Why War?
We are at war. Why? No real answer. He thought they might strike first. Oh, but they didn’t. We did. He called it a preemptive strike. Oh… does that make it okay? Why? Why war now? They are bad people, he said. Yes, there are many bad people around the world, yes, some in this country, yes, some even holding meetings in the White House. They killed all those protesters, he said. Um, but didn’t we kill protesters? Aren’t we the ones building detention centers, aka concentration camps? Sure, it’s a difficult and complicated world situation. But why did no other recent president just up and start this war? And didn’t all those wars that started years ago – continue way, way beyond the four weeks he randomly throws out as a timeline? People are dying. Young soldiers have already lost their lives. No one in his family has ever gone to war. Why is he doing this? Why are we here? Where are the voices of dissent in this country? Why isn’t Congress doing something? Why a...
