A Wish For The Future

During the discussion period at a Catholic Relief Services public forum in Baltimore I was asked: “If you had ten minutes with George Bush what would you say about the pending war with Iraq?”

The first thing that popped into my mind was, “Let’s put a human face on it.”

I suggested off the cuff that I would advise President Bush to form a delegation and travel to the Middle East. The delegation should be made up of three grandmothers and three children under the age of 10, accompanied by a Priest, an Imam, and a Rabbi, all U.S. Citizens. They should travel to Ramallah, Gaza, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, then onto Baghdad.

The message would be simple…