Just as I sat down to write more about the recent terrorist bombings in London, I stumbled upon a statement by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) that sums it up pretty nicely.
An excerpt:
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Today, the people of London have experienced what the people of Baghdad and many other Iraqi cities have been experiencing almost daily for more than a year: a brutal, violent attack on innocent civilians. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of London, today, as we continue to pray for the peoples of Iraq, Afghanistan, the Sudan, and elsewhere who daily face the continuing violence, horror, fear, and disruption of war and terror.
Yet, more war is not the answer to the London bombings. After more than three years of the U.S.-led “war on terror” and two years of war in Iraq, the world is no safer, and in many respects it has become even more dangerous because of these wars to make the world safe from terror.
Today’s attacks in London, the undiminished violence in Iraq, and the intensified fighting in Afghanistan reveal how U.S. war policies have fueled more violence and suffering. Exacting an "eye for an eye" will only make everyone blind with hatred. Violence and suffering will only escalate and intensify from retaliation policies – especially in a world armed with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
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[Read complete statement.]
The FCNL is a Quaker organization. Rumor has it that the feds have the Quakers under surveillance because of their pro-peace orientation. That's how your tax dollars are being spent, folks.
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