http://www.yahoo.com/s/682784
I am an American as well. I'm also a forgiving person. There is tons of security around the memorial of 9-11. I personally think it's pathetic that a grown man has to play the bully game. To me, it wreaks of being a control freak and doing his hardest to make the other guy look bad.
Think about it, Ahmedinajed (or however you spell that very odd name) may not be the most perfect man in history, but he's certainly not as bad as some others.
And recently he's been trying to open the lines of communication. He's sent letters offering to discuss the situation. Now he wants to place a wreath at a memorial, which is not even an Islamic thing. It's a Christian symbol, and Islamically that is him showing his respect and trying to make peace.
And what does our president do? Does he forgive and "look for the greater good" as his own words? No, he backtracks and acts like a child. I think that one has made the effort.
2007-09-20 04:52:12 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For the sake of the world, and for the safety of all Americans as well, Bush should forgive the man. That doesn't mean he has to forget or let his guard down, but at least see that he is trying to make the move forward and solve this thing.
What is so hard in this? Letting it go and forgiving is so much better and easier than holding a grudge and going in circles. What do you think?
2007-09-20 04:53:23 · update #1
Actually, you don't know me as my friends of various religions and races know. I forgive anyone deserving of it, no matter who has wronged me. First answerer, I even forgive you for judging me without knowing me.
2007-09-20 05:02:26 · update #2
I totally agree. Ahmedinejad is trying (and has repeatedly) to offer an olive branch only to have Bush & Co. slap it out of his hand. They do not want peace, they only want conquest.
2007-09-20 05:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by Murazor 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I think your link is broken. It goes to a piece about Bin Laden's latest diatribe against Musharraf.
Try:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070919/us_nm/sept11_iran_dc_1
IMHO Ahmadinejad is as bad as Bush. If he really wants to play the statesman then he needs to stop playing silly games.
Actually doing something to stop the flow of weapons from Iran to Iraq and working to stabilize the area would show his intentions better than the false rhetoric he spouts. But Iranians remember what Iraq has done in the past. The last thing Iran wants (or thinks it wants) is a stable and powerful Iraq vying to be the big fish in what is a rather small pond.
I do not think Ahmadinejad want to morn the loss of life, I think he is just looking for the publicity and the reaction. Either way he wins - If they accepted he looks like the contrite statesman. If they rejected then he is being snubbed by the evil Americans.
I would suggest he starts by:
Renouncing terrorism in all forms.
Admitting that the Holocaust actually happened.
Opening up the Iranian nuclear program to UN inspection.
Those things would have far greater meaning. But they are not the publicity puff-pieces that he wants for his increasingly unhappy home audience.
2007-09-20 05:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are at war, which was declared by Bin Laden in the late 90's. We need to end it and I have yet see any evidence of that this is happening. To be honest I think we have been a standoff with Al-Qaeda since 9/11 leaving a wake of collateral damage. I don't believe Mr. Bush knows what he is doing and I don't believe that his advisors have any grasp on how to fight this type of war. So, war is not a choice and ending it is a matter of wisdom and common sense. We need leadership that has a good understanding of world cultures.
Peace:)
2007-09-20 05:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by Yahoo Sucks 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
government might nicely be stable or undesirable. a bad government might tension one citizen to pay the expenditures of yet another citizen. a stable government might enforce the regulation and be blind on your type or prestige. it won't desire a prosperous guy over a destructive guy or desire a destructive guy over a prosperous guy. they are going to all be dealt with perfect.it would merely create an environment that a destructive guy cna pursue wealth with out the concern of government. Or he can take a seat at abode and don't something and anticipate charity to feed him.
2016-10-19 05:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bush says he's Christian, but he's acting like the spoiled brat the OT God is. Wasn't 'turn the other cheek' a philosophy that Jesus taught? I believe 'forgive your neighbors' was another. Or 'Love your neighbor as yourself'. You'd think he'd have learned that by now. I know his grades weren't great but still, you don't have to be Einstein or Socrates to understand simple teachings like that..
2007-09-20 05:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is all well and good that he wants to act contrite while he is here but what does he really want. My guess is a lot f photos that can then be used for propaganda purposes back in Iran. The guy does not want peace at all, if he did he would stop supplying weapons to the Iraqi militias to try and kill us. He also says he ants to erase Israel from the map, so that is real peaceful. I agree with our president and would go further to say that he should stay in confinement when he is either not in his room or in the UN building.
2007-09-20 05:09:30 · answer #6 · answered by mrglass08 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
All governments seek war. It justifies their existence. What else would anyone expect, when the world is filled with ignorant believers who would rather blindly follow than actually think for themselves?
2007-09-20 05:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree. I'm no fan of Bush so I'm not going to defend him. But if Ahmedinajed had no ulterior motives, I think he should be allowed to do that if he truly wants to make peace. Peace should always be the goal.
2007-09-20 04:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by spike_is_my_evil_vampire 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Letting a muslim who supports terrorists come and lay a wreath at ground zero would be a insult to the memories of those who died. This is not a man of peace but a man who wishes the destruction of Israel and who supports terrorism. The only reason we should even allow him to set foot on American soil is so we can send him home in a body bag.
2007-09-20 05:04:27 · answer #9 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I don't think anyone needs to do anything at all for "the other guy" to look bad.
He did that all by himself. Fanatics aren't pretty no matter where they are.
2007-09-20 05:01:02 · answer #10 · answered by pepper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋