Honestly, not one single intelligent statement. Ignorance abound I tell you.
I can't leave this one alone:
..."One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical revolutionaries that helped to cast off the British crown," Miss Kaptur said.
Does she even know why we revolted against the British? It didn't have anything to do with a holy war, killing British infadels or destroying Britain. One could say what she says but they would be completely wrong.
In Iraq and other Arab nations where revolutions are potentially brewing, religious fervor will play a vital role in shaping political events, she said, and the United States must be careful "not to get caught in the crossfire."
There is no revolution potentially brewing in Iraq. The only revolution Iraq has coming is the one the US is going to give it. What other Arab nations are undergoing revolution?
"I think that one thing that people of faith understand about the world of Islam is that the kind of insurgency we see occurring in many of these countries is an act of hope that life will be better using Islam as the only reed that they have to lean on.
Rebelling against a government or authority is not an act of hope. It is an act of dissatisfaction and anger. It doesn't take someone of faith to realize this, but someone of faith sure can misunderstand it.
"I think that people of faith understand that for many of the terrorists, their actions are acts of sacred piety to the point of losing their lives. And I think that people of faith understand that there is a heavy religious overtone to the opposition."
It doesn't have anything to do with anything as glorious as their devotion to their god. It has to do with insanity, hatred, ignorance and an extreme lack of intelligence, ethics and morality.
If the United States ousts Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and seizes the land, it would not resolve the underlying problems leading to political and social upheaval, she said.
You can't even begin to start solving any of the underlying problems until Saddam is gone.
"Even if we take the ground, we do not share the culture," she said, "and in the end we have to learn to coexist in a world with religious states that we may not agree with and find ways to cooperate."
We are America. Cultural difference is what we are founded on, and we do it better than anyone, period. Many nations disagree with us, that is not a problem. Nations that hate us and have a desire and ability to harm us are a problem, and coexistance and cooperation is not something they would ever consider.
Miss Kaptur, a lifelong member of Toledo’s Little Flower Catholic Parish, said her political and moral views were influenced by her family’s tradition of Roman Catholicism and service in the U.S. Marine Corps and Army infantry.
School would have been a better choice.
"Our tradition is to exhaust all reasonable means before one goes to war because our family, like so many others in our area, knows the price of war," she said.
Twelve years is more than reasonable. He still has not accounted for his biological weapons. He knowingly and willingly designed and built new weapons that violated international laws. He has blatantly broken every single order the UN has issued(except the Al Samoud destruction because that was much to valuable PR to pass up).
The standards of the "Just War Theory," developed by Saint Augustine in the 4th Century, are not clearly defined in the present U.S.-Iraq showdown, Miss Kaptur said.
Standards(as in practice) of war are not reinvented for every conflict. They are defined by the international community. According to "Just war Theory" there are two reasons for going to war 1)To do good(which we plan) 2)To prevent evil(which we plan), so we are justified on both accounts.
"I think that’s why there is so much angst and division over this because we’re in the gray area here," she said. "People of religious tradition are making their voices be heard very loudly on this one. I think there’s sort of an instinctual sense that something isn’t right here, and while they know there is a problem they are not sure that war is the solution."
There is no gray area for reasons mentioned above. Some people just refuse to open their eyes.
The Catholic tradition calls for embracing the poor and the dispossessed, Miss Kaptur said. Rather than initiating military action, the United States should try to counter the poverty and repression that breed terrorism in the Mideast.
"I think food and education will help stem the poverty of the young people who are being drawn into terrorism every day," she said.
Yes, lets put the whole middle east on welfare. Sounds like a great idea. It works so well here it's bound to do great things half a world away. Sorry, no. Feeding and educating future terrorists is stupid beyond belief. Reform of the middle east is the only way to eliminate terrorism. That requires removing those that would allow, encourage, and/or support terrorism. Which Saddam does.
"The reason I think this is such an important moment in history is because the United States cannot become the target of the anguish of the dispossessed in the most undemocratic region of the world."
We already are the target. Time to take the gun out of their hands.
The number of dumb#$@!% that get their opinions in print these days is unbelievable
Chris S
Anybody who could equate Usama to Jefferson should be punched in the nose right there on the spot.
