Joe<br><br>I assure you I am no "pragmatic pacifist", I may be guilty of not being a good communicater, I will grant you that.<br>I have thought of other words to try to convey what I am trying to say, but I can't help but think that I will be misunderstood no matter how hard I try, so I won't at least on that.<br>I will say a few things though, I do agree with what you have said about prayer for the situation.<br><br>Also, I thought the words of former President Theodore Roosevelt would be appropriate "To announce that <br>there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand by the <br>president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is <br>morally treasonable to the American public."<br>Please understand that I haven't yet criticized Bush, I just want to make sure as much as reasonably possible that I have enough facts.<br>You may think this is black and white, but I don't. All that may be a mute point now that war has started, but I still feel a need to look at this objectively.<br><br>Sincerely<br>Tom<br>