OT: World Trade crash...

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Wed Sep 12 11:32:17 2001

> > Like I said, this is a reckoning.
> >
> It is only a reckoning in the eyes of a select few -- such
> as those firing guns in the air in celebration of the many
> dead. There is no way that the taking of thousands of
> "innocent" lives balances out anything. Just as nothing
> will be resolved when we inevitably do the same in
> retaliation.

I think the point he was trying to make regarding reckoning
is that America's foreign policy doesn't take into account
(or does a poor job of doing so) the reactions of various
peoples who think of themselves as disaffected.

So, our nation throws it weight around long enough, and
eventually, push comes to shove. I had expected something
like this for a long time; the recent economic good-times
had lulled me into a false sense of security (things are
great all over, no?)...

It's not about whether they are justfied (in reality) or not,
but how they feel about their situation. They feel put-upon,
and they hold us partly (w/r/t Palestinians) or totally (Iraq)
to blame.

Should we therefore have a foreign policy that is doomed to
forever "walk on eggshells"? No; but status quo clearly isn't
working.

-dq
Received on Wed Sep 12 2001 - 11:32:17 BST