We Americans have become a fearful lot, haven't we? It wasn’t always that way. I seem to remember a time when we trusted each other. We felt safe and secure. Now we are, oh, so fearful. Fearful of the people around us. Fearful of strangers. Fearful that somebody is going to harm us. We go to war. Out of fear. Fear that an “enemy” will strike us before we can strike him.
Maybe we turned into a fearful society the day after 9/11. We’re so fearful – to the point of willingly giving up so many freedoms. Just so we can feel a bit more secure. Safe. And we declare war against a perceived enemy – so-called enemy combatants. That’s the new definition we give to our enemies. Enemy combatants. Not soldiers any more. When really they are criminals. We shouldn’t have to go to war. Instead, we should prosecute them as criminals. Inside our judicial system. Give ‘em a fair trial. Maybe we should send the terrorists to prosecution in the World Court. That’s where the criminal element belongs. That’s much better than going to war. Especially a war with no foreseeable end. A war with mounting human casualties. A waste of good lives. --Jim Broede
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