September 11

I mirror and amplify the President's interest in peace. However, we part company with respect to the best way of achievement. Peace cannot come through the barrel of a gun, the dropping of bombs, or in the continued inclination to do so, even while attempting to "root out evil doers." The Bush Administration's eagerness to wage war, possessing far greater fire and killing power than our adversary will ever amass, tends to make valid the question of who is actually being "evil" here? At the very least, the President should demonstrate some anguish and reservation over the specter of annihilating an overmatched opponent. He should let Iraq, the Middle East, and the world know that, while we don't fear it, the U.S. abhors and renounces destructive practice in all forms--terrorism and war included--and will not use such practice as its lead policy. This gesture alone would immediately diffuse some of the tensions that are running rampant around the world.

I believe that peace is possibl...