Between them, if they could agree on anything, there would be no issues, but it just seems like a mass concensus is impossible unless it is to call the US a bully. Now, that seems childish to me.
I, as an American citizen, didn't want this war, but now that we're there all that can be done is to support the effort because the only losers would be the Iraqi people, who didn't vote to be invaded either.
The other thing that bothered me about that article was the ammount of oil that the US imports. It's incredible!! It makes me want to go out and buy a bike and a skateboard after selling my car! I wish that my motivation was the environment, but it is the simple fact that the US is a political slave to the oil concerns. I can't feel comfortable with that set up. It's not a new realization for me (International Relations major and all), but being in Europe and the UK has driven home the point that our lifestyles are incredibly wasteful.
So, the moral- everyone learn to walk, rollerblade, skateboard, or find a car pool in order to stop wars.
CSHL- 11 November, 2004. Bordeaux, France.
