...some Jewish organizations are joining in, too. Most recently (and prominently) it's the Union for Reform Judaism and their anti-Iraq War/anti-Bush letter. Judith has the scoop, here: Reform Jews talk back:
The latest brouhaha in the Jewish world results from a resolution adopted by the Reform movement at their annual convention, to wit, a Resolution on the War in Iraq which reiterates most of the false premises and misstatements of the antiwar movement...
It is true that a brutal dictator has been removed and is now being tried by a national tribunal for mass murder. In removing Saddam Hussein, there has been movement toward democracy and toward freedom of press and speech that was unimaginable just a few years ago. A long-time destabilizing regional force has been eliminated.
However...
I love the transition. But at least they recognize and credit the war for accomplishing what no reasonable person could have expected would have happened otherwise. So you see, despite the empty assertion that " Non-military action is always preferable to military action," it would appear that just isn't always necessarily so.
There it is, in the second paragraph of their resolution. Game, set, match.
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It is true that a brutal dictator has been removed and is now being tried by a national tribunal for mass murder. In removing Saddam Hussein, there has been movement toward democracy and toward freedom of press and speech that was unimaginable just a few years ago. A long-time destabilizing regional force has been eliminated.
However...
I love the transition. But at least they recognize and credit the war for accomplishing what no reasonable person could have expected would have happened otherwise. So you see, despite the empty assertion that " Non-military action is always preferable to military action," it would appear that just isn't always necessarily so.
There it is, in the second paragraph of their resolution. Game, set, match.