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Dec. 3, 2005 I got thinking the other day, yesterday that is, about the war in Iraq, and that I had done quite a lot of articles on it in the past, how I felt, my opinion, right or wrong, as opinions always are. I try not to persuade anyone, any which way that is never right, rather to place your thoughts on the table and let others decide to pick them up, or leave them lay. Thus, we all feel better when we can do that. Anyhow, I was about to say, I was trying to see if I covered everything, that is, had I anything left to say. And again I didn’t think so. And I started reading several newspapers, as I often do, and the war was here and there. And I told myself, it was getting old, or was it, and that is when I came up with this article, “The Will of War.” War is not always a mere battle over concrete things, but rather a contest of will power over mentalities (state of mind, attitudes) and perceptions (observations, discernments, etc). One might conclude President Bush is fighting the war still in Iraq with these precepts in mind. Vietnam was fought by the North with these weapons in mind, with the US Army being advanced tenfold to the VC’s disadvantage; yet the will of the north overwhelmed Washington D.C. What the insurgents in Iraq would like to do today with Washington. So it has been throughout human history in wars, be it with armies or between individuals, who has the will, may very well win the war; if not the battle. Our pride, for thinking we were untouchable, sank in our soil when we encounter 9/11. I had heard as a soldier for 11-years, “No one would dare hit America;” and there were many more comments I heard that made that look like baby talk. Europe was not so blind; to think they could not be touched by the hand of terror once again (although recently I wonder). The war on terror has a long and solid will. Let’s hope those who want to give it are less than those who want to rid ourselves of it. Ultimately the US entered a conflict in Iraq, against the greater out pouring of sympathy for a government system that Satan didn’t even want (Iraq); yet it was against the US, and its president, not Saddam (its King of Kings). The world is changing for sure. Again I repeat myself, what is right or wrong is not really part of this article, but rather the ‘will,’ and in saying that, we must look at the will of our president for it is his policy. Should Bush’s will survive all this, it could bust a stone. Over Vietnam, the American public became a mop, right now I simply see a crowd here and there over Iraq. People I would guess are still unsure how to measure this conflict: should it be molded into the ongoing war and the will of ridding the world of terrorism (?) It might have the stamina it needs to continue, if so; otherwise I doubt the will of the American people will be able to endure it. For the most part, the world betrayed America, or so I see it in that way and I think a lot of Washington Hawks did also and a lot of old soldiers, and we got a few more groups that felt that way. I’m not sure if they did or didn’t, although I had wished at the time, France would go bury themselves in some sand, and be quiet. And we can get into their ulterior motives, but what for, they are already exposed to their yellow teeth and hungry hearts. We also know it killed and sickened many relationships with the world, linking to America, although I still hold the attitude, they must not had been as strong as we thought they were in the beginning; meaning, we simply found out how so many were using us for their pillows. Despite the enemy’s hopes, that the will of Bush would sink, and the will of America would be to run back home, I’m sure is in every Arab’s smoking pipe, or I do believe; I hate to look at the results if it happens, although I do think the war is lasting too long, and it is time to bring the boys back home (Yes, I am torn). Perhaps we shall witness Aristocratic Comedy if it did happen though. ------------ About the author: Mr. Siluk is a world traveler, a lover of the mysteries around the world, and has visit many World Heritage Sites, his most recent being Easter Island, the Galapagos and Mesa Verde. His books can be seen on/at Barns and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Wal-Mart, Abe.com Alibis, Boarders and several other sites and book stores. Many of his books can be purchased through the English Bookdealers. He spends his time between Lima, Peru and St. Paul, Minnesota, and has just finished working on two new books: "The Macabre Poems,” and “Perhaps it’s Love,” and continues to work on "Curse of the Abyss Worm,” a suspenseful mystery, and “Cold Kindness,” a tragic love affair. Visit http://dennissiluk.tripod.com Email: dlsiluk@msn.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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