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America's Sad Song

I'm not sure if sadness, or disgust is most responsible for this letter.  As the news from Lebanon continues to filter in, I can't help but wonder if America's song has gotten so sad that we're not longer capable of reacting with basic human compassion.

I don't endorse what Hezbolla did, but let's remember that the three people they kidnapped were in fact soldiers.  These are men in uniform, who make their living by being in harm's way. 

Israel has responded with massive force against a civilian population.  We recoil as if walking on broken glass when we hear that Iran and Syria provide support to Hezbolla, but remember, we provide over $3,000,000,000 in annual aid to Israel.  Much of this is in the form of helicopter gun ships and smart bombs.

As the Red Cross runs out of body bags in Qana, where 34 children were killed, the U.S. government pets and plays fetch with the dogs of war.  Condi Rice tells the world  that it is 'not yet time' for a cease fire, as if she was protecting overly eager children from taking cookies from the oven before they were done.

The U.S. has chosen to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to insure that we are the lone superpower in the world, this is a time to put that (dubious) distinction to good use.  An immediate cease fire is urgently needed, and long overdue.  Working out any political settlement is a fool's errand when the civilian death count is still rising.

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