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 Tuesday, March 18, 2003
We are going to war. Shall I stay silent?. ...
I will not stay silent. These are my duties in this war:
- It is my duty as a citizen to be informed.
- It is my duty as a blogger to inform others.
- It is my duty as a Christian to pray for the safety of our troops.
- It is my duty as a patriot to question and challenge.
[Jarrett House North]
Something all of us should attempt during these days. 10:26:19 PM 
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NIce article about the Google culture. I worked in one that was eerily similar. 10:18:58 PM
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An interesting article by an old name from the first Gulf War. 7:48:23 AM
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You know, I love the British Parliament. Maybe because the British tend to elect people who can actually speak and write.Question Time is so much more entertaining than CSPAN. They write the best letters. Check out Robin Cook's resignation letter and Blair's reply. Although consummate politicians, they are both able to convey a humaness and a respect for each other that is not often seen. 6:30:22 AM
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Even if Saddam decides to leave Iraq, the damage may have been done to our closest ally, Tony Blair, the only person whose arguments have steadfastly embraced a vision that is worth achieving. But the ends do not justify the means and his own party is beginning to implode. Robin Cook, the leader of the Commons, resigned his Cabinet position yesterday. The British have a grand tradition of resignation speeches and Cook's was no exception. This speech produced an extraordinary standing ovation in the Commons and Blair will have some incredibly power pressure coming from within his own party on this issue. Other ministers are resigning over this. Just how far the damage will go is hard to guage but, instead of being able to focus on other pressing problems, he will have to expend political capital saving his job and his party's position in Parliament. 6:13:12 AM
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This has been a bad day. Never have I felt that America's short term goals are so harmful to its long term success. I tear up when I think of The Once and Future King whose message of 'Right makes might' seems so out of place in today's world. In many ways we ARE right this time. But by resorting to unilateral war in this fashion, the government makes it so much easier to use force the next time when it may not be so right. Where is the balance to our power? Eventually the government becomes like the great pike in 'The Sword in the Stone' who said:Power is of the individual mind, but the mind's power is not enough. Power of the body decides everything in the end, and only Might is Right. One of my favorite books, one of the books that formed the foundation for the person I became, and I will never be able to read it again without thinking of what happened today. And getting very sad. Is its sentiment of what is right and just outdated for today's world? As I said, a bad day. I'm sure I'll feel better tomorrow. 12:00:34 AM
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