Random Thoughts of War

• When in England at a fairly large conference recently, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush. He answered by saying that "Over the years the US has sent many of its great young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for is enough to bury those who did not return." I can't say for sure but I would think that pretty much silenced the room!

• And... going to war without France is like going fishing without your accordian.