Markos Kounalakis has created an amazing video which illustrates Mark Twain’s poem, The War Prayer.
I wonder, if we truly prayed and worked for peace like we pray and work for victory - or democracy - or freedom - or America - or even the safety of our soldiers, what would the world look like?
Bowing to President Bush, the Democratic-controlled House reluctantly approved fresh billions for the Iraq war on Thursday, minus the troop withdrawal timeline that drew his earlier veto.
That’s $120 billion dollars more to be used to further the slaughter of untold Americans and Iraqis.
$120 billion more which will not be used to dramatically reduce extreme poverty throughout the world.
$120 billion which will not be used to shore up the levees in New Orleans before another huge (or even modest) hurricane turns it back into a lake.
The Democrats in Congress can posture and blame the President all they want for this debacle, but in the end, they are responsible for caving in and giving the President at least six more months to value his machismo and his need to save face or the lives of more than 150,000 Americans.
Shame on them. Shame on them all.
