First, let's get this straight. I am not opposed to war. Oh, I think it's terrible and I think that it would be absolutely wonderful if we could eliminate it as a form of human discourse, but I am not opposed to war. The fact is, there are things worth fighting for and when situations involving those things arise, we should fight. I would not have served in a Navy uniform for 21 years if I did not believe that!
That said, I am opposed to a unilateral, pre-emptive attack on Iraq. I consider pre-emptive war to be immoral--and probably illegal as well. I appreciate all of the arguments in favor of attacking Iraq, and I agree that Saddam Hussein is an evil ogre who more than deserves anything that might happen to him personally. I just can't shake the years of experience that tell me that a pre-emptive attack is aggressive war and therefore not a just war. There are committed career military personnel who think this is mistake, and I just wanted to stand up and be counted among them.
Posted by trygstad | Category: Personal | 10:06 AM
Rays of Light
First, let's get this straight. I am not opposed to war. Oh, I think it's terrible and I think that it would be absolutely wonderful if we could eliminate it as a form of human discourse, but I am not opposed to war. The fact is, there are things worth fighting for and when situations involving those things arise, we should fight. I would not have served in a Navy uniform for 21 years if I did not believe that!
