On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:58:05 +0900, Declan  ...
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>I can't speak for Brett re Sepponia's dear leader, but I have 
>relatives and friends serving in harms way in Iraq (both in the US 
>military and in others), and not only do I think they should have gone 
>there under the circumstances in which they did, I want them home ASAP.
>


I could still have friends in the SASR. A paradox which Mike would probably
understand, I would have been happy to go myself but quite angry that my country
is once again fighting in the middle east. We seem to make a habit of "dying on
middle eastern beaches" (lyrics from TISM).

This sums up my thoughts well.
http://www.smh.com.au/photography/regular/cartoon/2003/08/01/1016611753327.html?picindex=3

We are not one of the big boys, our army is smaller than the Texas or Utah
National Guards.

"Wherever you go, you carry a message of hope - a message that is ancient and
ever new. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, 'To the captives, come out, and to
those in darkness, be free."' President Bush II exhorting his soldiers on their
Crusades.
"light the darkness of the entire world" Kita Ikki