Inumanity

Inhumanity -the quality of state of being cruel or barbarous. Websters.

Is there anyone who believes this is not an adequate description of our behavior in Iraq? We invaded and started a "war" against a nation that was no threat to us. We have bombed mercilessly, killed civilians including women and children with abandon, kicked in doors and brutalized innocent people, incarcerated and tortured others, raped, murdered, and destroyed peoples' lives, committed myriad other war crimes and in general have behaved worse than (some) "savages." This is both unforgettable and unforgivable. Is it any wonder we are now despised by probably 95% of the world? How is it that we managed to get thousands of our best young people to engage in this inhumanity? And why? What was the motive that drove us to these acts of barbarism? Unfortunately, the answer is just plain GREED! War is the seed that drives inhumanity. We went to this "war" (that is not a legal, moral, constitutional or necessary one) because we coveted others wealth, in this case, OIL.
There is no excuse for this and those who connived and lied to bring it about should be held fully accountable. This is a recognizable and terrible crime and what are politicians on both sides of the aisle complaining about? Merely that we haven't successfully pulled it off. If you look carefully at the human record we should be more realistically described as inhumans rather than humans. That this remains true in the 21st century makes one wonder if we are truly incapable of change for the better. It certainly doesn't say much for intelligent design.

One of the disturbing features of growing old is the nagging, persistent, unsettling feeling that everything may be your last. When I buy a car nowadays I always have this notion that it will be the last car I'll ever need to buy. It's the same with everything. "I guess this is the last pair of pants I'll ever need." Shoes, the same. Mennen speed stick that seems to last forever. Certainly big ticket items like refrigerators, stoves and such. Some Congressman (perhaps it was a Senator), when allusions were made to his age, replied something like, "son, I no longer even buy green bananas." I'm not quite that bad yet but I feel it coming on. The only bright spot I can think of in all this is that I have to go to the dentist to get two crowns replaced. I bet this is the last time I'll have to go to the dentist. Hooray!