Take a Look Around the World

[dotinthesky]

I didn't want to mention the war anymore, because I'm sensitive to how this sounds a little like preaching -- I think everyone has already made a decision about what they think, and there's no argument which will change their minds.

But ---> I saw the preparations for war in Iraq today, on the telly, and I couldn't help feeling depressed. The cars lining up for petroleum were beaten up, falling apart. The food markets were nothing more than planks of wood with fruits piled on it. The weapons being bought by civilians were ridiculous old, second-hand guns. This is what America is going to invade and destroy, a country already poor and... pathetic!

Saddam is evil. I'm not disagreeing. But can he really get any "weapons of mass destruction" out of there? Aren't they surrounded by sattelites taking ultra modern photos of trucks!?! Seems all so preposterous. All of these thoughts and realizations make me feel very pessimistic about the world.

Every second, every day, something essential gets lost to the unworthy.

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I recall living in the US and being able to just not think about war .. but now it's like holy shit what is this socalled my gov. doing? it scares the brat out of me. I don't know if it has to do with me moving away or growing up. :o\ non sad/nutty hugs.

[retellit.livejournal.com]

i remember vividly swinging in a hammock in the backyard when I was 12, reading kerouac's The Town & The City and trying (and failing) to imagine war in america. I just couldn't do it. We're not supposed to start wars and, with few exceptions, we never have. I almost refuse to think too long on bush and his war in iraq because I still can't believe we've let this idiot get SO far.

[roguejournal.livejournal.com]

keep calm...everything will be alright!!!

Saddam,Bush,Blair...etc, etc, etc... all of them are pure evil.