On the recordMarch 4, 2003
our Nation seems to be stumbling not just toward war with Iraq, but permanent war. We cannot end terror with bullets alone. If so, when do we stop shooting? When we find bin Laden? When we find Saddam? Or is there no end to war? Instead, we should be talking about a permanent peace. We should be asking how to sustain societies before they crumble instead of asking how to destroy those that have already lost their way. We should be asking how to educate children so they do not become terrorists instead of asking how we are going to kill those children once they do become terrorists. We should be asking how to strengthen the United Nations instead of threatening to make it irrelevant. As a Nation, we must emphasize finding alternatives to war. It is a matter of priorities.
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