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It took a while before we learned what we did wrong. It took a big attack, in which thousands of innocent lives have been lost, before we realised that the way we are dealing with the rest of the world was wrong. I am very sorry that this has had to happen. From here there are two possible options. A third world war or a continuation of what we have been doing over the last decade, a cold war against everything we Americans considered wrong. It would make the cold war look like a fight in kindergarten. We shall take none of these options. As a true Christian, we will turn the other cheek. The only way this cycle can be stopped as by not reacting. No retaliation, no attacks on possible suspects. I shall repeat this, read my lips, NO RETALIATION.

It is time for us to admit that we had this one coming. Fifty years of interfering everywhere in the world whenever it suited us has come to a bloody final. Now we see what we have done in Korea and Vietnam. In Cuba and the Dominican Republic. In Haiti and Guatemala. In Nicaragua and Chile. In Panama and Somalia. And in dozens of other countries. Thousands of innocent Americans have become the victim of an idiot who wanted us to know what we did wrong. Until now we knew, but thought we could get away with it. We couldn't.

From now on we shall do whatever is necessary to help all those families in this tragedy. But not only the thousands who have died in the last 24 hours, but also those thousands who died in the last 50 years, because we considered our position in the world more important than the lives of individuals. The whole budget from defence will go to welfare, social benefits or third world development. We will finally pay off our billions of debt to the UN. We well recognise the UN as the true world power, the voice of the people of the world. We will do as the majority wants us to. We shall propose the abolishment of veto's for countries who happen to have too much power.

Finally I shall resign from my position as President of the United States of America. We will soon have new elections in which every vote is counted, in which democracy will really work. Until then I shall hand over the power to the senate.

Let our thoughts be with the ones who have lost their lives. Thank you for your attention, God bless America and peace on earth!

Date: 2001-09-14 08:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] offencetaken.livejournal.com
i, as a true christian, wish i could agree with you, but.. They're professed mission is to not stop until Israel is in the sea. Israel is our allies and they will not stop attacking us or attempting to (like theyve been doing since Israel became a seperate state) until we stop giving Israel Help, which i think would be a horrable thing to do. we have to retaliate.. but i dont agree with the war method. i dont want a full sized war.. we just need to take out this group.. there will never be peace in the middle east because the muslim religion preaches conversion by the sword... but this will help.. we can not just look away. we have to be big brother.. theyr our family

Date: 2001-09-14 09:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lorelei-aisling.livejournal.com
I'm not saying that USA should abandon Israel.

But Israel has committed atrocities too. It was founded by displacing Palestineans from their homeland. The tactics that they have been using closely resembles some tactics the Germans used.

I'm not for the whole warlike retaliation. I'm more for people just taking responsibility for their actions. To be held accountable. Then talk about it and do their best to make ammends.

I just hope that our government won't do something stupid.

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Date: 2001-09-14 12:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gerbie.livejournal.com
Seems like a sensible solution/idea. Therefore, the cynic in me says that it will never happen. Unfortunately.

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Date: 2001-09-14 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lorelei-aisling.livejournal.com
I know what you mean. =( It is very difficult to live in the USA if you are too far from the right side of the political spectrum. I have always said that America can LEARN from other countries instead of trying to control them.

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Date: 2001-09-15 05:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gerbie.livejournal.com
Nobody ever stops learning. It should be a mutual learning process. I have learned a lot from 4 days of discussing here, after one impulsively written entry and over 100 comments...

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Date: 2001-09-14 12:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gerbie.livejournal.com
"They're professed mission is to not stop until Israel is in the sea"
Whose mission? Where in my entry did I mention possible solution as to 'whodunnit'. You automatically assume that the FBI and the CIA are right. If they were so well informed, they would have at least informed people what was about to happen, if they weren't able to stop them. They were wrong in the Oklahama bombing at first as well, remember?

"we have to retaliate" Why? Who against? If you haven't got a known enemy, you can't attack them. Wait until the guilty are found, then give them a trial. Violence has never solved anything.

If you start reading, you would know that Christianity, Judism and the Islam have more in common than that they are different. Please don't judge people by their religion. People are worth more than just stereotyping them.

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