Show i Ai A i v k War is a no win situation Stacey Knight Contributing Writer I recently watched a young girl break down in tears as she told me how her father had been called to Saudi Arabia The news of his departure came cameon cameon cameon her from Bush She on birthday a present George is a teenager at a time in life when nothing makes sense especially her father having to leave at a time when family is meant to be together How dowe do dowe dowe we justify taking her dad away Some would say we are there to protect our oil interest Americans are huge consumers of oil 50 6 of which is imported Instead of sending troops we should open up our oil reserves or even start gas rationing True this solution would ask the American people to sacrifice but it would be worth it if one life was saved Another reason we are there is to stop Iraq's aggression There are other ways to stop Hussein such as blockades and trade embargoes We may have to wait a while for them to take w of ef effect but ut they will vill No one can survive without others' others help While we were invited in by Saudi Arabia we have passed the defensive posture and moved into an offensive capability along with engaging in sabre The greatest fear is the Gulf crisis will turn into another Vietnam Haven't we learned that war is no easy way out of a problem Many people are killed and lives shattered The pain of war i is never recovered from No one wins Will we ever learn It is time the American government learns to solve its problems in a more constructive way not always with a fight |