Once again a group of deluded Canadians have hit the airwaves, broadsheets and internet news with their plans to move to Baghdad, in order to cushion a genocidal maniac from the consequences of his actions. If they would but think for a minute, they would realize that they themselves are providing a clinching argument for the superiority of Western Civ. to the Middle East.
Would they have acted as human shields in the WTC on September 11, had they known ahead of time? Would they flock to cafes in Tel Aviv to act as human shields there? Would they volunteer to protect with their own bodies the women marked for death in "honour killings"? Of course not -- they know, as we do, that Peace Loving Moslems would never let a few more innocent deaths stay their hands.
The act of interposing oneself between lethal force and its intended target has meaning only if the side wielding that force has the decency and respect for life to minimize death on both sides; otherwise it's simply suicide. Only the West would hesitate from killing at the sight of civilians nearby; only the West makes intricate plans to carry out bombings at times and places that will minimize enemy casualties. If that isn't reason enough to support the USA against Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Syria and all the rest of the UN superstars, what is?
Posted by Clio at February 13, 2003 04:48 PM