Silence is no longer acceptable

From several days ago, the thoughts of that day.

Violence begets violence. The descending spiral is very difficult to interrupt. We see examples of such descent in Iraq on a near daily basis. Sectarian violence is on the increase. An eye for an eye when a relative is killed and the family retaliates. The same holds for attacks on American troops by Iraquis angered by the occupation. And now we hear of American troops attacking and killing civilians in apparent retaliation for the death of a comrade.

Why are we surprised by this news? On the other hand why are we not one and all so outraged that we insist on an end to this war and bring our troops home? So long as we the public remain silent the violence will continue to escalate. We must speak up and speak out lest we lose our moral standing altogether. Silence is no longer acceptable.

Sedalia