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A call to the churches from Rosemary
Radford Ruether
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A retired Air Force veteran offers a spirited defense of
Ruether's "call to the churches," in response
to Mr. Brisco's criticism of
her views.
I also retired from the Air Force. My
impressions were entirely different from those of Mr. Brisco. In Vietnam and
Cambodia I saw that we were trying to establish dictatorships of our
choosing. In most situations that I have seen we are continually backing
tyrants who will keep the status quo. The middle east knows that we
destroyed the one democratically elected government in Iran. The US did this
to keep Russia encircled and a flow of oil coming. We have continued to back
the House of Saud in order to keep oil flowing from the middle east. The
manner in which we continue to back Israel is a basic cause of anti American
feelings throughout the entire world, especially in Islamic countries.
People such as Mr. Brisco are plentiful in
the South. My grandfather was in World War I, my father in WW II and I was
in Vietnam. In fact I did some of my training at Wilford Hall in San
Antonio. Why am I against this country when I speak out against what I
believe to be mistaken policies? I can support my country without supporting
someone who believes that God speaks to him. The only people I know who hear
God's voice are off their medications. Bush may be suffering from long abuse
of alcohol and drugs.
Thanks to Dr. Ruether for helping us to
formulate arguments against the fundamentalist right. The Jewish, Christian,
and Islamic fundamentalists should be isolated to some subcontinent and let
the rest of the world live in peace.
Until the US recognizes international law
again we will continue to be the most hated nation in the world. We need to
read JFK's speeches regarding foreign policy and law in hopes of returning
to be the nation with a beacon of hope for the entire world. We cannot
become a nation such as Israel and occupy Iraq for 40 years. Hopefully, this
nation has not become so hardened that it will condone killing on the basis
of intelligence reports. Intelligence by both our country and Israel has
been very poor recently.
Thanks, John F. Payne, M.D., USAF, Ret.
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