But the war started three weeks ago and is probably near its end. Hmm, that is troublesome. But anyway, that is a subject to fill up space.
I was in favor of another war. North Korea. The threat was far more immediate, and the regime was no less brutal - plus it would have the background offered by the latest James Bond movie (by the ripped arm of Loki, who made Miranda Frost the Valkyrie a villain? Cursed be them all!). An attack against North Korea would probably also have support from China and Russia, even if not from France and Germany. The pacifists (who may all die with whoever made Miranda Frost a villain) would not have a whole lot of ground to stand on because Kim Jong Il openly declared months ago to have long range missiles and mass destruction weapons, he withdrew from the anti-nuclear weapons treaty, recent reports show most of the GDP comes from counterfeit money and production and commerce of drugs, and the population is miserable while old man Kim swims in Cabernet with beautiful young Korean girls. Many beautiful young Korean girls.
Therefore, a strike on North Korea would have lots of people smiling, no questions asked. An attack against Iraq, however, had all this problem we saw. Iraq was "cool" for the time being. People being murdered for disagreeing with the dictator, yes; population in deep poverty while dictator's family drinks Crystal champagne, yes; children arrested and kept jailed for years for not joining the youth wing of the one political party, yes; but they were not speaking up. So, attacking Iraq is very wrong.
Afghanistan spoke up, and very loud. Two Boeings, two towers. Everybody heard. The world agreed the Taleban should be destroyed. Still we had the homogeneized pacifists with their "I worry about the innocent young children being killed by the bombs in Kabul". Without planes and towers from Iraq, what did they expect? Old man Kim at least was clear about his intentions; the masses of waste of oxygen carrying waste of paper saying "Stop the war" would be smaller if North Korea had been the target.
To conclude, then: I did not support a waragainstIraqatthatmoment, written all together like that so the meaning gets across and no one thinks I am a blind pacifist. But yes, even knowing about the hidden Texan interests, etc, I believe such a strike would be necessary sooner or later - rather, later than sooner, since the problem was North Korea. Now, because the US attacked Iraq without UN support, the Security Council is hurt and will not allow a resolution about North Korea. Bah.
Note: Every little innocent child killed in Afghanistan means one less possible moviemaker to conjure things like "Road to Kandahar". This alone is reason for me to support massive carpet bombing of Iran, but that is another sphere.
Posted by Etienne at April 11, 2003 02:45 PM