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Originally Posted by somerfrost
It's a good argument...my response has to be in the form of a question though....do you really think that if we prosecuted members of the Bush Administration for "war crimes" or other misdeeds that the countries of the world would really care? Would it be seen as anything more than symbolic? Isn't the only way to undo the mistakes of the past is to chart a new course, new policies, new attitudes toward the world community? Tangible instead of symbolic...drug availability for AIDS victims, food for the starving, respect for all beliefs and a place at the table for the disenfranchised?
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SF,
Here's one of my favorite quotations, "The longest journey begins with the first step."
The world has been held hostage to the decisions of the Bush administration equally as it once was to the decisions of Hitler and his supporters.
The United States set a standard of accountability.
Does the rest of the world care?
I can't answer that.
I'll just speak for myself. I do.
Can we undo mistakes?
No.
There are no do overs.
Can we forge new policies, new attitudes...even (dare I say? a new VISION rather than spreading greed, death and chaos)?
I certainly hope so.
The way to peace demands resolving the violence of the past. It also involves holding those that created war to account.
Once that step is taken, the next step can be taken.
If not, the feet become tangled and we all fall down.
Remember, "the longest journey begins with the first step."
Your visions of future needs like AIDS, food for the starving, respect for the beliefs of others...heck, let's also throw in cures for other diseases like cancers and cardio...also a renewable energy agenda based on hydrogen, and a resolution of global warming...
Unfortunately, unless the anchor rope that holds us to the past remains uncut, the anchor continues to hold the ship. There is no sailing.
There is also no safe harbor.
Peace.