Solutions???

I just read an excerpt from a book on "Polarity Management", in quotes because every time it appeared in the text it was followed by the infamous "TM". The author claims that often, when addressing an issue, neither a purely team nor a purely individual approach works very well. Somebody will always be unhappy. So this trademarked idea got me to thinking, because those unhappy with the Iraq War have called for a more unified worldwide effort. And in an ideal world, this would be tremendous, we could truly undermine the threat of terrorist action. Yet the idea of approaching this issue from a more "team-like" point of view brings in a lot of bickering and debate that would not and did not carry on for as long with a smaller coalition. Though we may have gone about combatting this enemy in the wrong way, I do not disagree with our President's decision to take action on this point without the support of the rest of the world. At some point, as the book describes, we need to applaud and support those who take a stand.

So the next time we think about the war, whether we agree or disagree with how the problem in Iraq is being addressed, let us give thanks for a man who had the courage to go beyond deliberation and take action. We could use more men and women who do what they believe is right and then stand by it.