This one got the coveted “Letter Spotlight” in today’s Star. Say hello to Mr. Charlie Wiles, Treasurer of the Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center.
Whoops. Gotta stop you right there, Mr. Wiles. 12 years of dialogue hasn’t produced the expected results. In fact, it hasn’t been a dialogue at all; it’s been more like a monologue, with Mr. Saddam Hussein ignoring it like I ignore Jay Leno’s.
I won’t waste my time with the rest of the article, which you can easily read for yourself, because it addresses the same tired issues of the Left, but I do have issues with his last paragraph:
Our government should heed the recommendation offered by many, including Pope John Paul II, and begin to engage in dialogue to address this crisis.
We’ve been dialoging…or trying to…ever since we dialogued with Saddam’s lackeys at the end of GWI and told him to disarm within two weeks. That was 12 years ago.
Now is the time for world leaders to engage in one of the most effective tools in conflict resolution: listening.
Exactly what Saddam Hussein hasn’t been doing for 12 years. Son, are you too young to remember Gulf War I? Or are you just stupid? Don’t answer. Give war a chance.