Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Keeping One's Eye on the Prize
It is so easy to find oneself caught up in the drama of the story: coalition forces surrounding Baghdad airport, will they or won’t they use WMD, British forces playing soccer with Iraqi citizens in southern Iraq (the ends of the continuum.) I doubt if many of us in the rest of the world can begin to fathom the task that lies at hand.
It will take all of the ‘Coalition of the Willing,’ all the citizens of Iraq both at home and ex pat, as well as all the help that can be given by ‘men of goodwill’ to even begin. And yet, therein lies the rub.
Too many cooks… Don’t do something for someone that they can do for themselves… How will people so beset for so many years start to clear away the masters of fear and rage, and begin to decide for themselves? And how well will the rest of us be able to keep our mitts off? Not to mention the grabbers for glory and/or the spoils of war. It will be one of the most interesting and engaging exercises of the Human Spirit to take place in our lifetimes.
Not to mention the ‘ripple effect’ . . .Monday, March 24, 2003
First Contacts
As I learn the lingo of this new medium, I will enliven the Links on the right of the page but, as of today, my html is a little rusty... I believe I can include links within this text so I will suffice for today with a list of the blogs which have called me to return day after day:THE COMMAND POST the true manifestation of committment; this group of bloggers updates continually from multiple sources the news of the war. thouough and reliable.
LT SMASH warm and humourous insight into what life is like in "the sandbox" the lt is clearly *one of the good guys*
LIVE FROM KUWAIT an insightful and thoughtful man who is clearly well placed his links give further insight into a way of thinking that has been *foreign* to US for far too long
EJECT! EJECT! EJECT! a true essayist for our times well worth the time and thought-energy required
and the classic enigma: WHERE IS READ? a look through the archives gave me a better mental picture of what life pre-seige might be like. I hope to hear more of this story. Soon.
Intro
I have read blogs from some pretty amazingly places and some pretty thoughtful people over the last several weeks. The push of current events combined with the optimism generated in me by encountering such, well, good folks has inspired a wish to join in the fray.Statistics
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