It is important for the U.S. to begin once again to act out of confidence and not fear. These thoughts are shared by Roger Cohen in his ED/OP column today. It dovetails nicely with Thomas Friedman's column yesterday. Terrorism and the events of 9/11 are horrific,but we cannot continue to think violence and anger are the cure all. Hope is what makes America great and that is what we must be a beacon of not Thuggery. Call me an internationalist, which in many circles is looked down upon, but we must remember our great legacy of lifting up those who have fallen even if the fault of their dire straits lie in their own hands. Compassion and hope are not handouts, but consist in reaching down to lift another; imbracing the potention of humanity and magnifying those individuals to become true to the best within themselves. America is not about building walls, leaving children behind or leaving our valient soldiers overworked,unprotected and undersupplied.
(Check out my blog from September 27 entitled, "China and Russia: Resources and Aid" which can be seen as a companion peice to this blog.)
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