[CLUE-Talk] Slashdot Gun Control

[David Willson]

As the token almost-closed-minded conservative on the list, I want to
ask a question:  I see many anti-war web-sites springing up, and many
people taking an anti-war stance (sometimes combining it with an
anti-Bush stance).  Generally, they refer to the potential for war with
Iraq, and express a strong thought of "not in my name".  Now, let it be
said that I'd have a very hard time declaring a war, too, but...  Well,
I don't see a lot of alternatives offered by the anti-war crowd.  There
are a classic set of motivators to war present, and we seem to be faced
with a pretty simple choice. 

- We have good reasons to believe that Iraq is developing nukes, and
that they have biological weapons. 
- Iraq has been ordered not to have them, and to submit to searches
which will "prove" that they do not have them. 
- Iraq has not allowed the searches. 
- The imminent threat of war has caused Iraq to allow the searches. 
Years of preceding diplomatic interaction had failed to do so. 

What ought we to do, my peace-loving friends?  I love peace too, so I am
honestly interested in your answer.  Killing people and/or threatening
to kill people is a lousy solution no matter what the problem, but when
no other alternative is available...  and a solution is needed (rather
than 'wanted')...  Then w 

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David L. Willson
MCSE, A+, Net+, Linux Enthusiast!